apwell23

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by apwell23 2y ago
all the philosophy majors i know are working class ( baristas and such)
602.
by apwell23 2y ago
whats the relevance of them being a 'philosophy major' ?
603.
by apwell23 2y ago
just like management class in any typical corporation
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by apwell23 2y ago
yes pbly more common that europe . even i worked two jobs at one point to double my income to like 700k/yr but it was very hard to sustain that beyond 1 yr. i know many ppl who've done it for years.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> Though what would also help if you had an explanation for why we tend to hear these stories mostly from the US because internet is dominated by 'stories mostly from US'
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by apwell23 2y ago
its not common but i know nothing can convince you of that
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by apwell23 2y ago
never worked more than 40hr/week (including hellhole amazon). i get 28 days pto now and unlimited sick days. > If I calculate my hourly salary it's better than what I was paid by US companies prbly not.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> Low salaries typically imply finding a job is easier, because more potential employers can afford to pay you. Can you add any kind of evidence, argument, anything? sorry i forgot to add "typically" which apparently is a licen
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by apwell23 2y ago
> US employees are more comparable to UK contractors in terms of rights and pay did you account for rsu value too or just basepay/hours . now that i am a perm employee a big share of my comp comes from rsu.
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by apwell23 2y ago
this doesn't make sense. so why do usa companies hire contractors then? I worked as a contractor for decades and made 150% what perm employees made.
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by apwell23 2y ago
low eu salaries implies finding job is hard. fact.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> In my experience there is very little respect for "the human" being laid off in US companies its much easier to find another job in US because of this though.
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by apwell23 2y ago
weird
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by apwell23 2y ago
> non-AI program ensures that they're actually, consistently applied that would be ironic give ppl using these tools are using it write code that have consistent outputs.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> t’s almost always the right decision to place very little value ($0) on the stock option component of your offer one of my coworkers at databricks say their TC is like 900k or something based on some BS imaginary options value. lol .
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by apwell23 2y ago
> And don't let me get started with Sam Altman. would love to hear more about this. I made a post asking more about sam altman last year after hearing paul graham quote call him 'micheal jordan of listening' https:/
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by apwell23 2y ago
most ppl have near zero chance of getting to principal engineer at google. but getting to mediocre paper pushing managment job is achievable for most .
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by apwell23 2y ago
oh you are a mind reader now ? great
619.
by apwell23 2y ago
i have them. knockoff crocs suck. why ?
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by apwell23 2y ago
knockoff crocs suck. i have them. why ?
621.
by apwell23 2y ago
yea all voting population voted. ironic comment talking about intelligence.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> Interviewing is not a presentation, it's a conversation, and having a simulated other side can be helpful. i got a high paying job at meta once i started see it as 'presentation' and not a 'conversation' . I pl
623.
by apwell23 2y ago
> You built and shipped a critical service for a (larger) org. > You wrote a famous tool > You contribute to a popular open source tool > You wrote a book that is often mentioned all this will brand you as 'super nerd'
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by apwell23 2y ago
i've used scala for over 8 yrs everyday and i agree with your assessment. Even intellij has no idea sometimes about what the hell is going on. It throws up compile errors when there none.
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by apwell23 2y ago
> Europe itself moving to get away from an unreliable schizophrenic ally Are your referring to greenland gaining independence from denmark? good for them . Why is denmark so hesitant to give up control of greenland if thats what ppl of g
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by apwell23 2y ago
> IMHO this is the big story here. Its not until we actually see numbers. This guy could be making up/exaggerating ( "everyone" really?) these stories, because thats what ppl do on the internet. These type of protests usu
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by apwell23 2y ago
thats common everywhere though
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by apwell23 2y ago
i am talking about all the hilarious whining thats goin on over tarrifs and what not after they just genocided whole continents. Trump might be the biggest bufoon of all time but he is giving euros a little taste of their own medicine and
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by apwell23 2y ago
> According to the EU's highest court they did and that's all that matters Its like saying Euros shouldn't be upset by american tariffs because they are legal per american laws and thats all that matters. I still don'
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by apwell23 2y ago
> perhaps you should get in touch with your government to have them lifted. Lead by example, and all that. ok i will reach out to Indian govt about usa's canada tariffs

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