Anonymous
Post 10/17/2023 08:48     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To say he'll have regrets is overstating, imo. But Mom, I think telling him it is ok with you that he take the chance, I get that. And I agree.

The employer sounds like a major douche


No enolouee is hiring people for work in 6 months Her DS should never have applied to jobs. He should have applied to grad school, deferred 6 months, popped out and easy masters and then applied to jobs.


Most employers will offer interns permanent positions at the end of the internship if they like the candidate. That's common.

And why Masters? Most CS jobs don't require masters. MBA is a better choice.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 21:14     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Read the book defining decade and come back to us
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 21:13     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:Jobs are hard right now. Work.


Tech is booming, just look on LinkedIn. /s
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 21:12     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:To say he'll have regrets is overstating, imo. But Mom, I think telling him it is ok with you that he take the chance, I get that. And I agree.

The employer sounds like a major douche


No enolouee is hiring people for work in 6 months Her DS should never have applied to jobs. He should have applied to grad school, deferred 6 months, popped out and easy masters and then applied to jobs.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 20:08     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Jobs are hard right now. Work.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 20:00     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:Why did he accept employment with this company knowing he wanted a pre-vacation? Immature decision.


This. Agree.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 17:17     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
To say he'll have regrets is overstating, imo. But Mom, I think telling him it is ok with you that he take the chance, I get that. And I agree.

The employer sounds like a major douche
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 16:02     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As an employer, I absolutely would view this as a red flag.


This. I'd hire the recent grads who those who are working over someone who took off 6 months to travel.

Can't he travel for 2-3 weeks over the holidays? After the last day of college before he starts his job in January.


Why wouldn’t you hire them?
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 15:54     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:As an employer, I absolutely would view this as a red flag.


This. I'd hire the recent grads who those who are working over someone who took off 6 months to travel.

Can't he travel for 2-3 weeks over the holidays? After the last day of college before he starts his job in January.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 15:44     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CS and tech is slowing so as long as you are wealthy and can bank roll a grad degree if he can’t find work it’s fine.


You have no idea what you're talking about. CS is still booming for a foreseeable future. I work in CyberSecurity and we've been looking to fill multiple cybersecurity positions, 200K per year, for the past six months without much success. OP's son graduated CS from UVA in less than four years proves that he is a smart person, he will have no shortage of offers.


Graduating early rather than taking even more advanced classes or developing more skills just shows he isnt wealthy and didn’t want to pay another semesters tuition. Lots of students can grad early with APs/DE, but it signals a lack of academic curiosity to just say, I’m done, I’m out of here


Lol! What planet are you on? Nobody thinks that.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 15:43     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't have doubts that he can find another job, but I would be worried about ever working at that particular company again. So if it's a FAANG, then...maybe that's the only thing that would give me pause.


Totally wrong they actually love this type of thing


Except for the one that offered him a job?


That's because they have a specific project they need him to work on. There will be more projects and I wouldn't be surprised if they called him in the summer to see if he is available.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 15:42     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CS and tech is slowing so as long as you are wealthy and can bank roll a grad degree if he can’t find work it’s fine.


You have no idea what you're talking about. CS is still booming for a foreseeable future. I work in CyberSecurity and we've been looking to fill multiple cybersecurity positions, 200K per year, for the past six months without much success. OP's son graduated CS from UVA in less than four years proves that he is a smart person, he will have no shortage of offers.


Graduating early rather than taking even more advanced classes or developing more skills just shows he isnt wealthy and didn’t want to pay another semesters tuition. Lots of students can grad early with APs/DE, but it signals a lack of academic curiosity to just say, I’m done, I’m out of here
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2023 15:39     Subject: Deciding on what to do after college graduation.
UVA for CS is really not all that. He shouldn’t throw away a job for wanderlust.