magus_pwnsen

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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
I worked in finance, where incentive pay is substantial, and it has benefits as well as problems. Salaries in finance are low-average by NYC/Chicago standards, while bonuses are high-- starting at 25-75% for junior positions, and rising to
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
I'm in New York, where dress is a bit more formal due to the Wall Street sphere of influence. However, the position I have in mind has nothing to do with finance. What defines a good and bad cover letter, in your opinion? What mistakes do t
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
Generally, I don't, and my last job was at a hedge fund. (Sailors, I hear, have a reputation for "cursing like a trader".) I get nervous enough about other people reading my code as it is; no need to make the process (imperceptibly) more v
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Interviewing for startups : are formal cover letters + suits necessary, neutral, or harmful?
22 points by magus_pwnsen 18y ago|80 comments
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
The problem is that drawing energy out of crops is very inefficient. Plants are very good at generating the complex organic molecules we need to ingest in order to survive, but pretty inefficient when we just want lots of energy. We need sa
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
Hmf. My bugs have created seg-faults, memory leaks, etc., but never oil. I suck.
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
A lot of great opportunities appear during difficult times. For smart people under 30, the coming "next Great Depression" is a boon. For as long as we've been alive, social connections have mattered a lot more than hard work and talent. Tha
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by magus_pwnsen 18y ago
Answering others' phones, with unknown callers, is one of those responsibilities that low-ranking workers always prefer to pass on to someone else. Answering phones sucks. The downside is that one might inadvertently offend an important p