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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Thank you for this reply -- it illustrates why the model that works for other companies doesn't apply here.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
The trouble is, it costs money (or a lot of time from talented people) to support a project the size of a browser. I would imagine getting some funding helps keep things afloat. You even say, "maintaining a web browser is work that nee
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
> The vast majority of America is a wonderful place. True if you're white, male, and heterosexual. > Seriously go for a road trip and expand your mind. So maybe my initial thought was out-of-context. I do agree on the beauty of t
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Isn't this really all industries? Suppose you wanted to get into being a real estate broker. It's all about who you know.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Hillary Clinton had Donald Trump beat by millions in the popular vote. I suspected it was more or less the same conservative base, with Democratic voters less enthusiastic in rural/suburban America.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Your children can always borrow for college. You can't borrow for retirement, so it makes sense to prioritize retirement savings. I agree, though, that the purchasing power is nowhere near 1987 and that the plateau comes earlier. I sup
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Are there vocational programs beyond those 20-week'ish coding schools? Because those don't seem to equip people with quite enough skill.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I'm a bit sympathetic to the idea that the American dream, when compared to the average paycheck, just doesn't add up for most people. I don't empathize with the poor financial choices folks make to place their expectations a
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I'm one of those coastal elites. Early career, so ballpark around this salary. I have some student loan debt, but my portion of the rent is only $1,000 a month plus utilities (I split a place). I spend about $2,500 a month. And I sock
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
A lot of things of business value go like this, for example: go build this UI in React, etc. You don't need the ability to significantly return something back to academia to do that. You just need good coding mechanics.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I don't think industry needs every CS graduate to produce something novel. The work of many is just building upon the work of others.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
The Social Security fund kind of sounds like what is described in the fourth paragraph.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Let's say you get brought on, and it's clear that you aren't a fit in the first two weeks. They still have the rolodex of other candidates they picked -- they could easily extend an offer to #2. Flight + hotel should not be a
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
If there were a better way, we would be doing it. Recruiting is half science, half art. There is no formulaic way to guarantee you'll find the perfect hire. There likely never will be. People are fickle -- you could find the perfect pe
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
The claim that it is tightly regulated could be subject to debate. The amount of regulatory capture currently occurring plus what occurred in the previous decades squarely classifies the United States as a plutocracy. The AT&T merger ma
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Is this employer-provided health care? Sounds like you're receiving is subsidized. Living on $18k a year would be rough. Are you splitting an apartment? How much would you be paying if you had kids and needed another bedroom? Again, co
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
So you earn 18k, save 5.5k, and live off 12.5k? Do you have any assets, such as paid off home, that would significantly reduce your monthly expenses? Context would be key here.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Can you really boil down all financial decisions to an algorithm? For example, should I pay off a low-interest mortgage earlier with higher monthly payments, or should I invest each marginal dollar in a low-cost index fund? There's cer
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I feel like you haven't lived on $25k/yr, at least not without the help of student loans or family. You take FICA out, some federal/state taxes, you've got less than $2k a month. That doesn't stretch too far in some
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Anecdotal, but my experience has been women working much harder than men. And I say that as a male.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Fair enough. The first four words of my post do violate the policy, but the following words, which make up 95% of the content, do add to the discussion and make an important point.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Yeah, I'd imagine as a homeowner, I'd want projects (at least those where the outcome matters visually), to have that professionalism. I kind of would want to be a bit further up the learning curve, but if you only have 1 or 2 bed
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Would you say, for example, your painting is good as a professionals (e.g., paint lines are straight with respect to adjacent walls / ceiling, etc)? As someone who anticipates being a homeowner in a few years, I wonder if it's pos
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Start with putting in an effort with the employer, and your final means would be the justice system. It's the law. But you could start with the manager, move on to HR, move on to the courts if you need to. And don't skip levels. O
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Yeah, but a non-pot smoking worker (vs the pot smoker), both sober while on the job, are equally as likely to make a mistake.
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
> One way to handle it is to be upfront with your employer. This tends not to work. It's a medical condition. Employers need to provide reasonable accommodations if you're able to fulfill the job. Are you able to do the job on
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I imagine that there is probably an issue with these workers making half of what software engineers make, but with higher expectation of no drug use. I'd imagine recreational drug use is even greater in lower-waged workers. Culturally,
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
I think there is some truth to what we're both saying. At my particular company, the koolaid has always been about how innovate and exciting the work is. But you get in and spend a lot of your time fixing bugs and working on old, monol
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Yeah, if a person really feels the need to sleep in, I can't imagine their productivity would be much different if you had a culture for pressuring for adhering to schedules. I think many people to fail to realize that writing software
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by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Maybe there are some engagement issues? Do people feel connected to the work and to their peers? I've observed increases in this type of behavior when things aren't going so well. When people feel like they are shipping software t

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