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Apologies if this wasn't clear but these are California-centric offers (and can probably be extended to include Seattle and New York). They are not across the U

Apologies if this wasn't clear but these are California-centric offers (and can probably be extended to include Seattle and New York). They are not across the US, or across all software jobs.

nayuki 7y ago
I thought you were possibly Canadian because your domain name is jonlu.ca. Then again, CA could also be interpreted as California...
- jonluca 7y ago
  Nope, just another one of those people that accepts higher TLD risk by locating it internationally in exchange for a cool domain. I'm actually Italian!
  - davidw 7y ago
    And, indeed, from a region renowned for its cat recipes!
- NullPrefix 7y ago
  >Then again, CA could also be interpreted as California... Same way how .io is not exclusively the British Indian Ocean Territory ?
CodeMage 7y ago
One thing you might want to think of adding to this post is 401k vesting. As an immigrant, I wasn't aware of that and I was very unpleasantly surprised that it was possible to lose a substantial part of my retirement fund contributions, taken out of my salary, after quitting.
- jonluca 7y ago
  I'll look into it! I wasn't sure how in depth I wanted to go (especially since the Halloway guide that has been posted here on hackernews before is way more comprehensive) but I'll add a note in the 401k section. Thanks!
- brianmcd 7y ago
  > I was very unpleasantly surprised that it was possible to lose a substantial part of my retirement fund contributions, taken out of my salary, after quitting. To be clear, anything you directly contributed from your paycheck is yours and isn't subject to vesting. That's always your money. The part that may have vesting rules is the employer contribution.
  - CodeMage 7y ago
    Thanks for clarifying that. It turns out I misunderstood the concept. I still think it's a good idea to mention it, because I find it all depressingly confusing and usually part of the fine print that rarely gets pointed out.

Apologies if this wasn't clear but these are California-centric offers (and can probably be extended to include Seattle and New York). They are not across the US, or across all software jobs.

nayuki 7y ago

I thought you were possibly Canadian because your domain name is jonlu.ca. Then again, CA could also be interpreted as California...

jonluca 7y ago
Nope, just another one of those people that accepts higher TLD risk by locating it internationally in exchange for a cool domain. I'm actually Italian!
- davidw 7y ago
  And, indeed, from a region renowned for its cat recipes!
NullPrefix 7y ago
>Then again, CA could also be interpreted as California... Same way how .io is not exclusively the British Indian Ocean Territory ?

CodeMage 7y ago

One thing you might want to think of adding to this post is 401k vesting. As an immigrant, I wasn't aware of that and I was very unpleasantly surprised that it was possible to lose a substantial part of my retirement fund contributions, taken out of my salary, after quitting.

jonluca 7y ago
I'll look into it! I wasn't sure how in depth I wanted to go (especially since the Halloway guide that has been posted here on hackernews before is way more comprehensive) but I'll add a note in the 401k section. Thanks!
brianmcd 7y ago
> I was very unpleasantly surprised that it was possible to lose a substantial part of my retirement fund contributions, taken out of my salary, after quitting. To be clear, anything you directly contributed from your paycheck is yours and isn't subject to vesting. That's always your money. The part that may have vesting rules is the employer contribution.
- CodeMage 7y ago
  Thanks for clarifying that. It turns out I misunderstood the concept. I still think it's a good idea to mention it, because I find it all depressingly confusing and usually part of the fine print that rarely gets pointed out.