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Ask HN: What is the single most important decision you took in your life
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Bootstrapped, Profitable and Proud: Our Journey to $1M+ ARR at Phusion(blog.phusion.nl)
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by howandwhy 10y ago
Option 1: Talk to a immigration lawyer specialized in Swiss immigration system. Option 2: Talk to your future employer if they can arrange at least remote working for initial few months and if you are not able to gather paper works then rev
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by howandwhy 10y ago
Talk to your future employer if they can arrange at least remote working for initial few months and if you are not able to gather paper works then revise the process. Meanwhile you will have breathing room to look for ways that you can trav
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One more proof:Interviewing on whiteboard does not work(medium.freecodecamp.com)
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by howandwhy 10y ago
Yea, it is easy when you are single and are from Europe or US. But for somebody like me who has lot of limitation like ailing parents at home, siblings to take care of and immigration issues then it gets difficult to get out of country. And
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by howandwhy 10y ago
I agree it may not when compared to a top school for MBA or Computer Science. Still it opens more opportunity such as consulting in Big 3 or your boss has more contacts in pharma industry so there is a chance you will get some entry level
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by howandwhy 10y ago
The fundamental principle about doing science has changed. It has come from becoming a true scientist(born with natural curiosity towards natures, physics, understanding and exploring fundamentals principles of physics, life and matter) to
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by howandwhy 10y ago
it should be written as "Cheap Labor". I can vouch this as I went to graduate school where I worked for 5 years at 8-10 hours/day including Saturday and Sunday for $12,000/year to get a PhD in Biological Science. And it
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by howandwhy 10y ago
Ah. got it. I suspect they discourage people older than 30 assuming it will be tough to get a position in a age-biased job market? May be. Just my guess.
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by howandwhy 10y ago
It can be a drop who is already a developer in Bay Area. But not for a person who is struggling to make ends meet in small cities and rural areas. Especially somebody with a family to feed and student loans. Heck I was paid close to minimum
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by howandwhy 10y ago
I am currently 41, went to a Coding bootcamp in Bay area and after I graduated, I struggled to find a job for 6-8 months but ultimately succeeded to land one as a developer job. But I have had to drop $12k on tuition which I think it will t