Sure, if you're obvious about it, you probably could get written up. But if you're more subtle, probably not a big deal. At the job I described, I parked in the garage, but in an area that few other cars parked. It was nice to be under cover in bad weather, and I just wanted to be in a remote place where no one was…

I've actually never worked at a a place that would allow year-to-year accrual at all officially. The rule was technically that you used your pto time within the year window described or you forfeited it. A few would let you carry over some time to use in the first few months of the next year but that's it. So I…

Did you get a different pass or have to pay a different amount than the faculty did? My first job was pretty much like what you described, but it was basically honor system in terms of who parked where - we all had the same pass. I parked in the garage, and there was no enforceable way for them to stop me.

"Sick time (some employers categorize vacation and sick time separately while other employers lump it together and call it Paid Time Off or PTO — I think separate is better if you can get it)"

There are people who are die-hard evangelists for just about anything - no matter how ridiculous - in the tech world. People like that just don't seem to realize that every project has different goals, and different technologies and methodologies suit different needs, and needs shift not just project to project, but…

It's hard to write up all the benefits to object orientation in a quick comment. But it's not designed to (just) be a grouping of functions and methods even though many use it that way.

your friend who enjoys lisp is a crazy person ;)

I use VB.NET for many tasks still. Why? Because it's easier for junior developers to write code in, and it's also much more supportable in my opinion, since people doing support work can also essentially be "junior devs" effectively. Of course it's a pain in the ass to port every sample you find online from c# to…

c sharp

because it's an awful language to code in?

I work with coders frequently to this day that don't understand object orientation. Your comment made me cringe a little, but I'm glad you've gotten past it.

I've been coding for about 20 years, and I still have that all the time - it's part of the cycle of learning a new technology. But that struggle makes you understand it more in the end once you finally do. Don't give up.

I want to add a disclaimer to this, since I'm sure quite a few people will read this and decide to try and be a coder because of it, especially looking at the salary ranges.

Generally speaking - yes, a large change in scope should be a renegotiation regardless. But I don't think people realize that if you are incredibly strict about it, this would happen 80+% of the time (which annoys the client). I've been a professional web developer doing this work for 15 years, and at every…

I've done quite a bit of freelance web developer work, and I just want to put an example out there where Bill's quote is better. If you present the client with an ESTIMATE of X hours at $46 an hour and due to a bunch of additions/revisions to the work ,the project triples in scope, Bill can still bill-out $46 an…

I actually just did something like this. We found an 02 durango with 88k miles for $3,500, with a recent inspection. It just had a failed window motor that dropped and broke the window. Otherwise the vehicle is in excellent condition. A couple hundred dollars and a couple of hours of work into that project and we…

I'm a coder, and I've described my job as taking the SAT tests all day to people who aren't technical. You have to give it very in-depth careful attention and you have to think through complex problems and it can be mentally taxing.

At some point though you will have problems costing thousands of dollars to address - roof, electrical, plumbing, hvac, etc. And it's not a matter of if, but rather when.

That depends what you consider a lowball offer. I have a house for sale, which is priced according to comps in the area and has an appraisal done higher than asking price. I've had a ton of lowball offers and this is pretty much how I would handle them.

5% is definitely what I would consider appropriate if there was a contingency on a house sale or a long time until settlement.