Hacker News: amjadcsu

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: What open-source projects are you looking at?"

amjadcsu — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:56:41 +0000

I am looking at Singularity for my Go program developement

https://github.com/sylabs/singularity

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2019)"

amjadcsu — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:42:28 +0000

Are you open to remote candidates from Europe?

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: Work-life balance?"

amjadcsu — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:16:47 +0000

I prefer to work in research/ university environment. It is Flexible hours are good to work and I do not work after office hours.

New comment by amjadcsu in "IBM acquires Red Hat"

amjadcsu — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 03:37:37 +0000

IBM had power and if anyone remembers it was also part of cell architecture team along with sony and Toshiba. I worked with yellow dog linux the official linux distro for sony ps3 . IBM at that point was still pushing for Red hat instead of investing in yellow dog which was powerpc centric. Red hat fedora later dropped support for powerpc. So in all IBM hardware failed and now it is trying to go is way?

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: Remote Employees Double-Dipping?"

amjadcsu — Thu, 11 May 2017 08:24:36 +0000

I was working 2 part time jobs as software developer/system admin in different cities . Though it does not count in the context of this thread as neither was remote and not full time But both my managers knew that what i was working. 8-12 one job then other job 1-4. Mind you the two jobs where in different cities and there was a commute of 30 mins between cities. Though i was junior most in both places . i guess the managers gave me leeway . I guess it all depends on your honesty and your responsibilities,

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: Who uses Plan 9 or Inferno, and why?"

amjadcsu — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:53:13 +0000

To give more details, IBM was doing a research project on Blue Gene using 9p. They called it HARE and were using 9p protocol. http://domino.watson.ibm.com/library/CyberDig.nsf/1e4115aea7.... W

New comment by amjadcsu in "Ask HN: Who uses Plan 9 or Inferno, and why?"

amjadcsu — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:11:14 +0000

In my previous company , we used 9p protocol for developing Vertex ; https://github.com/HPCLinks/Open-Vertex.

Skype Job Interview issues with bad connection

amjadcsu — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:24:00 +0000

Hello,

Recently I had a skype audio job interview with a company oversees. Unfortunately the skype was behaving bad. The hiring manager who was interviewing me what Internet connection i was using via skype text When i told , i am using 4 G from my mobile. He immediately emailed me stating that 4G is not enough for Skype interview. In fact i used another application (IMO) after the failed skype call to call my family (video call) 1000 KM away. But i was appaled the hiring manager blaming my connection for failed skype call. Has any one faced same issue where your internet connection has been blamed .

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13021756

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Jinxed with European work Visa

amjadcsu — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 05:24:29 +0000

Hello, I am a system engineer with a US masters degree and over 10 years experience mostly on Linux side. From last 6 years i have been trying to find a job in Europe . I do land interviews and job offers from Finland, Ireland, Sweden and UK . But just could not cross the final hurdle for work visa. In fact, in Finland i did got a visa , only to find that Finland has gone into recession and my sponsor putting me on hold. Latest i got a job offer from one of top university in UK. They applied for my visa and then Brexit happened. The UK home office has rejected my Certificate of sponsorship and now back to square one. Not sure what is way forward

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12772099

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Effect of brexit on university funding in uk

amjadcsu — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:39:39 +0000

Does any researcher working in uk university expect funding cuts and job losses due to Britian leaving Eu. ?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11990683

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New comment by amjadcsu in "Asking for more salary in interview , then that advertised in job description"

amjadcsu — Thu, 19 May 2016 13:40:10 +0000

Thank you for your comment. Yes this posting is in UK and if it does matter, this posting is in University of Oxford. And i do believe since HR does have information about my current salary and benefits , it is worth asking them to elevate the grade if possible.

New comment by amjadcsu in "Asking for more salary in interview , then that advertised in job description"

amjadcsu — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:55:05 +0000

To put things in context, they are flying me from Asia to Europe for second interview (in person on university campus) . So i assume they are pretty serious and would be open to salary negotiation.

Asking for more salary in interview , then that advertised in job description

amjadcsu — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:57:17 +0000

Hello,

Does any one has experience , negotiating a salary in academic/govt job , then that was advertised in job description. As most salary range in University are bounded by pay scale/grade systems ,will it be unethical to ask for better salary and grade ?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11728904

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Working in Oxford university

amjadcsu — Mon, 09 May 2016 07:18:47 +0000

Hello,

I am a Sys admin/Devops with over 10 years experience. At my current job, i am getting good pay and savings, though career wise , it is a hole with no career/professional growth. I had applied to oxford university and am in final stages of hiring process. Though salary is way less and savings is also less.

With a family of 2 kids , what would you folks suggest? Jump to oxford or stay put where i am currently and make savings ?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11658103

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Jumping from I.T/Engineering to Sales

amjadcsu — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:46:18 +0000

Hello, I am a HPC User support/sys admin . Most of my professional life has been in research/academics. I do provide technical and application support for researchers utilizing HPC. Being in academics as its pros (research , flexibility, work/life balance etc) and con (Red tape , less salary, not professional growth). In the field of HPC, there are many vendors, who focus more sales. Has any one jumped from being a Sys admin/support role in academia/research to a sales consultant with hardware/software vendor.? Can some one who is used to flexibility in research/academia adapt well in corporate world with tight deadlines. ?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11244561

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