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Cake day: February 26th, 2025
  • Flames5123@sh.itjust.workstomemes@lemmy.world•Unpaid lunchEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’m a salaried software developer. My first job was 8-5 with a lunch break that we had to take. I asked if I could take it at the start or the end of the day and was told, “No.” So my coworkers and I started playing board games 3-4 times a week during our lunch break in one of the offices. Mainly legacy games like Gloomhaven and Pandemic Legacy. The VP loved showing off the board game room to the interviewees to show that we like to have fun there.

    I do miss that job sometimes because it was just raw programming. I was programming or writing SQL queries for over 30 hours a week. No AppSec, no lengthy review process, no bullshit (except the pay, which was ok for Mississippi).

  • Flames5123@sh.itjust.workstoLinkedinLunatics@sh.itjust.works•So grounded. So humble.English
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    5 days ago

    I’ve gotten depressed enough (and my kitchen at my new place is very shit) that I don’t cook that much for myself anymore. My wife still keeps it up sometimes and understands that I hate our closed off kitchen. Also, it’s a simple walk down the street to a food truck or a 2 min car ride to get fun instant ramen then I can make a soft boiled egg.

    The money is comfortable but I want to cook more again. I miss it.

  • Flames5123@sh.itjust.workstoLinkedinLunatics@sh.itjust.works•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    13 days ago

    My first job outside of college as an SE: 40hr/week & 50k in Mississippi. I worked my ass off and I’m almost at #1. Working 20-30 hours a week (with some meetings where I don’t really work) making less than 300k, but in a big city living my best life. All but one person in my team is a fresh hire straight from college or an internship. It’s doable, but they’re picky.

    I enjoyed the Mississippi job more due to the work style vs the new big tech job. But the hours and money are very nice, so I can’t really complain.