Would you switch from being a software engineer to a ux designer?
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gandalf$$
Nov 1
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UX designers make just as much and dont have to grind leetcode, deal with tough technical challenges, be on call, work long hours, etc.
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Every single kid who wanted to do something artistic but didn’t want to be a starving artist is trying to get through that door.
Comparable to engineering TC actually only happened relatively recently and it’s still less.
That being said I’m freaking glad I don’t have to do leetcode or math problems and wouldn’t trade it for anything.
And there’s almost never any ux/design emergencies.
I agree though, as a seasoned designer I don’t have to remember shit from college. Everything is pretty much what I do on a day to day basis.
You do have to do a lot of presentations and take home assignments though. I’ve had to give presentations in every one of my onsites. As well as presentation video calls before the onsites. Take home assignments generally take about a week to complete if you work full time. Everyone says they want you to work 6-8 hours on it but having been through multiple onsites that’s bullshit. They want you to spend a f ton of work on it. Then you have to make a presentation and write up of all you did for the take home.
For google I had to present my past work and present a take home assignment (that I worked 12+ hours on) to a large panel. Then I had 3 whiteboard ux challenges (they present a scenario and you have to work through it). Another behavioral interview. And one “technical” where they asked about tools/working with devs etc.
Facebook requires you to do presentation. A whiteboard challenge. An app critique. And a behavioral interview with a manager.
Most companies was presentation + take home assignment. 4-5 one on one or two on one interviews.
Algorithms and stuff you learned from college and never use now? F that.