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by JBlue42 9y ago
Probably depends on the state. CA has better labor laws than most and doesn't seem to apply it different for exempt or non-exempt: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_mealperiods.htm Most places I've worked given
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by JBlue42 9y ago
I do wonder about the shadow rate. My unemployment just ended by running out. Does that mean I'm now counted in that rate? If I had found work, I basically stop certifying for benefits to let them know I'm employed. No one has sen
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by JBlue42 9y ago
I wish I could upvote this more as I think it's an important point. When evaluating quality of jobs (not matter blue collar or white), agency is one of the important points behind job satisfaction.
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Mine wasn't as taxing as that but I worked in a university textbook store receiving area one summer (usually in cafe or register during the school year). Just me and this much middle-aged guy that was usually down there on his on. We&#
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by JBlue42 9y ago
We have something like that in law at least (a certain time allotted after 4 hrs of work or some such, lunch) but rarely isn't ever that direct. People being people will get up, walk around, get coffee, take a piss, etc. Beyond that, a
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Rent stabilization is capped at 3%/yr in LA. On /r/LosAngeles, you can read about those without it getting crazy increases like 22%. A 10% max seems reasonable. Given that unless you switch jobs you're unlikely to see an
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Re: VCs - That makes sense. The thread I was referring to is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16252568 As much as I read about new tech stuff, I had no idea how far things were along until all the deepfake porn headlin
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Think I had this older article in the back of my head when writing that: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/08/here_c... I don't disagree about urban white collar porn (sitcoms,
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by JBlue42 9y ago
This is a good point. We've been idealizing rural / commoner folk for a while. IIRC, French nobility in the 18th or 19th century had the habit of running out to the country and playacting as peasants for fun. Not to mention there&
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Sounds great honestly. My pet peeve is people playing music out or having calls on speakerphone despite the sound quality being terrible. Not just transportation but in general. People are pretty decent on trains here in LA, though they&#x2
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Depends. Some hostels have strict age limits. Most are a bit wary of older looking travelers but I've definitely run into over 40-ish people in them. OP is going to be fine. Not to mention, most hostels have a rooms you can rent and in
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by JBlue42 9y ago
>non-disparagement clause I've had to sign one of these to get cashed out after a company-wide lay off before. I ran it past a lawyer friend and he says they do not hold up in court. Saying that, there are plenty of ways to frame th
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Hang in there. There are some great replies here that I hope you take to heart, especially the psychological side of it. It sounds like you haven't been through this before (it still sucks regardless of how many times it happens). Some
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hestipod - I found your contribution worthwhile so thank you. I hope you're able to find some help.
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Good point and, as a city resident, I wouldn't mind a bit of peace and quiet myself (but would go more extreme and get as rural as possible). I think on this I was thinking more the requirements of the HQ2 which specifically mentioned
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Users get used to the flaws, shortcuts, or workarounds. That's with any software I've found. I typically argue that the difference between being 'experienced' with a bit of software vs basic/intermediate knowledge i
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by JBlue42 9y ago
I think this is a good call. Not to mention public transit and good air connections. As to your edit, I wonder if this is a Bezos way of not-so-subtly trying to push those type of legislatures to change their tune on that and other issues.
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Honestly, I associate Atlanta with film/music production more these days and never really tech. Much like Charlotte = banking.
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People have been talking lately about how Pittsburgh has turned things around. The Raleigh-Durham area is always talked about as kind of an unappreciated, affordable place for tech people to work. Both downtowns have improved over the past
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by JBlue42 9y ago
That seems at odds with the concerns an HNer brought up the other day about their adult business and moving to SF. Most people warned them that VC is still reticent about porn. I guess it's whatever they would perceive would make them
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Very much this. Their design is one of the most frustrating things about using the website. I'm mainly buying books and maybe some home goods on there. You would think at this point the metadata would be so much better (and I assume it
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Yeah, camelcamelcamel is the one that comes to mind for me. Also, for Amazon Video, instantwatcher.com, but not sure how they monetize. Way easier on a PC to navigate Amazon Video Prime and Netflix than on their native sites. Amazon still l
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Nor I. Let's just have some popcorn and enjoy the fall out I guess.
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I really need to excise that from my comments. I didn't have the right language to express what I was going for. What you're saying is what I was trying to get at. So, in Belgium, despite knowing that you could fail and that would
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by JBlue42 9y ago
This is more what I was aiming at. Sorry for my poor phrasing before. Maybe replying on HN after some whisky isn't the best idea. I tried to look up some of the past HN comments and the like I was looking at. While many complained abou
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Tall poppy syndrome, being moderate (lagom in Sweden?). Basically, things people have said on here or I've heard elsewhere that the cultural psyche is a bit different than the more individualistic American one, at least in terms of bus
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Well, this exists in most of Western Europe right? They do have entrepreneurs (and I'm not talking solely VC-funded startups here) but I've read that at times there's some cultural issues with 'going above your station&#
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by JBlue42 9y ago
There's a button with waves which I assumed at first was swimming but seems to also trace boat routes.
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by JBlue42 9y ago
Can someone provide a bit more details about this. Is this only if you have a massive solar farm (which I assume is cheaper due to land value + large quantities) or does it also include solar for residential (which I assume is more expensiv
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by JBlue42 9y ago
That makes more sense now given the specific context of law. I guess it's a field most that us non-lawyers are unaware of in terms of how it operates internally. Thank you for clearing it up!

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