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by metabro 3y ago
This doesn’t mesh with my experience. I work at big tech co that went through massive rounds of layoffs. The criteria was a mixed bag. A lot of it was just entire products and associated teams being dismantled. Also, one can make the argume
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by metabro 3y ago
From a product analytics perspective I’d suggest : 1. Think of a product that exists. Define a goal for the product and success metrics you will use. Dau, mau, user retention,incremental revenue etc. 2. Come up with gaurd rail metrics 3. D
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by metabro 3y ago
Meta does and I’d assume other faangs as well
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by metabro 3y ago
>Being based in the SFBA, I have a strong preference for remote work I would assume the opposite since meta is also based in sfba. If you were based in New Mexico instead this would make sense.
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by metabro 3y ago
It’s kind of the same question as to why do companies like meta have their own data engineering and analytics org. Can’t software engineers do that? In my experience they can but not well. They could acquire the skills but it would take tim
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by metabro 3y ago
I worked remotely from 2014 and then switched employers and a chose to be onsite after the pandemic. Reason being it’s so much easier to ramp in person and build trust with colleagues. I now go in a couple times a week on days when I have a
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by metabro 3y ago
Senior sw make a base salary of 165k and principal at 216k. Do you. Consider these low? https://www.levels.fyi/companies/spacex/salaries/software-en...
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by metabro 4y ago
Bay Area remote workers at top paying companies aren’t competing internationally so much as across the US. Wages might go down across the board vs going up in other places due to the race to the bottom nature of these things. But housing an
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by metabro 4y ago
I agree that it increases equality but it’s a race to the lowest common denominator. If we just look at the US for instance. Assume typical Bay Area engineer makes 250k/yr. Rest of the country (exclude tech hubs), that number is <13
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Ask HN: Is being remote affecting your job search?
20 points by metabro 4y ago|28 comments
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by metabro 4y ago
I know a lot of Saudi’s and also lived in the country. You are referring to a very small minority that practices polygamy. Most Saudi’s are in a monogamous marriage.
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by metabro 4y ago
I’m relatively new to the area and work and family is where my time has been spent. Now that I don’t have to work for a few months I have time to spare. Any suggestions in how to meet friends , particularly here?
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Ask HN: How to make the most out of my break from work?
3 points by metabro 4y ago|5 comments
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by metabro 4y ago
Is it made up that finances are one of the primary reasons for divorce? Also, that women tend to leave more so than men if the men make significantly less (or none) than them?
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by metabro 4y ago
Silicone valley type company or quant fund type companies. Target those.
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by metabro 4y ago
There already has been a sharp downturn in the markets. Equity markets are forward looking so not sure why wait? Why not dollar cost average from here on out?
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by metabro 4y ago
Your last 2 sentences conflict with point 1 and 2. If companies don’t need as many employees in tech where the bloat is then why would they hire them back in the same proportion with new jobs? If they hire them back in a much smaller propor
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by metabro 4y ago
> It's a one man show and the only goal is to keep morale high among employees. I guess Elon is doing it wrong
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by metabro 4y ago
There’s plenty of “big goals” on ig, Twitter and tiktok. It also has a very grifter vibe but it’s hard to separate the 2. I find this community to be one of the few places where people aren’t trying to constantly up sell themselves and that
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by metabro 4y ago
You seem deeply unhappy and dissatisfied with how your life turned out. I sometimes find myself there as well. It’s really not a good place to be. I hope you are getting the fundamentals - exercise, sunlight, sleep, nutrition. When one or a
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by metabro 4y ago
Yes I think having a paid off house would probably go along way in reducing my anxiety. But It’s not tenable in Bay Area. At least not at my income/wealth. I’m assuming you don’t live in california?
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by metabro 4y ago
Interviewing takes time and I hate the leetcode grind so never have the motivation too. I know I’m making excuses and this is probably one of the more pragmatic steps I could take.
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by metabro 4y ago
Would it pay as well as big tech co? In the Bay Area where I live that might cause me more anxiety. I could leave but I’d be further from family and further from tech jobs. Feels like I might trade one anxiety for another.
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by metabro 4y ago
Yes, I was diagnosed with anxiety but gave not been consistent with sessions. I feel I often have a hard time articulating what I’m anxious about.
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by metabro 4y ago
Yes the savings does not include my retirement accounts. What would you suggest for networking. I could respond to more recruiters I leave on read on LinkedIn. What else can I or should I do?
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by metabro 4y ago
Couple years of savings accounting for debt which namely is a car loan. Costs me 600/month. No other debt.
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Ask HN: How do I start feeling secure financially as a tech worker?
100 points by metabro 4y ago|93 comments
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by metabro 4y ago
I’ll bite. 1. Access to tech campus and seeing people in person. 2. Access to plenty of tech jobs (if layed off) and in person vs remote isn’t of much consequence. If remote work is here to stay 2023 and onward I likely won’t be here in 20
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by metabro 4y ago
Yup. Right now I’m renting. Not great but it’s ok. But in a year I plan to start house shopping and it’s not going to be in the Bay Area.
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by metabro 4y ago
I’d like to provide another data point for perspective. I rent a single family home with a 2 car garage and 3 bedrooms for under 3500. I am under 20 minutes from Palo Alto. 20 minutes to San Jose. Have access to the Bart which takes me unde

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