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by vostok 9y ago
I'm not sure how to answer the question. How would you answer the equivalent question about finance? It's not like working in finance guarantees you 7 figures. I know plenty of people on both the engineering side and the trading s
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Not only is it a native recruitment piece, but it's telling that they didn't talk about total compensation.
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by vostok 9y ago
Perusing the financial statements of publicly traded trading firms might be an interesting experience for anyone who's not familiar with the industry. 1. How many people work at your chosen company? How big is the entire tech heavy tra
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by vostok 9y ago
> My understanding is that the average finance professional makes less than or equal to tech, but the top 1 - 5% of finance easily make 7 figures. This is more or less true, but an interesting thing to think about is that the number of p
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by vostok 9y ago
I honestly haven't calculated the tax difference for the rural red state poor. Are you sure they won't benefit from the increased standard deduction? If you're sure then I'll trust your calculations over my not-calculati
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by vostok 9y ago
> For example, what part of repealing the estate tax for inheritances above $5.5 million will help this urban middle class? The narrative is that the tax bill is meant to help the rich and the rural red state poor at the expense of the u
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by vostok 9y ago
If you want to live in such a "free market" world then if I'm a bank and someone fraudulently used your information to obtain a loan then I don't want to issue any more loans to anyone who uses your information. If one p
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by vostok 9y ago
Yes I've received job offers in developed countries under such schemes. There might have technically been other minimal requirements like knowing English or the local language, but most people who fulfill the pay requirements will fulf
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by vostok 9y ago
They didn't list the name as a requirement, but they said Firstname will be working on X, Y, and Z. I assume the person writing the advertisement just forgot that they're technically looking for a local candidate.
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by vostok 9y ago
I meant that they'll give you a visa if you make more than a certain amount not if you invest over a certain amount. I've now edited my comment.
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by vostok 9y ago
Many countries will grant you a visa so long as you make over a certain amount. This is much more open than the American lottery system.
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by vostok 9y ago
I recently saw a job advertisement for a front office role at a major bank that literally included the person's name.
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I'm sure it was a calculated decision rather than incompetence. She would have been burned at the stake long ago if she did anything not entirely above board.
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I'm not sure it would help that much. For example pop.ru and рор.ru look identical to my eyes in my current font.
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I think the idea is that UBI will come without the grift, corruption, and other issues from the communist bloc. A world where you have UBI, but can still work for Google and make truckloads of money is very different from communism.
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by vostok 9y ago
I wonder if Linux users spend more or less. I can definitely imagine that American Linux users are wealthier than Americans in general if you exclude non-traditional distributions (Chrome OS, Android, etc.) from the Linux category.
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by vostok 9y ago
You can pick a number that makes more sense to you and the same argument applies. You can even choose different thresholds. A man who earns below the male median wage will have more difficulty dating than a woman who earns below the female
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by vostok 9y ago
I think New York and Chicago are both very good in this regard. San Francisco and Boston are not great, but doable.
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by vostok 9y ago
I think you're right. Not driving is a problem for women too, but to a much smaller degree. There are other examples where the contrast is much clearer. Making less than $100k is nearly not an issue at all for women's dating oppor
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And Gus Levy, of Goldman Sachs fame, called it long-term greedy.
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by vostok 9y ago
I feel the same way when visiting certain parts of the US. The McDonald's might not be the best restaurant, but it's certainly not the worst. I've had some really awful experiences and it's just not worth the risk. I&#x2
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by vostok 9y ago
I don't know how it is in Singapore, but in general there are universities that require AAA or even higher.
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by vostok 9y ago
This is because the start argument defaults to 0. It doesn't make sense to add a list and 0. The same thing does not work for a sequence of strings and an empty string. sum(["abc","def"], "") Thro
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by vostok 9y ago
> But, as another practical example: "sum" in Python works for numbers, but I've seen folks assume that it works for anything that you can use + on, and so try and use strings with it. I don't know python very well, b
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by vostok 9y ago
> Why do we need to be in the Bay area to have access to top tier of engineers? Most people want to live in expensive areas. Top tier engineers can afford it.
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by vostok 9y ago
A lot of people haven't really updated their expectations with regard to what the top of market looks like.
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Business brokers also exist and they're very similar to investment bankers for small, simple transactions.
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by vostok 9y ago
There are definitely parallels. A fair amount of people in these industries were in fraternities, secret societies, or similar student organizations.
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I've seen certain institutions want "elite" job experience, degree from top school, high GPA, and sometimes high test scores. This is not for the first job.
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by vostok 9y ago
No, I've seen "elite" careers care about your GPA after your first job too.

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