smarri

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by smarri 7y ago
Leave a job that doesn't make you happy
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Just ask. It's harder for some than you might think. Don't over think it. Ask for what you want, be direct, be sincere, and line up alternatives if you need to walk away.
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A shadow internet for decent people
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"have most where I think I'll be living/retiring so most likely to have results correlate reasonably with the economic environment that I'm in" This is interesting - why do you take this approach? (If you don't
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I was on a year abroad exchange and had a professor on his 80s (who was also on an exchange). He was teaching a class called Organisational Change. On the first day he said to the class, "what is the most important problem facing the w
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Me too. The recent change is really disappointing.
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I'd arrange meetings with colleagues in other teams and departments to find out what problems they are working on and how you might help. If they have nothing, you could arrange to shadow them for a few hours or half a day. This way yo
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I think these reviews depend on your manager. If you have a good manager, they will make it important, meaningful, and worthwhile. Plus dependant on how well the reviewee prepares for the review and how serious they take it. That being said
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Where is better? Genuinely interested as it may inform my next move!
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London is expensive as you remember, but salaries are high to offset that somewhat. There is a booming tech and fintech market in London too so I think your skills are in demand. It could be a good move for a few years, but that depends on
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I think you're right on the ACH Vs Wire Fees earned by banks - from what I've seen the banks earn many many multiples on Wires. Although I understand that real time and faster payments are being explored as an alternative to Wires
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Interesting I wasn't aware of these cases. Thanks
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The quote from Meditations that I mentioned is the second one below, the first is more succinct; "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth" "Like seeing roasted meat and
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I'll take a look at this book, I haven't heard of it before. Thanks. I guess I don't see people as the enemy (but I'll watch out for that as it could be easily done), rather I try to see what they are trying to achieve,
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"use every tool and take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client's wishes" We all need a healthy dose of cynicism to survive.
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Interesting, thank you
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Can someone take 100% PTO?
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I'm curious as to why Facebook eat the credit card fee? Do you know why they absorb that cost?
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Is that really the case? If I have made an ACH payment to a company they then have a unilateral right to withdraw funds from my account? A valid authorization is required for this to happen. [Edit] Plus there is recourse via disputing an un
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As I understand it in 2021 these micro deposits or a similar control will become mandatory (date delayed from Jan 2020), but for the time being it's optional. I don't see why a bank won't allow an ACH payment from one account
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TLDR; I found the need for a bullsh*t detector This isn't the biggest, but I had a moment like this last year. I realised that almost everything published, and some people I interact with professionally, are pushing an agenda and warpi
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ACH is a cheap way to send money too. Not much in the way of rewards if that's your thing though.
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This is how I was taught about sunk costs at business school. Which schools are largely misunderstanding it I wonder? Also, is this really the most important decision making rule? Even so - maybe it isn't so good, or practical, to igno
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I really tried to get into Seth Godin's work, blogs, books, video, the altmba. I just find there is no substance beyond wishy washy ideas and turns of phrase. I just read his latest blog where he tells us to look inside a box of infini
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I deleted social media and don't miss it at all. I started removing it from my phone and therefore only checking it at nights on my laptop. Before long I wasnt even doing that. Make sure to download your content before deleting (if you
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Making $20k net in 6 months - I would consider B2B sales, in a space with minimal compliance and regulatory overheads, such as B2B software which solves a manual process or cumbersome issue (e.g. taking anything that people do on excel and
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Herrvogel I bank with a large bank and their app connects to other account via APIs
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Trying to find returns in a low interest environment. Maybe also control and influence in the large companies of the future.
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I have; 1. One account for salary and bills 2. One credit card for large purchases and spending online which I pay off each month 3. One pre-paid card which I top up weekly to use for daily spending and when travelling (as it has multiple
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This is a great question because there should be a more cost effective way. The current payment rails have a number of counterparties all taking a cut. I assume Stripes process is something like; stripe take a fee, stripes sponsoring bank t

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