IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

Cad_sl said:

This is the not the actions of a man capable of making 7 figures

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Yeah. I only pull mid six figures doing this. Ripped off.

Always finding a way to insert income lol

Noodlemod_sl said:

Always finding a way to insert income lol

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It was .5% relevant. In all seriousness.

Unless you are a founder or are being compensated very highly with stock I highly doubt that anything above the top .01% of Developers are earning ~800K or higher a year.

Just pushed a new change to my test devices which includes a fairly ambitious attempt at correcting a long-standing problem with our devices, especially the first generation ones. Basically, the front end stops working. Now, while the front end is working it spits out a heartbeat file every thirty seconds or so. The app I'm working in runs a check every minute or so to check for this file. File exists? We're good, delete it and carry on. File doesn't exist? Execute a lengthy series of commands and then reboot the device (seriously, like 50 lines of code that ultimately does nothing to help resolve the problem).

The previous developers seemed to have adopted a mantra of, "If it breaks, just reboot!". There's about a dozen or so spots where if something goes wrong, they log it and execute a reboot. In this specific case where the front end stops working, when the logs get back to me they all end up pointing toward this one section of code. No file > Execute code > Reboot.

So I changed the approach. No file > Check to see if front end is an active process. If it is, execute runtime commands as root to force-stop the process. Another section of code on an interval timer will see the front end is no running and start it. Reboot only occurs if this happens 5 times in a row (exact value is still being determined by my boss as 5 times is essentially 10 minutes of the front end not working). I've already witnessed the self-correction working, as well as the last resort reboot.

My expectation of this is that it will cut down on the number of reboots significantly and reduce the number of calls into our customer service. So here's hoping.

I actually despise going into work now. I'm finding myself doing less and less actual work and just finding ways to bullshit myself through things. I probably look like the worst employee but this place has sucked me dry. Doing no real development, just turning knobs at this point. People keep finding small problems and the previous guy is washing his hands of it.

Come November I'll be looking for new work. This was a failed experiment. I shouldve stayed at Emc, I actually enjoyed (as much as one can) going to work everyday. Felt appreciated, etc. Live and learn I guess.

My role is changing for sure. I'm waiting because if I leave I have to pay my bonus back (prorated)

lendarios_sl said:

You did the right thing for you and your little noodle by taking this opportunity.

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penis joke

Lendarios knows a lot about me

Making a move was the right decision, this company was not

Noodlemod_sl said:

Making a move was the right decision, this company was not

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Knowing the company you went to I'm shocked it's this terrible.

Its a good company to work for with good benefits. My particular job here i do not enjoy one bit. I did the exact same job at Emc and loved it.

Sorry if I come off like a complainer, just working a really shitty job with a wife and a kid that depend on you gets to me sometimes.

Noodlemod_sl said:

Come November I'll be looking for new work. This was a failed experiment. I shouldve stayed at Emc, I actually enjoyed (as much as one can) going to work everyday. Felt appreciated, etc. Live and learn I guess.

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Thats why I have problems seriously considering leaving my place. I get compensated fairly based on the market, it is very much "punch in and punch out" and it is pretty low stress. Sometimes it gets old because of the corporate red tape and life-longers who are so stubborn you can't get anything done but overall I doubt the grass is greener elsewhere.

Noodlemod_sl said:

Sorry if I come off like a complainer, just working a really shitty job with a wife and a kid that depend on you gets to me sometimes.

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OK Mist.

Sure but I feel my complaints are mostly valid. Hers were like "oh my God they asked me to stay late today"

I feel you Noodle. They sold you something that you thought you wanted and then moved the goalposts. Then removed the goalposts. Then told you to build the goalposts. Then hired a contractor to build the goalposts and want you to check on their work.

Hope things work out.