pjdemers

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by pjdemers 9y ago
If the outside offer is for a similar role, just more money, then a counter offer is common. That's because if employees leave for the same job somewhere else, then you are not paying enough. If the outside offer has a different role,
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by pjdemers 9y ago
>> There are a few people who cannot get insurance individually thanks to pre-existing conditions It's allot more than a few. Insurance companies consider a single night in a hospital a pre-existing condition.
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DO NOT enter your information into their "have you been affected website". If you enter your information, you agree not to sue them.
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by pjdemers 9y ago
Given the Red Sox lost 3 out of 4 in that series, the Yankees should just given them a video feed next time.
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They are probably still getting full salary and benefits until the next scheduled payday. That's how companies in CA get around the rule that employees must be paid in full on their last day.
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People are realizing that even though coding pays well, it's not a job for everyone. We hired 4 people out of boot camps. All had a decent level of skill (of course they did, we choose the 4 we liked out of dozens available). However a
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Even startups have contracts with their customers about protecting the customer's data. If it is consumer data, there are even stricter privacy laws. Leaving the production database password lying around in plain text is probably expli
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by pjdemers 10y ago
My stack ranking story: I was a manager. I was asked to build a team top performers. More than asked: My bonus would be based on the quality of the team. Now, the team is in place, and it's time for for the first set of reviews. The a
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by pjdemers 10y ago
Maybe massive attrition is the goal. Encourage employees with lots of unvested stock to quit to reduce dilution. Since earlier hires tend to be higher up the chain, creating a culture of insubordination and winner-take-all politics makes it
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by pjdemers 10y ago
5 million before taxes is 3.5 after taxes (probably less). If you want to stay in the bay area, another million goes to a reasonable house (probably more). That leaves 2.5 million. For anyone under 50, a reasonable withdrawal rate is more
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by pjdemers 10y ago
By the time the young adults of today are too old to work, they will have long since inherited their parent's house. I would bet in 25 years when 10,000 baby boomers are dying every day, housing prices will be in free fall. So many of
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by pjdemers 10y ago
Disagreeing with each other's views on the economy, international relations, even the environment is good for the country. We need different points of view on important issues. But using race baiting to gain political power crosses a l
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What I don't like about this is the requirement to buy back their share after a fixed term (it looks like their longest term is 10 years). That makes the contract behave like a short position. If the price of my house starts to rise ra
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by pjdemers 10y ago
About "rent seeking" and "passive income": Everybody gets old. Technology companies don't hire the old. And in technology, old is > 45. Which isn't that old given that my life expectancy is about 85. So, da
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by pjdemers 10y ago
A while back I saw some study said that said women who grow up with a TV in the house have on average, 1 less child than their mother. And this was holding even as we go into the 3rd generation of kids with TVs at home. The Internet, and es
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by pjdemers 10y ago
Because of prop 13, each new house costs the EXISTING homeowners money. That's because the taxes on the new house will never pay for the additional public infrastructure (roads, schools, public safety, etc) to support its residents. So
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by pjdemers 11y ago
... I need to increase the amount I'm putting in my 401k.
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by pjdemers 11y ago
one thing I've learned about negotiating a job is to discuss responsibility, roles, reporting structure, projects, etc first. Because, in my experience, if a year later I go to the VP of engineering and say "give me more money or
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by pjdemers 11y ago
http://www.glide.org/feedthehungry
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During the 2001-2002 bust, bay area rents fell 50% in marginal neighborhoods. In desirable neighborhoods, rents fell maybe 10%. Prices to buy came down, but not nearly as much. In marginal areas 20%, in desirable neighborhoods, maybe 1%. Sm