I spent 3 days cleaning up our login code, making it way easier to work with, and added proper tests. Now my PM is asking why I bothered since it wasn't broken, and my TL said it wasn't necessary work. How do you convince management that fixing messy code matters when all they care about is shipping features?

Given crazy market returns recently, do you still expect the market to rise at 10% over the next 30 years?

For any real estate investors

22 years old and currently focused on using my left over income to invest and pay off my debt. I am set to pay off my college loans by next year and, when I do, I want to look into investing into real estate. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get into/learn more about real estate investing? Or how I can have enough knowledge on the topic to be able to invest wisely when the time comes?

Any books? youtubers? etc. How did you all learn about it?

AWS Cloud question- what the difference between an SCP and IAM? Thanks in advance

Porsche introduced the Macan T. Essentially a base engine Macan with a lot of the GTS appearance/suspension/features standard. With a few important upgrades it’s $70k flat. Thoughts on this vs a Macan S built to similiar specs costing $85-90?

How do you balance a happy relationship while traveling M-Th every week?

Happy weekend, everyone

Interviewed for a position and was confident I had it in the bag. It’s been a month with weekly follow ups from the Talent MGR telling me that I am one of the final candidates and to hang in there...

Ghosted by another recruiter after what seemed like a very promising phone interview. What is the fucking deal? Is there a list somewhere to track this kind of thing?

Chromebook or MacBook for engineers?
Starting at G in a few weeks and need to decide on the laptop.
I’m currently a Mac user and wonder if there’s any major benefit in switching to Chromebook?

Who got in on Larva Lads? 👀

Hi guys , I am fresher joined last year and have 2yr bond but I got put into performance improvement plan (pip) is there a chance of them removing me from company? I have been doing fairly well in company.

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Guys did you hear the big news???

Selling 2 United GPUs valid prior to Jan 31,2020. PM me if interested.

Any1 who have joined recently or 6 months back...Could you pls confirm if Cognizant is that negative as discussed in many forum.
1)Howz the hike goes
2) Howz the culture especially in kolkata
3)Is this right time to join there...
4) Promotions

What do you think about Vice President who forgets what’s discussed in the last meeting and have to start the business story from the scratch again? Attending a meeting unprepared every time. I don’t know where he uses his brain for. So uninspiring.

Anyone willing to share what WLB looks like at some of the large CROs?

I will possibly be getting a machinist role through some contacts, and I have no experience in the field and I’m wondering what I could expect to make, when I look up average salaries for a machinist position I see around 65k but that seems too good for my age and experience so I’m wondering what some others in the trade on here are making

What field is everyone here working in?

What is everyone’s degree, YOE, field working in, salary, location, and any advice if applicable!

How many people earn a degree in Engineering but don’t pursue a career in it,for whatever reason?I know at least one and I don’t know why they spent all that time and money if they weren’t going continue in it

In your experience have engineering salaries posted on Glassdoor been accurate? I’m seeing many that seem low

Anybody here trying to get into Project Management? If so, what makes you want to get into PM?

I am actively working as a mechanical engineer in the refrigeration industry. However, I have worked and studied in the spare parts and battery department in the automotive sector for close to ten years, my technical and practical knowledge is more than my age

How many ME jobs did you apply to before landing your current position?

Do you typically apply to jobs that you have are missing some of the qualifications for? For example: Is it acceptable to apply for jobs where you have 70% of the qualifications? Where is the % threshold of not getting considered?

What has your salary looked like as your career progressed? Starting, 3 years, 5, years, etc?