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by coreyog 1200 days ago
I worked for TMobile for 4 days in 2021. I don't usually apply to big companies but money was tight because pandemic and I needed a job quick. I was assigned to work on the config server (think in-house developed consul or etcd) and it was awful. "If this specific config value is being set by Service A then what is actually written should be twice the given value, but if Service B is reading the value, return 1/3 of the value as an HTTP form body instead of JSON." By Thursday I got a call about a new position and I left so quick that the recruiters black listed me. TMobile getting hacked is a "when" not an "if"
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roncesvalles 1200 days ago
>config server (think in-house developed consul or etcd) and it was awful. "If this specific config value is being set by Service A then what is actually written should be twice the given value, but if Service B is reading the value, return 1/3 of the value as an HTTP form body instead of JSON."

People say dev salaries are way too high but this is basically what internal systems look like at all the places that refuse to pay fair market value.

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tpmx 1200 days ago
> I don't usually apply to big companies but money was tight because pandemic and I needed a job quick.

So T-Mobile offered you a "quick job" that immediately gave you access to their inner sanctum?

These threads are a hoot.

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latency-guy2 1200 days ago
> TMobile getting hacked is a "when" not an "if"

I think something more accurate is

> TMobile getting hacked is a 'how many times', not a when

But adjust further...

> All cell providers getting hacked is a 'how many times', not a 'which'

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BeFlatXIII 1199 days ago
> By Thursday I got a call about a new position and I left so quick that the recruiters black listed me.

That's one way to reduce headhunting spam.

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coreyog 1199 days ago
Meh, I never worked with that recruiter before. Turns out they have a policy that if you quit without a 2 weeks notice you're black listed which to be fair makes a lot of sense. But I didn't just get a call about a new job, it was a previous boss I really respect starting up a new company.
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