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    Ask HN: What is the single most important decision you took in your life

    The best decision in your life that changed your life's trajectory, i.e that made your life more secure or financially independent or brought lots of happiness etc etc.

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    Comment #12544303

    Option 1: Talk to a immigration lawyer specialized in Swiss immigration system. Option 2: Talk to your future employer if they can arrange at least remote working for initial few m…

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    Comment #12544300

    Talk to your future employer if they can arrange at least remote working for initial few months and if you are not able to gather paper works then revise the process. Meanwhile you…

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    Comment #12405845

    Yea, it is easy when you are single and are from Europe or US. But for somebody like me who has lot of limitation like ailing parents at home, siblings to take care of and immigrat…

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    Comment #12405814

    I agree it may not when compared to a top school for MBA or Computer Science. Still it opens more opportunity such as consulting in Big 3 or your boss has more contacts in pharma i…

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    Comment #12402423

    The fundamental principle about doing science has changed. It has come from becoming a true scientist(born with natural curiosity towards natures, physics, understanding and explor…

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    Comment #12402279

    it should be written as "Cheap Labor". I can vouch this as I went to graduate school where I worked for 5 years at 8-10 hours/day including Saturday and Sunday for $12,000/year to …

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    Comment #11715566

    Ah. got it. I suspect they discourage people older than 30 assuming it will be tough to get a position in a age-biased job market? May be. Just my guess.

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    Comment #11715550

    It can be a drop who is already a developer in Bay Area. But not for a person who is struggling to make ends meet in small cities and rural areas. Especially somebody with a family…

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    Comment #11714432

    I am currently 41, went to a Coding bootcamp in Bay area and after I graduated, I struggled to find a job for 6-8 months but ultimately succeeded to land one as a developer job. Bu…

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