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datznasty said:
Yes. I will just say if you work with Apex, don't disable your Monster/Linkedin/Ziprecruiter/Lensa/nexxt/etc account, keep your resume active and on searching for work status. Which honestly would be my advice anyways, but Apex will fire you and not let you know until the next day. They also had a class action suit down here at Dell when those contracts went SCA and everyone's pay automatically should have gotten bumped to that minimum, they didnt tell them and kept paying them the lesser amount and later had to pay back like 100s of 1000s, maybe 1,000,000s'

But at the same time they had me out here brand new to OKC, making more than the whole site lead over the Help Desk :lol: and some of the travel guys were killing, if they negotiated right they got the same as me plus a rental car and a hotel (started at the motel 6 then moved them all into the brand new Candlewood Suites).

But when they pulled out of the contract suddenly, some people only got as much notice as being sent their flight arrangements back home and instructions to checkout and turn in their car. I was local so I got a call like 3:57pm on Friday from the site lead (who was hired under the prime company Croop LaFrance) asking me why I haven't turned in my keys and admin card and stuff. I'm like why would I? He told me, you didn't know, today is your last day, I assumed Apex had told you. And some of the people didnt even get that much notice and came back Monday only to get embarassingly escorted out. But some of the guys who were able to travel got placed onto something else, one dude super won and got like a data entry somewhere in California but still with the car and room so no c.o.l adjustments

TLDR: Apex is shady but will pay well and every Friday while you have the job, just keep some options open for when they inevitably screw you over because they will
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Wow..I think i'll just stay away altogether unless this postion they're telling me about is over $140k MAYBE ill hear them out. Thx for sharing that tho
tay1 said:
Just got hit up from a recruiter from Insightglobal. Had a call yesterday and a VC with them today.

It was for a remote "Demand Analyst" position paying 45/hr.
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What is a Demand Analyst?
 
themomproject.com

Analyst, Information Security Engineer | Careers at The Mom Project

***The salary range for this position is $90 - $97 per hour.*** ***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.*** Our Customer is a consumer financial services company headquartered in Connecticut. The company offers...
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Cyber Security PM, looks like about 200k. You dont have to be a mom lol. Fully remote
 
datznasty said:
themomproject.com

Analyst, Information Security Engineer | Careers at The Mom Project

***The salary range for this position is $90 - $97 per hour.*** ***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.*** Our Customer is a consumer financial services company headquartered in Connecticut. The company offers...
themomproject.com themomproject.com


Cyber Security PM, looks like about 200k. You dont have to be a mom lol. Fully remote
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Looks like it’s the company that finances for living spaces lol
 
datznasty said:
themomproject.com

Analyst, Information Security Engineer | Careers at The Mom Project

***The salary range for this position is $90 - $97 per hour.*** ***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.*** Our Customer is a consumer financial services company headquartered in Connecticut. The company offers...
themomproject.com themomproject.com


Cyber Security PM, looks like about 200k. You dont have to be a mom lol. Fully remote
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What's your experience like with The Mom Project.

I'm always curating a list of remote first job sites, this seems promising.
 
so i had a few interviews with this org and its so bewildering to me, they want to pay less than what i currently make but they didn't pursue me no longer cuz they want someone with more experience. :lol:
 
People really arent trying to be In somebody’s raggedy office 5 days a week. Boeing recruiter reached out to me and they’re offering starting at 135k-150k which is crazy for the area

I graciously declined myself and the recruiter let me know that despite it being Boeing and a big time salary they have been struggling to find candidates due to the on site ness
 
If potential for growth, better pay/amenities than my current situation is strong, I wouldn't mind starting lower.
It's worth it imo.
 
I think taking a lower salary is normally for early Tech goers. You make the decision to get experience of the role knowing you can leverage that exp for much higher pay than you had before the lower role. But if you're already making good money. You might as well just learn what you need on the side instead of taking lower pay. Unless you want lower stress.
 
Anyone use codeacademy before and think it was worth it? Want to learn some python and haven't done any programming since like sophmore year of college.
 
Stormblessed said:
Anyone use codeacademy before and think it was worth it? Want to learn some python and haven't done any programming since like sophmore year of college.
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I don’t have any hands on experience but my perception of Codeacademy is that their courses tend to be a little light for people with prior programming experience, but it could be a good re-entry point.

Check out Harvard’s Introduction to Programming with Python if you want something with a little more depth.

If you want to expand beyond programming fundamentals Full Stack Python focuses more on practical application and building full stack web apps.
 
I got LinkedIn premium so now when I apply to opportunities on there, I can see all kinds of data sets: how many applicants, average age of who applied, how many, geographical location, education, etc. How does one even break through on the fully remote opportunities? I think I have mabe been contacted 2 or 3 times from LinkedIn, but literally places are getting 100s of applications a day especially if they have Easy Apply option available.

Also these jobs are getting OD with requirements. I realize experience can be concurrent but you see 5 years Windows, 5 Years Linux, 5 Years VDI experience, etc. one time I added it up and it was like 40 years experience. How old do you want an applicant to be? Think its jsut another gatekeep
 
Man I think I really hit the lottery with my workplace and my coworkers and superiors.

As some may recall from my previous posts in this thread, I felt bad that my epileptic seizures caused so many sick days and offered my boss to lower my salary etc, to no avail. For reference, I have non-photosensitive epilepsy, which is a rare form of epilepsy according to my neurologists that isn't triggered by lights etc but by fatigue and/or stress. As the screenshot at the bottom of this post shows, as of now I currently have racked up 848 hours of sick days since the start of 2023. Roughly 90% of those are solely due to seizures and the after-effects.

Prior to starting my job here as a Software Test Engineer, I only had 3 epileptic seizures in the prior 12 months where I was a student and on paper I was unemployed.
However since my appointment, the seizures gradually increased in frequency despite my anti-epileptic medication. Feeling guilty/annoyed about the amount of sick days, I repeatedly offered my boss to lower my salary or alter my contract to make my epileptic seizure sick days unpaid. The boss and other senior figures never entertained these offers and outright refused. Instead, I got a €600 raise even though my monthly salary was already €200 above the market rate for someone in my position and level of experience/education.

The seizures and subsequent amount of sick days has been particularly bad the past 3 months or so, and recently I got a call out of the blue that my boss and our new office manager wanted a private meeting to discuss my sick days.
I didn't think it'd be a positive meeting but I ended up being baffled.

My boss (Jurgen) said he and our new office manager (Pauline) had been looking for a way to work less while still getting paid as high as possible. I had no idea Pauline was working on this or that she spent so much time and effort on it. She met with the legal dept to look into ways to maximize my pay while lowering my work hours, met with our healthcare partners for advice, ...

In the meeting, they explained that they found a way through public healthcare, and suggested a procedure called "progressieve tewerkstelling". A literal translation would be "progressive employment."
Basically the public healthcare fund (called a "mutualiteit" here, it has no English translation or even a real equivalent) deems you unfit to work and thus you have to decide on what % of your previous job hours you will work for during a period of up to several months. My boss suggested to start with 50%, so 20 hours a week, for a period of 3 months to start with. At the end of the 3 months, the arrangement is then reviewed and can be renewed, with or without alterations, or cancelled.
My boss said that under that progressive employment procedure, my employer will pay for the 20 hours I work, and the healthcare fund will pay a substitute salary (which is lower of course) for the other 50%.
My boss then said he'd pay me extra for those 20 hours, despite no requirement or any suggestion to do so.
Take in mind, this plan was all being pushed entirely by my boss and new office manager, it didn't come from me.

Now here comes the truly baffling part that practically made my jaw drop.
My boss then went on a proud speech that started off with the following quote:
"This is exactly what government exists for. To help those in need and set up a progressive way of getting those with severe medical issues back to working as many hours as they can. For me, and I think I can speak for the company as a whole, it's not about money or anything. It's about your health (my name), right Pauline?"

Bruh, a CEO at a large tech company with 28% growth last year going on a speech like this? All these frankly absurd concessions given to me despite my repeated offers to lower my salary?
I think this workplace is heaven, and I never want to leave.

By now I've already finished the paperwork and as of October 23rd, I'll be working at 50% while being paid roughly the same as when I worked full-time. All because of the completely unnecessary bonus my boss decided to pay me for the 20 hours/week.
Even the healthcare people were baffled that an employer was so supportive.

Example:
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