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Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by ilaksh »

CoreXtreme wrote: post #56

I hired 100+ senior developers at $50-70K per year for a project, mostly from East Europe/Ukraine/Russia. We were like, "Holy ! these people are so cheap. If I hire people with same level of experience locally, I would have to pay 3-5x more on average." Later, my friend took over this team of developers for his startup. What he found is that 30% developers in his team were working for two or more employers. And somet…

Why do you need more than 100 developers for a project?

How much time did you spend finalizing the decision on each of them? Maybe it wasn't quite enough.

It would be hard to find one or two really good software engineers that would like to use my particular stack and approach.

Also, were they clear that they were supposed to be working for one company instead of doing freelance work? The tough thing about freelance software development is that the pay is often less but the expected output is about the same as a normal employee. But with less pay and no job security, freelance developers may have to take on multiple projects just for practicality sake.

Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by dang »

am8 wrote: post #33
aantix wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agree, there's definitely another hurdle of perception if you're from another country. But I still think it's doable. It always comes down to trust - how can I make sure that if I work with you, you're going to commit code that I won't have to do a ton of cleanup on? So, you combat that by : 1) Be visible. Have code up on Github that I can see. 2) Offer a month to month contract. 15 day notice for termination. This g…

Hope your code cleanup is more “decent” than your spelling.

This manages to combine a tedious nitpick with a personal attack.

Personal attacks are not allowed on HN, so please don't post like this again, and maybe lay off the tedious nitpicks as well.

Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by [deleted] »

dang wrote: post #122
am8 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hope your code cleanup is more “decent” than your spelling.

This manages to combine a tedious nitpick with a personal attack. Personal attacks are not allowed on HN, so please don't post like this again, and maybe lay off the tedious nitpicks as well.

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Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by emilp89 »

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #60

I work remote now. There's good points and bad points. Some Good: No commute. No noise. Fewer distractions. No open office floor plans! Some Bad: More distractions. I miss the physical presence of people. Time zones suck! I miss hallway conversations about the current sprint. Nobody makes an 1800 mile serial cable. [-] Distractions. I don't have people walking by my desk trying to get me to work on their pet project.…

Coworking space ?

Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by [deleted] »

dang wrote: post #122
am8 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hope your code cleanup is more “decent” than your spelling.

This manages to combine a tedious nitpick with a personal attack. Personal attacks are not allowed on HN, so please don't post like this again, and maybe lay off the tedious nitpicks as well.

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Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by am8 »

dang wrote: post #122
am8 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hope your code cleanup is more “decent” than your spelling.

This manages to combine a tedious nitpick with a personal attack. Personal attacks are not allowed on HN, so please don't post like this again, and maybe lay off the tedious nitpicks as well.

I don't see it that way - all I see is a predictable corporate reaction to pointing out micromanager tendencies.

Also putting down non "first world" coders before they have even been given a chance. I can see that "flagging" is obviously easier than comprehending and rectifying the unfair situation that OP is putting these people in. It is clear that he views such candidates as below him or at least that is how it comes across.

Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by vram22 »

curun1r wrote: post #117
vram22 wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Although I know Thailand for example is considering introducing a 'nomad visa' very soon. Interesting, got any more info or links on that? Maybe even to relevant Thai government sites where one can follow up on the developments on this later?

Probably not what he was referring to, but for someone planning to work for a Western company and live in Thailand, you might consider the Thailand Elite [1] program. It's 500,000 Baht ($14k) which is good for 5 years and allows stays up to 6 months per visit, meaning much more infrequent visa runs. It also comes with black car airport transfers and priority lines through customs, so it makes traveling back and forth…

Thanks, that's an interesting option.

Re: How to find a remote job

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Post by vram22 »

curun1r wrote: post #117
vram22 wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Although I know Thailand for example is considering introducing a 'nomad visa' very soon. Interesting, got any more info or links on that? Maybe even to relevant Thai government sites where one can follow up on the developments on this later?

Probably not what he was referring to, but for someone planning to work for a Western company and live in Thailand, you might consider the Thailand Elite [1] program. It's 500,000 Baht ($14k) which is good for 5 years and allows stays up to 6 months per visit, meaning much more infrequent visa runs. It also comes with black car airport transfers and priority lines through customs, so it makes traveling back and forth…

Which parts of Thailand did you visit, and which did you like more/most?
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