froaway4job

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by froaway4job 4y ago
I did a lot of leetcode when I first started. Nowadays, and especially in this market, it's not hard to find companies not doing any leetcode style interviews. If you have a decent GitHub profile and years of experience you can outrigh
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by froaway4job 4y ago
For my own sake I'm probably going to be completely anon, but you should check out the following site for a community of overemployed folks: https://overemployed.com/
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I guess technically the math works out that way :) In my opinion I'm seriously mediocre as an engineer. Slightly above average at best. I'm just good at managing my time, which is more of a business/personal skill than any en
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I think it's an apt analogy. You seem to be implying that all landlords are huge corporations that are gobbling up all the properties out there. Individual landlords like myself are small time. I'm pretty much a mom and pop restau
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I also dislike working at these places. This is something I'll be doing for a few years and then leaving corporate life with a big pile.
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I was going to spend some time justifying my rental portfolio but alas I fear it will fall on deaf ears. Thank you for your somewhat constructive criticism. I'm sorry to hear that you feel that way. Given your username, I assume you ar
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I purposely job hunt for low performing teams/companies who are willing to pay for experience. Also, managing my calendar religiously is a must.
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by froaway4job 4y ago
Senior to Staff positions at medium to large private or mid cap public companies expect little from their engineers :). Definitely not 10x and I suck at leetcode style problems. I'm probably a 2xer who acts like a 1xer. That's the
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by froaway4job 4y ago
Currently at 1.8m ish total comp: - 1.2m cash - 300k RSUs (probably worthless or I leave before 4 year vesting cliff) - 200k equity (only one job is at a publicly traded company) - <150k cash bonus
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by froaway4job 4y ago
Maybe, which means yes it is legal. Will anybody come after me? Doubt it's worth it to come after an engineer making 250K and will work at your company for less than 2 years.
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by froaway4job 4y ago
I've been working multiple remote jobs for the past 4 years. I'm currently working 4 full time engineering roles and a part time contract. It's been tough but a great experience. The main struggle is scheduling and making sur
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by froaway4job 5y ago
I work around 40-50 hours per week. Most of the teams that I work on are pretty low performing and the actual work involved isn't too bad. I try not to submit anything early when I'm finished.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
I became a multi millionaire this past decade, and I think it's now become even easier to become one. Here are the steps I took: 1. Work remotely 2. Live in a low cost of living area 3. Work multiple remote jobs (I currently wo
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Wow. I need to step my game up... I've been working 4 jobs SWE roles remotely (3 full time, 1 part time) for several years now. I have to admit that the most challenging aspect of working multiple jobs is finding the right balance of w
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Uncomfortable/unpopular reasons: 1. More money, companies are throwing money at engineers 2. Companies are having trouble hiring and it's getting easier to get a job 3. Inflation concerns, need more money 4. Most jobs su
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Agreed. I'm fully aware that the pay jump train ends sometime. I recommend people take advantage of this tactic when they're young. My own tactic is to move jobs often, but also take on multiple remote roles at the same time.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Agreed. I shouldn't have assumed the OP was an engineer. This strategy is definitely software engineering specific for the most part.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
There isn't a law requiring companies to give COLA raises so most companies won't. The reason they don't need to? You're not accounting for COLA yourself, so why should a company? Do COLA adjustments in your own job&#x2F
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by froaway4job 5y ago
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nice-try In all seriousness, I create a new profile whenever I get a new job and would not be sharing any details here.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
I have to work at places that have staggered standups and meetings. 7am standup here, 10 am standup there. That kind of thing. I miss the occasional random meeting but I let people know. I also underachieve in terms of moving up the corpora
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by froaway4job 5y ago
That's literally what the article is describing, and most people wouldn't consider that fraud, merely incompetence or poor corporate incentives. I'm just leaning into the expectations and ironically doing it better?
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by froaway4job 5y ago
> True it may not be a crime, but every company I've worked for (mostly "big tech") has a clause in my contract saying that I can't work another full-time job. If I were, and they found out, I'd probably get fire
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Bingo. I think people have a hard time understanding this. I always get asked, "What happens if you get fired?", I have 4 jobs... I certainly don't want to lose a job, but it's not a big deal to me. Also, finding a new j
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Never come close at all. Been doing the multiple full time job thing for several years. As long as you're getting work done and communicating fairly well people don't seem to question things. Getting the right meeting cadence down
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Genius! Except that level of pretending to work is almost too much work.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
Yep, I've asked before and consulted a few lawyers. Not actually fraud. Kind of a grey area unless I'm explicitly stealing trade secrets or IP. As for getting fired, I've never been fired but I've also never been caught.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
None of my employers have sold my info like that... yet. Also, it's not illegal to have another form of income, even a W2 income.
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by froaway4job 5y ago
I genuinely love the rise of performative work culture. I am someone who spent years frustrated by the performative BS at my workplaces. Actually being proactive was not as important as achieving some superficial engineering task that didn&
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by froaway4job 5y ago
It's not advice. It's just what I do. I've never had a contract that explicitly stated I couldn't work multiple jobs. (I work multiple full time jobs now)
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by froaway4job 5y ago
I think it's really cool that this particular employee had a great quitting experience. However, this is the worst advice I have ever read. Good experiences should not be translated into advice. Your employer is not your friend. You ma

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