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Post by tonyedgecombe »

nojvek wrote: post #287
tonyedgecombe wrote: post #273

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us, founders, were the ones making the least already I don't think people realise how common this is.

> us, founders, were the ones making the least already. Sure, but founders also have magnitudes more equity than any employees. It sucks for a founder of a company that isn’t profitable or has great growth but for a decent run company the equity is far more valuable than the salary. Like Steve Jobs taking a $1/year salary and still being one of the richest folks on the planet. As a founder you can still up your salar…

People like Jobs are outliers, for every one of them there are thousands where the reality is quite different.

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Post by szatkus »

SamWhited wrote: post #23

20% paycut here. This comes after being laid off a few months ago when Docker sold their enterprise version (sort of, the new company made us all offers but they have terrible benefits among other problems so most people didn't take the offer or only stayed long enough to find something else), so we're all a bit sad. There was then an immediate around of layoffs right after that (though thankfully my department wasn'…

We had a call on Friday exactly for this. We were asked if we want a paycut or laid-offs.

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Post by g_langenderfer »

alex7o wrote: post #281
g_langenderfer wrote: post #271

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Capitalism didn't give people an appetite for bat.

Ironically it did, if you are poor you will eat anything to survive imo?

As a result of china's partial capitalism adoption: https://ourworldindata.org/exports/size-poverty-gap-world_v2...

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Post by laurentl »

conradfr wrote: post #168
elros wrote: post #97

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> tech job market is not too much affected here in Paris What are good websites to find positions for work in Paris? No problem if the website is in French, bien entendu :-)

I would say LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and then WelcomeToTheJungle and ChooseYourBoss.

As a hiring manager, I’ve had success with WttJ, LinkedIn, and talent.io

I gave up on ChooseYourBoss, I don’t know how it is for candidates but the UX for recruiters is awful. Never tried Glassdoor, to be honest it never crossed my mind.

(PS: no open positions at the moment but we’re moving forward with the hires we made in the last 3 months)

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Post by PixelPaul »

I am still employed luckily. But I am keen to try help out any developers. I was going to start a new project in nodejs Adonisjs and Vuejs but I might see about hiring someone to do it for me instead. Only problem is I won’t be able to afford a full time developer at normal rates. Maybe $5,000 AUD and I think it will take about 3 - 4 months works. Would anyone be interested? I understand if not as it’s not a great deal of money for the time.

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Post by to11mtm »

apexalpha wrote: post #282

This thread is unbelievable for me. In the US everyone is employed as if they are independant contractors? If your boss decides so you lose your job with a 5 seconds notice? In my country if you have full employment you have a 2 month notice and they need to prove the need or cause for firing.

The majority of people are 'at-will'. Which is not the same as a contractor, but for the purpose of your question it may as well be.

In some cases you may have severance pay defined by the terms of the employer, but that became pretty rare as something that would be promised after the 2008 recession. It still happens but not like it used to.

Generally speaking you are 'at will' in the United states, so you can be let go for any reason that is not explicitly illegal to do so for (i.e. race, old age, etc.) You could theoretically get let go because the owner decided 'I found a penny on the ground today and I decided it was a sign to fire you'.

On one hand this is because, inversely speaking, you, again, typically allowed to quit at any moment for any reason you want. Including getting another job. This does however handwave away the asymmetry in finding a replacement for an employee versus finding a new employer. It's also concerning in this modern age where some Sandwich shops try to get line workers to sign noncompetes.

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Post by matt_the_bass »

jedberg wrote: post #117
seniordevconfuz wrote: post #104

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That's a great advice. Yes I am in the US.I will start that application right now. I panic paid off my car insurance just in case things get worse. I'll shop for a cheaper phone plan. Gym memberships, online streaming and frivolous stuff will go. Capitalism for the win.

Before you cut everything , keep in mind that you're still a human being and have psychological needs. If that streaming service brings you hours of joy, it might be cheaper to keep it than the bills for your mental health treatment down the line. Don't just cut everything out of your life cold turkey. Keep something that brings you joy.

FYI your local library may offer free streaming services. Mine does with Kanopy. It’s actually pretty good.
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