gotaran

10 ms·

61.
by gotaran 4y ago
Since OP is coming from SF, 100k+ feels like an absurdly low bar. That said, it shouldn't be too hard to get something close to Bay Area compensation in NYC.
62.
by gotaran 4y ago
A resounding YES. I'm a straight single guy, in my early 30s. I just moved a couple months ago after living in SF for 10 years, but I regularly visited NYC for 4 weeks every year, so I had some idea of what I was getting into. Here&#x2
63.
by gotaran 5y ago
Enough with the Morgan Housel spam.
64.
by gotaran 5y ago
It’s highly unprofessional for someone to disclose a job search to your current manager. I wouldn’t expect that to happen. Back channel references are a thing, but even they’re becoming less and less common
65.
by gotaran 5y ago
Haha, another Bay Area tech person here. A manager pulled that line on me, after he canned all my projects, and when I was dealing with COVID burnout and a bunch of family issues. I casually reached out to a few former managers, interviewed
66.
by gotaran 6y ago
I'm a burnt out security focussed software engineer of 9 years. I worked at 2 well-known Bay Area tech companies. The first 7 years were incredibly rewarding, but now I'm taking a year off the job market. At the end of my tenure,
67.
by gotaran 6y ago
> For some reason we can manage to prevent drunk agro people entering a club with the wrong shoes At least in the US, dress codes in nightclubs exist as a deterrent to individuals with gang affiliations. It's pretty racist. Guess wh
68.
by gotaran 6y ago
How the fuck is this not on the front page of HN?
69.
by gotaran 6y ago
Yes, we're in agreement. A coworker of mine pointed me to the book Accelerate [1], which I admittedly still haven't read, which also mentions that organizations where management tries to make sure engineers are at 100% utilization
70.
by gotaran 6y ago
Shouldn't that be part of your core responsibilities and not "20% time"?
71.
by gotaran 6y ago
Fauci still recommends getting the vaccinated. It would lengthen your immunity.
72.
by gotaran 6y ago
This doesn't answer your question, but it's worth pointing out that what "worked" for Sweden wouldn't necessarily work or flatten the curve elsewhere. Sweden has a healthy population, tons of spare healthcare capaci
73.
by gotaran 6y ago
I'd even go as far as label some of these behaviors as toxic, and not micromanagement. "Every task needs your approval" and "You need to be cc’d on every email" show that you, as a manager, are just a paper pusher w
74.
by gotaran 6y ago
I wonder how the calculus plays out. You could be local but within "commuting distance" of the office, which could include Sacramento, Tracy, etc. for an SF office. I think you could get a 2BR in Sac for the price of a studio in S
75.
by gotaran 6y ago
I also moved from SF to small town Illinois, and oddly enough my spending in SF pre-Covid and in IL now are about the same. In SF, I had a rent controlled spot and lived with 4 roommates. It didn't matter much because I spent most of m
76.
by gotaran 6y ago
Yes, because saving a dollar is saving a dollar, no matter where you go. Say I make $150k/yr after taxes in Silicon Valley and spend $6000/mo, which is about $72k/yr. Which means I save $78k/yr (and savings compound over
77.
by gotaran 6y ago
I think it's effectively closer to 2X than 4X. When I started as a new grad, I also had some RSUs and a sign on bonus. My employer didn't go public then, so my RSUs were not liquid, but I'd say my compensation was effectively
78.
by gotaran 6y ago
Gell-Mann seemed to insinuate that Feynman just made up most of his stories [1]. And even if they were true, he lived in a different era. Social norms have evolved considerably since then. Still, IME it's clear that gender dynamics are
79.
by gotaran 6y ago
I like Hinge's blog: http://hingeirl.com/ . It has some solid tips. Besides that, I haven't found anything else too useful and mostly learned by putting myself out there and making a ton of mistakes. That's no
80.
by gotaran 6y ago
If you're single, dating. Especially online dating. Depending on you upbringing, this is similar to personal finance, where nobody really teaches you what to do, and there's a lot of "seduction" or "red pill" t
81.
by gotaran 6y ago
Yeah, counterintuitively buying a TV helped. It's better for my sanity than going full cold turkey on Netflix.
82.
by gotaran 6y ago
Haha, well it's the same spot I was living in when I was making $120k + non-liquid RSUs. And since it was rent controlled, I never bothered to move. I'd be paying $3000 more if were to move into a 1BR, and I would rather spend tha
83.
by gotaran 6y ago
Thanks, that's actually great advice. I can't move back home - my parents aren't in the US and with border closures and tax implications I don't want to risk international travel now. I don't have any visa issues th
84.
by gotaran 6y ago
About $450k all in (not FAANG but a mid sized public company in SF I'm sure you've heard of). Fwiw, it wasn't a terrible living space before the pandemic; it just isn't conducive to WFH situations. I'd found that re
85.
by gotaran 6y ago
Oh yeah, definitely. I held on to my place in SF because it was a rent controlled spot that I clinged on to, but with rents crashing and the quality of life in SF worsening, I've considered terminating my lease and putting my stuff in
86.
by gotaran 6y ago
> - If possible (this is hard or impossible for some), set up a dedicated work space This is the real killer IMO. It's impossible to focus in a studio apartment. It's where I cook, eat, drink, sleep, Netflix, and now work.
87.
by gotaran 6y ago
Not to minimize the struggles of suburban parents, but I do feel they might be divorced from what single urban life is like right now. As a "younger" (30 year old) tech employee, in addition to living in a cramped space with 3 roo