Stories of my constant learning & continuous improvement
 
Category: <span>experience</span>

Lost & Found

I am one of those humans who would think for a good 10 days before making a planned purchase; small or big. I am one of those who would wait a year or two before buying an electronic gadget after reading the reviews and talking to the millionth user of the product to learn about their experience. But when I decide to buy, no doubt, the most updated product comes home with me. Since there is a huge investment of …

Three years at HackerRank

Those of you who know me, know that I hate adventures of any kind. My response is a BIG NO to roller coasters, giant wheels and anything that is to do with varying heights and gushes of adrenaline. My answer is a BIG NO to a ball being thrown at me, my world stands still, and I get super nervous when I have to throw the ball back at someone!  HackerRank has been that rollercoaster that I jumped on in …

Never be afraid to Experiment!

No, I am not preaching but writing this as a reminder to myself and a takeaway from something that happened in the recent past.The week of 5th September was a week of experiments with a team at HackerRank that works on expanding HackerRank’s expertise in more ways than what it is now. In other words, they are “experimenting” to diversify HackerRank – The Labs team. How it all started: During their quarterly offsites in Bengaluru, teams plan a day out …