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I recently interviewed with MITRE for a systems engineering role to make the move from Leidos where I feel underpaid for the work I do and for my experience ($85K). I have 4 YOE, a STEM degree, and soon will have a Masters Degree. I’m looking to make around $120K in the new role at Mitre. Does anyone have any insight into comp there? This would be in the DC metro area. Does $120K seem reasonable or am I dreaming?
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I have plans to learn Spanish. But as a hobby. I am multilingual from my country of origin and those languages are regional in my country. In US Spanish is useful in many practical areas of life outside work. I live in Texas so here it is even more useful.
I’m bilingual too from my country of origin but very similar it’s a useless language when I’m not home in my town lol.
Doesn’t seem worth it imo. If you want to learn a language do it for your satisfaction, not for a job.
The idea is sound enough, if you speak another language that makes you a stronger candidate on paper. That thought seems to be driven by the difficult job landscape but in the year or two it takes to be proficient in another language the landscape will probably be very different. Plus you’ll be less likely to actually stick with it unless you enjoy it.
As someone who's B2-C1 Spanish from learning as an adult, you're gonna need more motivation than work to make it happen. You need to practice constantly, which is difficult both motivation wise and finding people patient enough to help you practice
Yeah you can get to like intermediate with Duolingo and Netflix, but getting to the point where you can talk with natives is very hard. I haven't done classes aside from learning the grammar in highschool. Got past the intermediate plateau by backpacking latin america and a few flings with latinas