First, this answer hinges on the fact that you do mention to those who are assigning you tasks that you will have difficulty with them, and that this is accepted. Particularly in a junior role, even if only with a specific technology stack, that really should be accepted; nobody can expect someone wRead more
You’ve got to start out by realising that this is not a problem with your employee, if anything, it’s a problem with your boss. Unless it is typically his / her responsibility to set your employees hours, (s)he’s out of his / her department by approving the request. It is quite probable that (s)he dRead more
Unless you desperately need this job, in which case it’s a whole different story. Then saying “please please give me a job, I’m about to lose my house and my children will be starving homeless waifs” etc might be your best bet.
While I agree with some of the other answers that, yes this is beyond your control, and yes you are best off just focusing on your own work, that doesn’t take your stress away. My advice is this – limit yourself to specific time when you vent that stress to your friends and family. My husband and IRead more
Now lets talk about changing a carreer : what do you want to do? Are there job in this field? If there are job, its is were you live or you will need to relocate? The salary would be good? Don’t forget you will start as an inexperienced person so the salary could be low. Talking about it with the coRead more
PHP is still very relevant! Since the release of PHP 7, the language is now being concidered as an enterprise programming language. This means that it’s used a lot of places where big work-loads happen. The true magic with PHP is that there are different frameworks that makes your code very nice toRead more
If you’re in a rush and need career direction, skip straight to the lessons at the end. THE NUMBERS I’m a front-end developer, previously full-stack, in the UK. Here are the dates, compensation and years’ experience: 2005: £15K ($18.6K), 0 years 2008: £17.5K ($21.7K), 3 years 2010: £28K ($34.8K), 5Read more
Family For programmers whose work isn’t the most important area of their life, the family is. In my case, everything I do is motivated by my family. I don’t currently get to spend as much time with my wife and son as I’d like, but I hope to be in a position that allows me to spend more time them relRead more
Hi , In my case, graduating with a masters in teaching (early years) from unimelb secured me tons of interviews and jobs upon application . I believe it depends from industry to industry. My skill is highly sought after And the graduate school of education ranks second highest in the world. In sayinRead more
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I keep getting tasks that are above my skill level. How can I address this without coming accross as grossly incompetent?
Nicola Mills
First, this answer hinges on the fact that you do mention to those who are assigning you tasks that you will have difficulty with them, and that this is accepted. Particularly in a junior role, even if only with a specific technology stack, that really should be accepted; nobody can expect someone wRead more
Dealing with an employee that went over my head
Nicola Mills
You’ve got to start out by realising that this is not a problem with your employee, if anything, it’s a problem with your boss. Unless it is typically his / her responsibility to set your employees hours, (s)he’s out of his / her department by approving the request. It is quite probable that (s)he dRead more
How to approach applying for a job at a company owned by a friend?
Nicola Mills
Unless you desperately need this job, in which case it’s a whole different story. Then saying “please please give me a job, I’m about to lose my house and my children will be starving homeless waifs” etc might be your best bet.
How to handle personal stress caused by utterly incompetent and lazy co-workers?
Nicola Mills
While I agree with some of the other answers that, yes this is beyond your control, and yes you are best off just focusing on your own work, that doesn’t take your stress away. My advice is this – limit yourself to specific time when you vent that stress to your friends and family. My husband and IRead more
How to evaluate whether a career coach is beneficial?
Nicola Mills
Now lets talk about changing a carreer : what do you want to do? Are there job in this field? If there are job, its is were you live or you will need to relocate? The salary would be good? Don’t forget you will start as an inexperienced person so the salary could be low. Talking about it with the coRead more
Is PHP still a relevant language in 2017?
Nicola Mills
PHP is still very relevant! Since the release of PHP 7, the language is now being concidered as an enterprise programming language. This means that it’s used a lot of places where big work-loads happen. The true magic with PHP is that there are different frameworks that makes your code very nice toRead more
How much do web developers earn? What is their salary?
Nicola Mills
If you’re in a rush and need career direction, skip straight to the lessons at the end. THE NUMBERS I’m a front-end developer, previously full-stack, in the UK. Here are the dates, compensation and years’ experience: 2005: £15K ($18.6K), 0 years 2008: £17.5K ($21.7K), 3 years 2010: £28K ($34.8K), 5Read more
What is a programmer’s life like?
Nicola Mills
Family For programmers whose work isn’t the most important area of their life, the family is. In my case, everything I do is motivated by my family. I don’t currently get to spend as much time with my wife and son as I’d like, but I hope to be in a position that allows me to spend more time them relRead more
Do the international students get a job offer in Australia after completing their Masters degree from University of Melbourne?
Nicola Mills
Hi , In my case, graduating with a masters in teaching (early years) from unimelb secured me tons of interviews and jobs upon application . I believe it depends from industry to industry. My skill is highly sought after And the graduate school of education ranks second highest in the world. In sayinRead more