6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread

[African_brehda]

do the GRE questions ever repeat themselves? Im looking through this shyt and im feeling hopeless brehs
bullshyted my way through college, now i want a scholarship for masters and im realizing i cant just play with the GRE and expect to pass.
Can someone give me a breakdown of what topics i need to learn for the math side?

 

[patscorpio]

2 things

1. I bought a new car this weekend...4 hours of negotiations..2 hours of it over the gotdamn service level agreement...which turned out to be for nothing because 2 days after i signed the papers and dropped a down payment..they called back and were like you right about what you were looking for the SLA and they wanted to issue me a refund. that turned out to be a headache because no one apparently knew the proper way to issue a refund..so im like when i come in next to pick up the new car ill deal with it on the spot ..my car gave me 10 years but i spent too much in repairs since 2017 to want to deal with transmission issues...a necessary evil

2. i have a meeting with the CEO of one vendors this morning....ive only talked to him and his team via phone since i started at this job..never met him in person...he is in the office for a couple days this week for a visit to talk about things...my manager brings him to my office and dude gives me an enthused tight hug after i give him a handshake...def felt like this smiley below

harlem

• patscorpio
• Apr 11, 2017

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Today has been one of those days. A breh can't even win for losing out here . Wasted my whole morning fixing a broke ass deployment, then got roped into a testing call I didn't want to be on just to spend more time troubleshooting and fixing. Then my internet starts cutting out on me . Get stuck on ANOTHER call to troubleshoot a deployment which is its going to require a code change in 2 projects. I'm going to wind up repeating half this shyt again tomorrow too.

 

[Macallik86]

A few months back, I set up a meeting with my boss (with data) to discuss how I was underpaid by about $4K relative to the industry average and my job description had suffered from scope creep over the years. My boss said that HR unfortunately doesn't allow raises without job title changes but she would work on it to get me more money.

Fast forward to today and my boss let me know that they are making me a Senior Reporting Analyst. Normally this would be a cause for celebration, but the thing is.... They still haven't told me exactly what my salary change will be. My boss knows that I want more money, but I never technically gave a number outside of referencing the industry average as a parity number. However, a Senior Reporting Analyst role averages ~$30K more than my current salary.

I am in this weird position where I don't know what to expect anymore. Previously, I wanted to be compensated in line with the industry average, but now, the new job title brings new salary expectations. I'm preparing myself for coming in below the industry average as a Senior Reporting Analyst.

Anyone have any similar experiences or insights?

Update for yall. Got a 9% raise. It is above average for my prior position and below average for my new title. Based on the conversations with my boss, my job will be more of the same, with room for growth if I want a higher salary.

Spoiler

So here is how I see it:

Downside

• Underpaid relative to the average Senior Reporting Analyst

Upside

• My job description was updated to include current tasks not listed in my prior position. From my perspective, I got promoted to continue doing what I currently do on a daily basis.
• I can use my title as leverage to demand a higher salary at a new company

Going to grind for a few months at the least. Definitely staying through the end of 2019 to get my bi-annual bonus

 

[slikkp]

Update for yall. Got a 9% raise. It is above average for my prior position and below average for my new title. Based on the conversations with my boss, my job will be more of the same, with room for growth if I want a higher salary.

Spoiler

So here is how I see it:

Downside

• Underpaid relative to the average Senior Reporting Analyst

Upside

• My job description was updated to include current tasks not listed in my prior position. From my perspective, I got promoted to continue doing what I currently do on a daily basis.
• I can use my title as leverage to demand a higher salary at a new company

Going to grind for a few months at the least. Definitely staying through the end of 2019 to get my bi-annual bonus

Accept the new title and look for a new job after a like 6 months.

1.) If they played with your money once they always will.
2.) You're never gonna get that 30k staying at the same job; you have to move to get what you're worth
3.) If after the 6 months you decide to move on and you tell your boss and he magically has the 30k you want; definitely leave because they've been raping you for damn near a year.

 

[phcitywarrior]

I just had a follow up phone interview with a Director at the consulting firm (let's call them XYZ Services) I spoke about previously. The interview went pretty well. This specific role's responsibilities are more aligned with what I’d like to do long-term although the industry isn’t as well aligned to critical verticals for Nigeria/Sub-Saharan Africa e.g. energy, manufacturing, agriculture, tech etc so there's that.

This position sits in Miami and the company has had issues filling that role (people want to come to Miami for the weekend, not a year). The Director said the other part of the team sits in NYC (I’d jump to that in a heartbeat).

They are open to having a flexible/remote position where I could sit in their office in DC or NYC even though my teammates are in Miami. I’m open to that but I’d imagine they’d try to give me Miami salary .

I do enjoy having some facetime with the team, especially in the early stages when you're ramping up but I'd rather work remotely in a more dynamic, robust market (DC, NYC, Philly, Chicago) than work in a less dynamic market like Miami.

I have two follow up phone interviews on Friday before speaking to a potential partner. We'll see how this goes.

 

[phcitywarrior]

do the GRE questions ever repeat themselves? Im looking through this shyt and im feeling hopeless brehs
bullshyted my way through college, now i want a scholarship for masters and im realizing i cant just play with the GRE and expect to pass.
Can someone give me a breakdown of what topics i need to learn for the math side?

I took the GMAT last year so I can’t tell you. However, I recommend Mahattan Prep. They’re harder than the actual exam.

 

[Rawtid]

Update for yall. Got a 9% raise. It is above average for my prior position and below average for my new title. Based on the conversations with my boss, my job will be more of the same, with room for growth if I want a higher salary.

Spoiler

So here is how I see it:

Downside

• Underpaid relative to the average Senior Reporting Analyst

Upside

• My job description was updated to include current tasks not listed in my prior position. From my perspective, I got promoted to continue doing what I currently do on a daily basis.
• I can use my title as leverage to demand a higher salary at a new company

Going to grind for a few months at the least. Definitely staying through the end of 2019 to get my bi-annual bonus

Start looking now make sure to ask for the market salary or above and anyone that tries to base it on your current salary, tell them to kick rocks. Look for remote or contract to hire roles as well, they can pay a little above market. Don't rush, but don't take your time either. Find something that fits most of everything you're looking for, but just get out of there.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Start looking now make sure to ask for the market salary or above and anyone that tries to base it on your current salary, tell them to kick rocks. Look for remote or contract to hire roles as well, they can pay a little above market. Don't rush, but don't take your time either. Find something that fits most of everything you're looking for, but just get out of there.

Very important on the bolded. You really want to keep at it, but don't just jump for the sake of jumping.

 

[Panther]

I have an interview today with a recruiter at 3:30. We've discussed the position over the phone already but now they want me to come in person. (I have a strong feeling im not getting any new information)

Im about to cancel because i dont feel like driving to that part of town on a Friday afternoon. Why am i meeting with you just to have to drive and meet the other company a few days later.

maybe im just burnt out on this job search but my couch is comfy rn

 

[phcitywarrior]

I have two follow up phone interviews on Friday before speaking to a potential partner. We'll see how this goes.

The two interviews were a little tougher but all in all I think I did well and showcased I have the capacity to learn quickly. My 2nd interviewer was a straight up New Yorker, direct and to the point.

But from what I've gathered from my interviews is that I was definitely right in trying to make a move to Finance. In my current role we're more focused on the top-line (revenue), Finance is bottom line. I have less exposure to reading income statements, balance sheets etc.

All in all, I think it was pretty good. Just gotta keep searching far and wide. I know that if I don't get this role then it'll be my lack of Finance knowledge/exposure.

 

[Trav]

Update:

After leaving my job of 9+ years last year to drive Lyft/Uber full time while grinding out school, I finally got the job offer I was looking for this past week after 6 months of actively searching. It's been a long ass road with hella speed bumps, but it feels good to be close to collecting some checks again. And I'm getting my feet wet in the field I want to pivot too (going from clinical/revenue healthcare to informatic healthcare). It's an analyst position where the pay rangers from $25K to $60K. They tried to start me out on the low point of course but I asked for more, and they gave it to me. And for kicks, it's work from home full time too after 3 months of training which was an added bonus. I have a tentative 2-4 year plan to get closer to that 6 fig gang range (EMPI Analyst > Sys Analyst > Software Engineer > TBD) but for now, I'm happy with how things turned out

 

[Yinny]

I just came from a Forex meeting, wasn't particularly interested but I did pick up a new client! Gonna design their business cards, I know many people hate it but networking and having a good mouthpiece are so clutch! Emailing them first thing Monday to follow up with pointers on their presentation and introduce my biz skills.

 

[Pyrexcup]

So i decided to go to a reddit meetup as im new to the city was a better than i thought but ofcourse there were a couple people there who look like typical redditors they have a weekly meeting at this fancy bar which i think i will be attending if i bored with nothing to do. I definitely recommend for people who work in tech to do the same, most people at this meetup work in tech with good jobs at good companies most people i talked to are either ba's, dev's, or analysts. i will definitely keep these people close for when i want to look for a new job..

 

[Rawtid]

Ready to grind these next two weeks of class out and then I have a week long break from both school and work. I should be awarded my cert in applied analytics by then, so I can add that to my resume, finally update my linked in page and figure out a direction for my career. I want to do one more contract, remote paying a good rate so I can get my debt numbers further down. Then if I can find a data related role for the feds, that would be good.