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3001.
by badpun 9y ago
I wonder if it will be true in this century. 20th century was exceptional for US economy, allowing for huge growth and hence great returns on stocks. The playing field looks very different now, though. Personally, given the circumstances, I
3002.
by badpun 9y ago
In which part - is the job not dreadful, or pay just average? BTW this was obviously a gross generalization that was only signalling that such jobs exists and that there is a significant amount of them. At the same time, most finance coding
3003.
by badpun 9y ago
My impression is that a lot of coding jobs in finance are like that - the offices are ugly, the business people more chaotic and sociopath than in other industries, the working conditions poor (terrible tools, security tying your hands etc.
3004.
by badpun 9y ago
Large amounts of global inequality are because, to the very recent times, most of the people in the world lived under communism, which kept them in poverty (often extreme). The rest of the world was lucky to enjoy massive increase of standa
3005.
by badpun 9y ago
Any cat kept in a flat above ground level is pretty much an indoor cat. In some countries, most people don’t live in houses, but in flats.
3006.
by badpun 9y ago
The amends with victims are, at least in case of Polish people, more of an excuse than anything else. For example - my grandma’s father was bestially exploited and murdered in Auschwitz, leaving her without a father at the age of nine. More
3007.
by badpun 9y ago
Isn’t it very common for democracies to have a government created by a single party (provided it got enough votes)?
3008.
by badpun 9y ago
Isn’t it a bit weird to donate to some other kid a toy that you consider not so good for your own child?
3009.
by badpun 9y ago
In my impression, people who have been coding for 5 years already have plenty of experience, esp. if they are enthusiastic about learning. They may not be team lead material yet, but they should make a fine individual contributor.
3010.
by badpun 9y ago
Interesting, a right to light is actually mandated in my home country (Poland). Here’s a photo of bizzarely shaped hotel because of it: https://t-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/172/172445...
3011.
by badpun 9y ago
I have similar experiences. Try to have a design whiteboarding session remotely...
3012.
by badpun 9y ago
My impression is that coding requires more energy and enthusiasm (so, in other words, internal motivation) to do a good job than many other professions. Hence 5 year exp "senior" can do a better job than a jaded and complacent 15
3013.
by badpun 9y ago
> Ten years later, he's broke Sounds like bad planning (or a lot of bad luck).
3014.
by badpun 9y ago
Dunno what it's for specifically, I just spoke with a guy who procured such contracts in a large bank.
3015.
by badpun 9y ago
Yes and yes. However the government seems keen on making the tax situation worse, introducing new laws which tighten the noose every couple of years, so it's entirely possible that it will get bad in the next 5-10 years. Also, for non-
3016.
by badpun 9y ago
Yes there's a limit, but with contracting rates reaching 2500 GBP per day (a real life example) I'm fine with that limit.
3017.
by badpun 9y ago
> And your next contract might go down, which is unlike a salary. and you’re exempt from climbing the ladder to a corporate position where the really big bucks are. My impression is that the big bucks are actually in contracting, unless
3018.
by badpun 9y ago
Dunno about Ukraine and Russia, but here in Poland it's standard for senior-ish devs to make $3k-$5k per month. More than that is also possible, but uncommon.
3019.
by badpun 9y ago
> I assume you mean Google/Facebook/Amazon/Apple He meant "the other big four", i.e. consulting companies.
3020.
by badpun 9y ago
Software development contractor, about 100k Euro/year after taxes, 10 years of experience, Poland.