If you had to explain your job to a five year old, how would you explain it?

I'll go first. I get paid to tell people what they already know, but in the form of charts.

I get blamed if I don't point out someone else's mistakes in a timely manner.

Let people guess what it is that you really do.

Storytime - I have around 4 years of experience in QA field where i do manual testing. So i changed my field to frontend dev in pursuit of good salary and thought that software developer will have more roles. My previous company invested little bit in me but did not give any major projects. Then they fired me on basis of lack of logical skills. So i started looking for QA roles and dev role. Also i get to know that sdet roles are also a thing where people can earn as much as sde. Now the problem starts, i was laid off and given 1 month salary. So i found one job which is remote and it is of QA job . Until this point i made my mind that i will move on sdet path . Then my friend has referred me to one company before my layoff. So they scheduled one tech interview for frontend dev and i cleared it. I cleared it because my friend give me problem😅. Also there is no hr round and they also released offer. Now the problem is i have joined QA role. i am little bit scared that what if i joined sde role and same thing again happens to me. Little company fires me for not completing my task on time. Then i will lose my current job too and i have to start from zero. Compensation details - QA role - 9 LPA Sde role - 10 LPA Both are remote. Sde role can be on-site. In my mind , mostly i will reject sde role due to fear. Want to know opinions. Thank you

I see people keep telling they work as frontend, backend and fullstack. But I feel these are more of Web developer roles. Then comes Devops, Data Engineers, Data Scientist etc. Where do I fit ? My work is follows - 1. Pick a story from sprint 2. Story as small as writing unit tests or functional test for some logic 3. Solve a small problem related to the product such as - on a certain scenario NullPointerException occurs . So debug that and fix it. 4. Add a new feature to already existing functionality - e.g. collect more log information, extend product to cover more scenarios etc. What exactly will I say my work is? Backend - come on.

Does anyone else feel like the PM interview process is easily scammable? I feel like 80% of it is a vibe check and 20% is the actual content itself. Am a PM with 3 YoE and have been interviewing around recently. I have 0 preparation for any interview I walk into and have gotten offers from multiple startups. (Not bragging, I'm a good talker) You need to just break down any questions into understandable parts and explain it well enough. Maybe it's imposter syndrome or maybe I'm a little disillusioned with my job. TC : 31 base 4 performance bonus 10 ESOPs

Hi folks, I'm Kashish, the CEO of EquityList and Founder of Cloud Capital which I run as a solo GP. A little bit about what we do: EquityList is a full-stack equity management platform by AngelList India. Companies across India, US and Singapore use EquityList to manage their cap table, stock options (ESOP/SAR), shareholders, and related compliances. Managing equity for 10k+ stakeholders, 250+ companies and ~$1B in stock options. Cloud Capital has deployed $8M+ in 55+ startups such as Airmeet, Rupifi, Orange Health, DevRev, ZET (OneCode) and others. I've also angel invested in startups such as OSlash, Atlys, Chronicle, Even Healthcare and others. Excited to do this AMA, and look forward to answering any of your questions about ESOPs, cap table management, investing, entrepreneurship, and more! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashisharma

My friend just got an offer for 32LPA + ESOPS. Which is great, i am really happy! But we both started at the same time in the same field, and i am at 18LPA no ESOPS, this difference feels a bit weird. Does that happen with everyone? Or am i the only one feeling this way? What should i do next? 🤒