What's everyone up to?

magus113 · 08-03-2011, 10:49 AM

Just found out apparently that the other two new hires that started about a month ago also started at higher than I did, and they're currently making my same pay grade.

It's like they're trying to give me a hint.

Vampyr · 08-04-2011, 12:59 AM

I'm still working as a software developer at Dell Services. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics at the University of Kentucky last May (Summa Cum Laude

), and immediately got hired at Dell, where I had been interning since 2008.

I mainly work with a team of developers to write the Java codes for a web application that Triton Container uses to manage their fleet of containers and do invoicing/billing and other analytics.

I live in an apartment with my girlfriend of 6 years, we've lived together for the past 3.

I'm mainly just trying to get some enjoyment out of life that I feel like I missed during college. Playing video games, reading books, doing CrossFit at the local Lexington affiliate, and trying to find time to work on my side programming projects.

CrossFit has probably been the biggest "hobby" in my life for the last year, as well as a focus on eating healthy. I'm down 45 pounds since this time last year (220lbs to 175lbs and I'm 6'1"). It feels awesome to have shed all that weight I gained in college. I weigh less than I did in high school and I'm much stronger.

Long term goals are set on saving up enough for a house and getting married, as well as helping my girlfriend through her student loans.

Bond · 08-04-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

I'm still working as a software developer at Dell Services. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics at the University of Kentucky last May (Summa Cum Laude

), and immediately got hired at Dell, where I had been interning since 2008.

I mainly work with a team of developers to write the Java codes for a web application that Triton Container uses to manage their fleet of containers and do invoicing/billing and other analytics.

I live in an apartment with my girlfriend of 6 years, we've lived together for the past 3.

I'm mainly just trying to get some enjoyment out of life that I feel like I missed during college. Playing video games, reading books, doing CrossFit at the local Lexington affiliate, and trying to find time to work on my side programming projects.

CrossFit has probably been the biggest "hobby" in my life for the last year, as well as a focus on eating healthy. I'm down 45 pounds since this time last year (220lbs to 175lbs and I'm 6'1"). It feels awesome to have shed all that weight I gained in college. I weigh less than I did in high school and I'm much stronger.

Long term goals are set on saving up enough for a house and getting married, as well as helping my girlfriend through her student loans.

Any plans on visiting Dell's HQ in Austin, TX?

Vampyr · 08-04-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

Any plans on visiting Dell's HQ in Austin, TX?

Nope.

I'm not sure about everyone else that works for Dell Services, but I barely feel like I work for a large corporation. We have our own small account here (15 people on the team), and we really don't deal with corporate much other than entering time and dealing with insurance and benefits.

I honestly feel more like I work for Triton than I do Dell, and I do go out to San Francisco (Triton's HQ is there) on business occasionally.

gekko · 08-05-2011, 03:13 AM

I graduated from DigiPen this spring, so nice to have some free time again. Stayed on with Airtight Games, the studio behind Yahtzee's most disappointing game of all time, where I had been working for the last year while in school. I work as an engine programmer and do a lot of graphics work these days, but you guys don't care about that crap.

Other than that, trying to lose the weight I put on sitting behind a desk coding away, and trying to get my soccer skills back but my body insists on reminding me I'm not 16. Every once in a while I play a game.

Vampyr · 08-05-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by gekko

I graduated from DigiPen this spring, so nice to have some free time again. Stayed on with Airtight Games, the studio behind Yahtzee's most disappointing game of all time, where I had been working for the last year while in school. I work as an engine programmer and do a lot of graphics work these days, but you guys don't care about that crap.

Other than that, trying to lose the weight I put on sitting behind a desk coding away, and trying to get my soccer skills back but my body insists on reminding me I'm not 16. Every once in a while I play a game.

You should see if there's a crossfit in your area - most of them offer a free intro class to see if you want to join.

It's the only workout program that hasn't been extremely boring to me. It's a different workout every day, except for every now and then you do one of the "named" workouts, that act as benchmarks.

But weight loss is honestly like 90% diet. I did crossfit for about 6 months and lost very little weight (though I did get stronger), and it wasn't until I started eating paleo that I started really losing weight, and then I lost 45 lbs in 6 months.

TheSlyMoogle · 08-06-2011, 02:21 AM

I am:

An Assistant manager at gamestop, and in my final semester of school for my bachelor's degree.

It has been a long road to get here, that I had to walk on my own, but the best part is when I finish I will be debt free after taking so much time off and doing things to pay my loans off.

The best part is, my last semester is:

My Capstone (Basically a big project which is supposed to showcase what I learned in my major.)
Beginner's Swim (A Phys. Ed Gen ed I've been putting off, and something I figure I can pretty much breeze through, and have an excuse to swim 3 days a week for an hour)
And Discrete Mathematics, which is basically logic.

I also scheduled all my classes for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2. What a glorious semester to goof off with

I do believe I forgot to mention that after I graduate my plan is to not do anything with my degree and actually go to culinary school. In my time off, I realized that I love to cook, and I would love nothing more than to own my own restaurant someday.

However I might end up a code monkey sometime soon anyway.

Teuthida · 08-06-2011, 12:08 PM

I just killed and flayed my first hobo. On the next full moon I shall wear the dried skin and hopefully gain mystical hobo powers. *fingers crossed*

That and I'm still drawing a series of comics with half naked busty ladies beating the crap out of each other to be published whenever I finish the damn thing.

Acebot44 · 08-06-2011, 11:43 PM

Spent the summer teaching sailing, kayaking, surfing, windsurfing, and stand up paddle boarding at the Marina, spent a week volunteering at a summer camp, and start UCLA Law next week. My gf is also starting law school this fall, so our relationship will probably be limited for the first semester (to say the least), but we both understand where our priorities are.

I will be living in the basement of a UCLA chemistry Professor's house, with a PhD Chem Student as a roomie. Gonna be a snug studio, but its a five minute walk to campus and all I need.