ThrowawayUry

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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
Thank you. Thought so, and it's a huge bummer. Meetings, etc. are still fair right?
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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
Hello Peter, I'm a non-resident and non-citizen selling consultancy and development services to U.S. companies (as a contractor, filing a W8-BEN). I hold a B1/B2 visa (only used for conferences and training so far). Are there any
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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
Montevideo, Uruguay (most expensive country in South America): 2004-2008 - Programmer at Software Factory - U$ 10.000 / year 2008-2016 - Functional Analyst (developer really) at non-software company - U$ 30.000 2016-2018 - Prog
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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
Thank you ! You're right, maybe getting better on what I do know and try to sell solutions not technology.
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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
Not all Android vendors are the same (like not all Wintel laptops were the same). I'm on my 5th Android, and I've had awful, mediocre and very good experiences. I currently own a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and it's a fantastic devic
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by ThrowawayUry 8y ago
I'm 37. I made an idiotic decision several years ago and got some crippling debt. Now I have a stable relationship and I'd love to have children... but I can't, because 70% of my income goes to debt payment. My country has no
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Ask HN: Work as .NET independant contractor in SF/Bay Area? Or re-specialize?
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by ThrowawayUry 9y ago
Average salary before taxes for all jobs is about $1000. Developers are paid about $1500 to $2500 gross on average, so my salary (about $3400 gross) is about the absolute maximum you can make before jumping to a manager/architect role
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by ThrowawayUry 9y ago
Programmer Analyst / Senior Software Engineer, 15 years, $53k (UR$ 100.000 per month gross + vacation pay + bi-yearly legally mandated extra pay/bonus) + $1k discretionary bonus, in Uruguay, South America. About half of that goes