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OSU Reflection As I near the end of my journey at OSU as part of the postbacc program, I like to reflect on all I’ve learned and can’t help but think traditional education is dying off. With my participation being 100% virtual, I honestly don’t feel like I’ve missed out at all from traditional learning… Continue reading The Future of Education

The Perfect Storm As the U.S. moves more towards gig economy and away from industrial labor, it’s natural to see new workplace norms setting in, none clearer than the new professional landscape accelerated by The Great Resignation. In a way, I mourn the pre-COVID times. While the work arrangements remain up in the air for… Continue reading The After-Effects of the Great Resignation

Evaluation of Candidates In a couple different software roles, I’ve been able to give input on candidates and whether they would be successful in the role and I have to say, hiring frequently feels like a guessing game full of luck. Does scoring candidates on their knowledge of C++, Python, or Kubernetes actually determine whether… Continue reading Interviewing is a Debacle

“Chase Your Passion” Coming out of high school, I remember very specific advice from multiple people that ultimately boiled down to 2 points: Pick a job that’s employable and you’ll get paid decent Pick a field that interests you Combining these two points helped guide me towards aerospace engineering. I never truly found a “passion”… Continue reading Why I Am Considering Leaving Aerospace

I Got a Grind, Won’t Stop, Hustle Won’t Quit In my limited professional career, I’ve tried identifying steps I could do to be a successful employee and I sometimes still feel as clueless as Day 1. The easiest answer to wrap my head around is that being good at the daily grind and knocking out… Continue reading Climbing the Ladder

Burn Baby Burn I, as many in software/engineering, have experienced burnout. While I cannot speak to other industries and the rate of burnout, I do know it is rampant in software. I can see it in the eyes of coworkers that they too have fallen victim. Burnout makes you want to snap at those around… Continue reading Addressing Burnout

Confession: I Hate SAFe Agile I’ve only worked in a SAFe Agile environment so I cannot speak for other mumbo-jumbo forms of Agile, but I see little practical benefits from a developer’s perspective. The benefits touted from SAFe Agile are that it speeds up development times 10x and is able to create a more effective… Continue reading SAFe Agile Rant

Nice to Meet You Hello everybody out there. If you find yourself reading this, it’s not too late to turn back. If you proceed onwards, you’ve been warned. Prepare to step into the life of a painfully average student in Oregon State’s postbacc CS program and early career professional in the aerospace industry. With this… Continue reading Introduction

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