
The people are mostly awesome. Cross team learning, specialty guilds for sharing information, people willing to meet up and assist with struggles. A lot less ego and a lot more kindness.
It seemed more relaxed-opening with getting to know you chat before moving on to the tech interview. My tech interview wasn't stupid hard but rather challenging and I was able to ask questions and use real world resources as I normally would. No superhero memory required
I'm aware that the market value for many of us is higher than our pay packets reveal. Insurance isn't tailored to regions but rather mass produced for US market. It means some of us leave compensation on the table because the once size fits most-doesn't fit us.