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by layoff_payoff 3y ago
> If this is true, then why do we find so many introverts in online forums? I find writing is more cerebral than verbalizing. I can take an idea, interrogate it before putting it in writing - and then read, edit and re-read it before po
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by layoff_payoff 4y ago
$300/year to the state of Delaware works out to less than a dollar a day. The LLC is a pass-through entity (single member), so federal taxes will be handled with my personal tax filing. The lack of profits keeps my bookkeeping and taxe
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by layoff_payoff 4y ago
> I imagine it is a tiny fraction of the people getting laid off that go that route - imo, most are out applying for jobs. Speaking for myself; I'm doing both. I applied for a job, and I am also working on my own company on the side
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by layoff_payoff 4y ago
2 reasons: the first is to show myself how I'm now "serious" about this; I've always have half-assed projects I mentally considered to be hobbies, but these experiments will be different. The second reason is related - I
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by layoff_payoff 4y ago
I was laid of in November, started interviewing a week later. I got about 50% response on my applications; I bombed most of them at various stages (I should have increased prep time by another week or 2). I got an offer in early January and
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by layoff_payoff 4y ago
I hope this comes back to bite big tech in the ass. As far as I can see, the sequence of events were: 1. Employ a large number of tech workers and upskill them with state of the art practices. 2. Throw lots of money at them, so they can bui