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Any Software Engineers in the TA community?

So I've been learning code and all that jazz.. Software engineering.. Would like to know some quick Pros & Cons about it? I enjoy sitting in my computer all day so the hours I have to put in don't scare me.

Do share your experiences

That's what I am!!!

being a complete fag

Either you are a smurf or you're computer is gigantic, which is it?

The cons are definitely the women around you. There are almost no women in IT.

Although if you're lucky, chances are you're going to work for a company that has nice chicks at the HR or Marketing department.

Still, most of the time it's an absolute cockfest.

I'm a Business Intelligence consultant (but mostly developer) by the way.

The cons: you become an up tight, boring douche with no social skills who can't get laid. Nouuuuuu!

I'm a first year computer science student FWIW. One of my experiences was seeing a complete spud (who happened to be a woman) get a job at the end of my last course merely because she was a woman. The level of affirmative action in regards to women in some companies is insane.

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Originally posted by Frenkieee The cons are definitely the women around you. There are almost no women in IT. Although if you're lucky, chances are you're going to work for a company that has nice chicks at the HR or Marketing department. Still, most of the time it's an absolute cockfest. I'm a Business Intelligence consultant (but mostly developer) by the way.

Jesus, lol.

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Originally posted by Psyshell I'm a first year computer science student FWIW. One of my experiences was seeing a complete spud (who happened to be a woman) get a job at the end of my last course merely because she was a woman.

Yeah, merely because she was a woman, and you know this for sure.

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Originally posted by Frenkieee The cons are definitely the women around you. There are almost no women in IT. Although if you're lucky, chances are you're going to work for a company that has nice chicks at the HR or Marketing department. Still, most of the time it's an absolute cockfest.

Mostly true but shitting where you eat is not recommended -- if you're after hot chicks there are other avenues besides work. Also, the ratio in working IT is no worse than your typical diehard Trance/Techno event anyways

You mean trance only Del.

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Originally posted by enydo Yeah, merely because she was a woman, and you know this for sure.

I apologize for not preempting this response but yes in this instance I do. I didn't apply for the role by the way.

The following leads me to believe with 99%+ certainty that that was the case: Bear in mind that the rest of the applicants were men and were all going for the same roles
-Everyone else had to go through 3 interviews, she was accepted after the first one
-Her role started immediately, everyone else started after 3 months
-She was in no way special whatsoever, she has a reputation of being lazy, disorganized and with bad teamwork skills
-She got a job with less interviews and easier than the people with near perfect marks (hers were barely a pass)
-She got a job easier than someone who had near perfect marks and significant past IT experience (she had none)
-Additionally, my Tafe teacher mentioned how in previous years whenever there has been a girl in that class they always get hired regardless of skill

I can't think of a single other reason why she'd have less interviews and start so much sooner than everyone else. She also posted a selfie of her at her workplace with a notepad file with network usernames and passwords visible in the background after she'd been at work for 2 weeks.

Suck some dick and make things happen if you don't like it.

It's fine. It's just evidence that some people dislike the gender imbalance so much that it heavily affects their hiring practices.

Insecure people who can't be happy for anyone else's success are the worst.

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Originally posted by Frenkieee The cons are definitely the women around you. There are almost no women in IT.

Often after a few months this turns out to be a pro.


And software engineer means learning forever.

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Originally posted by Swamper Mostly true but shitting where you eat is not recommended -- if you're after hot chicks there are other avenues besides work. Also, the ratio in working IT is no worse than your typical diehard Trance/Techno event anyways

i wouldn't want to be working with hot chicks, chances are either i'm busting my ass and trying my damned hardest to not be distracted or she's dumb as a door knob and i'm busting my ass anyways

i'd rather just not have the distraction, work with someone that isn't hot that is knocking shit out the park on my team, than someone who potentially will be a distraction and fuck with my guap

after all, cash rules everything around me

When I got my BFA women out numbered us but I'm of the same opinion as Del. I don't date ppl I have to see every day on a professional level whether at class or work. If you need to be surrounded by sausages to concentrate then you're a loser.

I don't really think I want to be working with them, no, because I don't think my work ethic will be as good with them as it is without them. But I'd like to be able to ogle them strutting around the department, or in the cafeteria

I don't go to trance/techno parties anymore, mostly disco and deephouse parties. And let me tell you.. hot girls are the rule

Mysoginists, all of you, treating women like things.

Listen to me, In the land of software engineers I am one of the Kings and most of you are peasants. I'm in Silicon Valley. Shut the fuck up and listen to me, plebs:

Women have the power to change the world in greater ways than men do. Women, hot or not, have a right to work in hard technical positions. I cannot wait to see a woman run this country, much to the chagrin of the so called software engineers.

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Originally posted by Jon_Snow Insecure people who can't be happy for anyone else's success are the worst.

See the problem with this situation igk aka "every post i make is naive" is that she seriously has no idea. When I asked her why she got the job she said it was because of skill. She's gonna be pretty upset when she eventually realises. The whole situation is a bit depressing for that reason.

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Originally posted by Psyshell See the problem with this situation igk aka "every post i make is naieve" is that she seriously has no idea. When I asked her why she got the job she said it was because of skill. She's gonna be pretty upset when she eventually realises. The whole situation is a bit depressing for that reason.

It's cliche but true, life isn't fair, no amount of hand ringing is going to change that. Best policy is to be concerned with yourself instead of comparing yourself with others. Here's your first lesson, skill alone rarely gets you the job.

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Originally posted by Frenkieee The cons are definitely the women around you. There are almost no women in IT. Although if you're lucky, chances are you're going to work for a company that has nice chicks at the HR or Marketing department. Still, most of the time it's an absolute cockfest. I'm a Business Intelligence consultant (but mostly developer) by the way.

yup. i work in IT as a support engineer fixing networks and servers.

i dont think ive ever seen a chick working in a datacenter or near IT. unless it was sales.

sales IT bitches can get it

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Originally posted by Psyshell naieve"

what the fuck kind of English word is this?

You sure you didn't lose out on that job for other reasons?

Oh stop beign so pedantiec.

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