afastow

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by afastow 10y ago
I can assemble ideas and communicate them just fine, but yes I also often brainstorm half-formed ideas with teammates. This is intentional, not a accident or because I can't think for myself. It's a process that I (and others) fin
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by afastow 10y ago
The point I'm trying to get across is that I don't think you are wrong but I do think we are different. I agree that chat and calls and email all are beneficial. I use them all every day and they work very well. I agree that writi
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by afastow 10y ago
See my other reply https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13464828 But the summary is that it that the communications we have are not really a problem. I think I came off as stronger than I meant. It's more the conversat
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by afastow 10y ago
Basically there are lots of times where I want to have a very brief informal conversation but chat isn't high enough bandwidth(I have to spend 3 minutes writing a paragraph that won't communicate what I'm trying to say as cle
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by afastow 10y ago
I always feel very conflicted about remote work. It doesn't work for me personally, I never work remotely unless special circumstances force me to for a day or two. But I realize that is a personal preference and many people have the e
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by afastow 10y ago
> If I'm an employer, why ban me from asking some question to a prospective employee? The reason to ban employers from asking this specific question is because it makes it easier to perpetuate a cycle where a person who is underpaid
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by afastow 10y ago
Given you are posting on hacker news there is a high chance you are in the tech industry. What you are describing is far easier for tech employees than it is for employees in most other fields. I am in the tech industry but have several fri
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by afastow 10y ago
I can agree it's honest but being honest doesn't suddenly make it good from the employee's perspective. I'm not saying a fixed contribution is a terrible decision that will ruin all hope of hiring/keeping good emplo
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by afastow 10y ago
Contributing a fixed amount will control healthcare costs but it's going to make you less attractive to employees since all you are doing is passing the uncertainty on to them.
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by afastow 10y ago
> If anything the opt out should be further restricted. You may opt out, but you'd need a valid reason. Any held superstition should not be grounds. This is insane and a reason why some people would be against "opt-in by defaul