Joined Cisco couple of years ago, fresh out of graduate school. Work involves programming in C, some scripting and meagre amount of python every once in a while. High time to start prepping for interviews. First of all, I'm motivating myself through all the posts on here about practising everyday etc. and hoping that I might get in, but will my lack of experience in any other programming languages be an obstacle? In the rare occurrence that I do make it, how would I keep up? Here at Cisco, I get a lot of guidance, every step along the way from design until code is committed. I read that it doesn't work that way everywhere, especially at FAANG. Would I be expected to start checking code in within days of joining, only with some briefing about what I should work on? How do average people like me survive?
No expectation for nooglers within 6 month. I know people having no check in until third month he joined
So Interns have higher expectations than New Grads?
In a way, yes. Full time employees have to cover more scope so they're expected to spend time to learn more things compared to interns who just need to learn whatever necessary for their project. Obviously longer term though the expectations are higher for FTE.
Checking in code is a very arbitrary metric. In my team we give new hires small tasks to get their feet wet. Previous team we had a manger who would throw new hires in the deep end by giving them large projects. It completely depends. Also fang is not all that- be happy/proud of the work.
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Maybe FAANG isn't even for you and maybe Cisco is where you will triumph! But honestly, from your post it seems like you have a great mentor and manager which is extremely hard to come by and I wouldn't hurry to go anywhere else. It's not where you work but the people you work with is what makes life an enjoyable experience.
That I do and I'm always reminded that I am in good hands. I get praise too, but it never translates into money. :) I am not sure if it's blind that's responsible for making me feel like what I have is not enough. Moreover, everybody that started with me seem to have been rewarded one way or another and I feel left behind.