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by peacemaker 11y ago
15 years now and no, back when I started I wouldn't have expected a sign-on bonus or such a large salary. If you're in one of the major hubs though you can expect six figures early on, within 2-4 years depending the skillset and
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by peacemaker 11y ago
Resume-wise he can just not put the position on there, it's easily explained away by a break traveling/freelancing etc. As for financially, I agree with you for the most part. I'd still rather take the hit on the money and g
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by peacemaker 11y ago
Life is short and precious and you could die tomorrow. 7 months IS a long time if you are hating every day. I think you're giving bad advice saying "Quit being a baby". That's the kind of advice that gets people stuck
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by peacemaker 11y ago
I was in almost the same situation as you a while ago, though the sign-on bonus was slightly less than yours it was still a large chunk to just pay back. In the end, I couldn't stand being at the job another 8+ months and so left and n
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by peacemaker 11y ago
While I agree the whole system is immoral, I have to ask what will you do if you have a critical injury or disease? Lots of things can happen outside of your control and healthcare is an insurance against going bankrupt.
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by peacemaker 11y ago
Awesome, thanks for the links they'll be really useful :)
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Ask HN: Interesting startups in the Kansas City area?
1 points by peacemaker 11y ago|2 comments
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by peacemaker 11y ago
Nope, you're not the only one I agree completely. I'm tired of what seems like an endless supply of new, mega-hyped frameworks that seem to provide only marginal improvements. I'll take the time to learn something new when i
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I have to agree. Most companies expect some kind of coding challenge now to weed out those who lie on their resume. The recruiter will likely just forward your entire response to the company and honestly, it sounds a little pompous. I&#x27
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I'm amazed you've survived a year at a place like that. I had a very similar environment and quit after 6 weeks. You're right, it's soul crushing and will destroy any interest you have in your career. Lots of places see
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by peacemaker 12y ago
See, Amazon gift cards are a decent present I think. Were you happy with them? Was this at a startup or a bigger company?
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by peacemaker 12y ago
That's actually really cool, seems like they cared and were sad that you were leaving. Thanks for sharing :)
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by peacemaker 12y ago
5 years is a long time to wait for a gift don't you think? Especially one that you consider 'crappy'. Another case of a company with good intentions leading to a bad outcome. Being dedicated to a business for a decade is rea
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by peacemaker 12y ago
It seems that in your company's case the act of giving out these Starbucks cards is causing trouble rather than making employees happy! Exactly the opposite of the management intention I'm sure but it's an interesting insight
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Ok that makes sense, I agree it could seem awkward unless they can make it somehow more authentic. Thanks :)
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by peacemaker 12y ago
That sounds like a really nice present, something well thought out. Was this a bigger company or a startup?
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Has anyone ever told management that the $10 Starbucks card is insulting? What would you prefer instead?
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Interesting thanks. Are your experiences from startups or bigger companies? In a few startups I've worked at or heard about, you'd receive gifts on your yearly anniversary of your start date plus usually there'd be a cake an
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I'm interested in this space but it seems to have a very low barrier to entry as there are now loads of these startups, all with very similar feature sets. Just look at Hookfeed, FirstOfficer, Baremetrics, Sassymetrics and so on, all
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Ask HN: Does your company give you gifts for birthdays and anniversaries?
6 points by peacemaker 12y ago|21 comments
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I write WordPress plugins for my business and if I want to manage cookies I use something like https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-session-manager/ . This will give you full control.
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by peacemaker 12y ago
You're missing out on a lot of talented people with that kind of prejudice against short term job terms. You have no idea the background on why people chose to move jobs so simply dismissing them on that one fact seems premature.
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Yeah, Garmin stuff 2 or 3 developers into an office and believe me, it's much worse than open space.
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Interesting philosophy, I'll keep that in mind while I have by head down writing code :)
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I agree, which is why I'm avoiding posting any details it's just not worth it.
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Thanks for that. Meditations is a book on my 'to read' list I guess I should get around to it soon. I agree about the insight into their mind and part of me feels like they wouldn't have sent the email if they didn't fe
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Ask HN: Received insults from founder, why can't we all just get along?
2 points by peacemaker 12y ago|7 comments
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Hey, nice tool. I especially like being able to click on the elements and edit "in-page". I've been building AB Press Optimizer ( https://abpressoptimizer.com ) which is an A/B testing plugin for WordPress an
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by peacemaker 12y ago
Pythian do this, not sure how much they cost though.
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by peacemaker 12y ago
I started http://mammothology.com last year and was profitable within 3 months. I create software for small businesses, mainly WordPress plugins but other things too. It's not a (comfortably) liveable wage yet but slowly

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