LordJim

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by LordJim 4mo ago
What's bad about Maguire?
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by LordJim 2y ago
> This grant was given a year ago when I started but was communicated to me only recently. This is very strange. Normally you'd have to sign to accept the options as soon as they are granted, even if they have a 1 year vesting cli
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by LordJim 2y ago
I don't think you're necessarily being lowballed. 0.1% is a reasonable number for a hands-on engineer in series A. Keep in mind that startups typically have maybe 20% of their equity allocated as the pool for stock option grants,
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by LordJim 2y ago
Well that's the point -- OP said they're having a hard time even getting an interview. In my experience, once you get to the interview stage, most big tech companies care more about your demonstrable skills than the intangibles of
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by LordJim 2y ago
Yeah, Thief is another great movie.
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by LordJim 2y ago
Totally agree, excellent film. Though I think the author exaggerates a bit how obscure Mishima is outside of Japan. In particular Mishima has seen a recent renaissance among the online right. Other good Schrader films (though in very differ
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by LordJim 2y ago
The best way to get into any company is to get a strong referral from someone who knows you and can speak meaningfully to your abilities. I think this is especially true for big tech due to the massive volume of applications they get. Howev
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by LordJim 4y ago
Ah cool. I've read a bit of Epictetus (the Handbook) and some other Stoics, but can't recall having encountered that concept.
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by LordJim 4y ago
For context, I've suffered from depression my entire adult life -- possibly due to genetic factors and childhood emotional trauma, compounded by substance abuse (mostly alcohol, but also marijuana addiction for a few years) and difficu