I’m turning 40 this year and I’m starting to feel invisible in a way I didn't expect. All the recruiters reaching out to me are looking for young, hungry devs who can disrupt things, which usually just means cheap and exploitable. I have more wisdom and efficiency now than I did at 22, but I feel like I’m being aged out of the industry I helped build. Does anyone else feel like there's an expiration date for women in code?

Anyone’s con Ed bill extraordinarily high this month? Mine is ~$400. I’ve gotten mail notice from con Ed needing to install a “smart meter” and for every month missed it’s a $100 fee. But I think they’re waiving the fees. It’s so damn confusing to read if the high bill is due to missing the smart meter installation or energy usage.

Which big tech firm among MANGA is the least political in its culture? Looking to transition to a place where PMs have a lot of ownership and build opportunities and deal with the least amount of politics

Hi Fishes,

i have joined Capgemini on 13th May , can anyone please tell me if i am applicable for coming cycle appraisal or not.

Best self-help books on the market? I've been consistently unhappy lately. Something needs to change.

BONUS. What’s amount bonus do you get, and how often? Including bonus structure (ex for meeting billable hours), firm/boss randomly bonuses you, Christmas bonus, etc)

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

I currently do planning system implementation at SC level. Quite technical stuff and less PMO. What are my future career possibilities from here onwards? Can I keep progressing in the standard ladder and keep doing implementations, or is it automatically going to end up becoming more are more sales oriented and less actual implementation work? Especially interested in the SM level and above. I’d prefer staying at Big 4 and avoid the supplier side.

Moving to Oregon from California in about a month. I don't know anyone in the city. Any suggestions on activities/cool sights to see?

I had to leave the US before my lease ended due to visa reasons and subleased the apartment. I will be returning to the US on L1A shortly after the sublease ends (but before the term of the lease expires), could that jeopardize my return on L1A?

Hi Fishes,

I have 1.7 years of experience as a azure admin. But I was interested in Devops and Iearned Azure Devops from udemy and cleared the Azure Devops Engineer Exam(Az-400)
I have good knowledge of CI/CD and various concept like Infrastructure as a code (Iac)
proficient with tools like dockor, kubernetes, jenkins, terraform, etc
Now I am looking for Devops opportunity. kindly help

Looking for senior Business Analyst for a technology consulting project (robotics process automation). Small fast paced team with great client, salary range 100-130k. CBP badge required (active is preferred, recent or equivalent clearance is OK too). DM me for details and job posting

Is it okay to reject the accepted offers, 2 months before joining ?

Lesson learnt:

Never tell your colleagues where you are joining beforehand.
Not all are good advisors, some will ruin your mind with their opinions.

Just a thought
Is their any US based CPA firm that hires individuals directly on independent contract basis ?

I’m a consultant with 3.5 years of experience at a fintech firm working in a professional services role. Looking to jump ship and pivot into a blockchain focused role/company ASAP however I haven’t got any blockchain experience unfortunately (started a course on coursera to become more familiar with it). Any suggestions on how to become yourself more marketable to a blockchain focused company when you don’t have blockchain experience? Or how to go about applying for such roles?

Hi All,
I got offer from capgemini with 18 lpa and having 9 years of experience. Shall I negotiate more or is it the enough as of now. My another question is do they provide joining bonus after joining and will there be salary revision after my probation period is over?

Can somebody tell me salary range for a Director designation in EY India