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Any Software Engineers in the TA community?
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| theqlogic87 |
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 :) |
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| enydo |
| That's what I am!!! |
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| Vivid Boy |
| being a complete fag |
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| Trance-M |
| Either you are a smurf or you're computer is gigantic, which is it? |
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| 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. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| The cons: you become an up tight, boring douche with no social skills who can't get laid. Nouuuuuu! |
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| 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. The level of affirmative action in regards to women in some companies is insane. |
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| enydo |
| quote: | 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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| enydo |
| quote: | 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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| Swamper |
| quote: | 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.
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Mostly true but ting 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 :stongue: |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| You mean trance only Del. |
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| Psyshell |
| quote: | 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. |
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