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I agree that lowend salaries are comparable but presumably people working on a startup are earning anything but lowend. The social benefits are only worthwhile
by frwo 10y ago
I agree that lowend salaries are comparable but presumably people working on a startup are earning anything but lowend.
The social benefits are only worthwhile when you are older (you should have done it the other way around :) ) and you are reminded of the administrative difficulties half the time you use them.
Mid-range food may be less expensive here but service is just terrible (well, not 100% of the time but it happens often enough to be really annoying).
I thought the AZERTY and QWERTY layouts were about the same if you touchtype. There should be a software option to switch it.
- xienze 10y ago> presumably people working on a startup are earning anything but lowend. Perhaps not, and that's the reason for this program.
- tom_mellior 10y ago> I thought the AZERTY and QWERTY layouts were about the same if you touchtype. ... and never need a comma, or numbers.
- crucialfelix 10y agoor never need to program: ( ) { } [ ] ; @ I have a German kezboard (sic) but I run it in US mode. I have no idea how any programmer can use the standard German layout (and many I know use US keyboards).
- guitarbill 10y agoThis. All good manufacturers (Apple, Dell, Lenovo) allow you to spec US keyboards when you order. macOS is good because of it's composing. You can compose umlauts by pressing option+u and then the "base" vowel, sz/ß is option+s. Same with accents, that's option+e/option+i and more. The Spanish ñ one is option+n, n.
- yardie 10y agoAs illustrated by PGs post from a few days ago on YC startups and the ACA, benefits are useful at any age, whether you are an octogenarian or a 20yo founder with Crohns. Most startups I know are Ramen noodle phase. Having a bit of govt help would be useful and could definitely help founders hold on to their equity rather than exchange it to pay next months rent. In the US it's the same. You pay for it, then they guilt you into not using it. And if you need the more extreme help it literally becomes a full time job to wait in line and file paperwork week after week. I miss the Paris service. You waive them down when you want something. They stay out of your way. Here, they are hovering around constantly asking me if I need anything. I don't think that kind of attention warrants $20 tips. If it came down to it I can pour my own damn drink. So French Apple keyboards have some fundamental differences with accents. And if you need numbers it's 2 keys as you need to invoke the shift key to the number and calculator functions. And if you have a complex environment, ex. remoting from mac to Linux server good look finding the pipe | key.
- eloisant 10y agoThings got better in recent years, but in France startups have a hard time raising much money so they often offer a salary that's below average. They get away with arguments like "the job is interesting" (probably true compared to IT service industry) and "you'll get rich on stock options if the company get big" (usually a lie). It's good that the government is trying to encourage foreigners to start their startup in France, but I don't think we're lacking entrepreneurs. We're mostly lacking investors willing to bet on a small, newly created company.
- user5994461 10y agoYou're also lacking the qualifications and the people to execute. The country is brain drained like mad.