johnward

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by johnward 6y ago
Some anecdotal stats from my experience being a consultant with both megacorps and smaller gov contractor. The hourly rate is about $200 an hour on average. This is for a senior, highly specialized, engineer type role. Megacorp paid me abou
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by johnward 6y ago
> Reddit was 5x cheaper than the next cheapest source I applaud anyone that can monetize the reddit audience. I've dabbled in their ad platform and had no luck at all.
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by johnward 6y ago
Reminds me of this episode of tales from the trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1h9OjS8NTw This one too (sees the same entity as his friend): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHLpB38LNg4
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by johnward 6y ago
> You don’t know what you want, what the job really is, the or application process isn’t properly structured. I interviewed at Google. The position description versus what I was interviewed on were two worlds apart. Like the position men
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by johnward 6y ago
> Workers that were unable to commute to a physical office were forced to leave the company. I was at IBM during this time. As a consultant, my boss fought to keep us remote. In some cases people were told to go back to the office but ph
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by johnward 6y ago
I left IBM by choice to become an IBM sub-contractor. I was paid better and had better benefits. I don't really see how IBM is saving money here.
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by johnward 6y ago
The potential US civil war that is unfolding before our eyes.
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by johnward 6y ago
I'm happy finding a mixture of medicine that seems to work for me and has been for a couple years now. It took me over 20 years to get to this point though. Most of this time was just me actually realizing a problem then taking a coupl
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by johnward 6y ago
> Medication cures symptoms of depression but cannot fix the underlying problems causing it. Sometimes those underlying conditions are brain chemistry though. The pills work for a lot of people. My Bi Polar depression doesn't seem t
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by johnward 6y ago
Does anyone think this will start a trend of de-centralizing Silicon Valley? I'm just wondering what the world looks like if these companies continue to have remote employees. Will there be a need for an HQ in such a high cost area?
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by johnward 6y ago
My experience is similar and I'm pretty certain it's because I'm friends with so many people from my hometown who are all mostly conservatives. So I get a lot of conspiracy theories and stuff. I guess I should just start unfr
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by johnward 6y ago
I also disagree. If you are able to pass leetcode style test you have a very good chance at getting into a FAANG. It seems to be all they really care about.
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by johnward 6y ago
"If you have a professional job, your plan will typically be pretty good". Define good. I'd say 80% insurance, 20% co-pay is good in the US.
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by johnward 6y ago
Is working for Amazon really worth a slight pay bump? I feel like MS would at least recognize you're a human.
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by johnward 6y ago
Seattle seems about like Pittsburgh with less snow and more job opportunities. It was beautiful the times I've worked out there. I could probably live there. https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-cities/pittsburgh_pa&
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by johnward 6y ago
These are entry level salaries? I guess the cost of living in Ohio is dirt cheap but I would guess an entry level salary to be half of that now. Edit: I guess the cost of living is way less than half though.
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by johnward 6y ago
I bought a dumb Samsung in like 2006 as a display model that still works and you have a presumably newer smart TV that is basically broken because of a software update. Ridiculous.
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by johnward 6y ago
Yeah. Text captcha/Recaptcha can be solved by spammers. The more advanced the more cpu time it burns up but it still does little to stop them. It just makes it super inconvenient for me to solve. Sometimes they aren't even human r
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by johnward 6y ago
I use a mixture of both. My meds are definitely the key but I do feel better mentally and physically when I eat low carb. The combination is working great for my bi-polar depression.
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by johnward 6y ago
The value of LinkedIn is getting contacted by clueless recruiters and "wealth managers" /s
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by johnward 6y ago
> I need to brush up for nauseating leet-code hazing trivia dumb shit I know this isn't your main point but as someone who is interviewing this really hits at home. These leetcode interviews kill me.
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by johnward 6y ago
"Everyone would have to sit two meters apart, which means two times the square feet, which means two times the rent." Ugh. If the office isn't already sitting me 6 feet apart from someone then I don't want to work there.
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by johnward 6y ago
DDG is good enough for me usually. I very rarely find myself using !g to go to google. Usually, when I do it's to see where my own sites rank on google. I do find google better at local search, which makes sense since they know more ab
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by johnward 6y ago
>"LinkedIn is pretty much useless for my level of contracting. I get tons of inquiries and the second I mention my rate they either laugh or think that I'm being difficult." I've found this to be the norm for me also.
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by johnward 6y ago
I'm the opposite. I think it's just a personality trait. I'm more introverted and socially anxious so I feel much more comfortable at home by myself. I've been remote for 8 years now and I hope I never have to go back to
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by johnward 6y ago
I actually left IBM to become an IBM subcontractor. I was treated better, paid better, and had better benefits.
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by johnward 7y ago
I've done transcranial magnetic stimulation for my bipolar depression. Didn't seem to help. It's a pain to try to work and go for treatments every day. Meds work better for me.
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by johnward 7y ago
I was pushed several times to get a patent when I worked at IBM. I never did it because I didn't think anything I really did was an "invention". I think they have a whole team dedicated to ghost writing patents.
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by johnward 7y ago
IBM has so many generic patents. I wonder why they don't sue more companies? I guess maybe they settle under the radar.
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by johnward 7y ago
I'm the same way. 10-12 hours of sleep is optimal for me. I also have apnea.

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