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Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by badpun »

niwork wrote: post #315
zerr wrote: post #209

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Why? Go get a remote job and triple the salary, to start with. Of course don't mention your current one. Seriously, go scan HN Who Is Hiring thread for remote jobs - for US or Swiss companies, don't bill below six-figure. For German companies, aim high five-figure. Do it now.

Remote jobs paying 6 figures? Aren't they flooded with Indian applicants? Why can I hire an outsourced Indian or Ukrainian for £10,000 PA then? Sounds weird..

They exist.

India has the most unfortunate timezone I guess, so US companies prefer Europeans, as there is at least some overlap. Plus, maybe there's unconscious racism? I.e. subconsciously associating white skin with higher skills.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by archgoon »

archgoon wrote: post #6

Huh; I would have pegged Walmart to try this first.

... this was a serious point. Walmart has invested significantly in it's own infrastructure

https://www.investopedia.com/news/walmarts-new-weapon-agains...

And regularly stipulates SaaS providers that it contracts with to not use any AWS resources. Stipulating that they use their service in future is likely the next logical step.

My pardon, I assumed that this was common knowledge; though it would appear that their branding is so terrible that this is assumed to be a joke.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by vidarh »

niwork wrote: post #376
ga2arch wrote: post #299

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Hi, I'm Italian too working in Milan, just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to get these kind of offers, i imagine they don't appear on public places like linkedin. if you don't mind we can talk about it via email.

> i imagine they don't appear on public places like linkedin Can they do that? Just hire through a small network of people in the know? Sounds like a recipe for cronyism. I'm not sure about Italy but in the UK companies legally have to advertise a job publicly and, if they receive an application that meets the criteria, I think they have to at least consider it, if not conduct an interview. That's not to say there is…

There is no legal requirement in the UK to advertise a job publicly in general, and no legal hindrance to explicit nepotism for that matter.

However there is a requirement not to discriminate on the basis of certain characteristics, and the easiest way of protecting against such claims is to advertise publicly.

But a huge number of jobs in the UK are never publicly advertised anyway.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by unethical_ban »

verylittlemeat wrote: post #417
addandsubtract wrote: post #410

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Using the informal "du" over "Sie" is not anywhere near using the n-word in english. Raising your outstretched hand just above head hight to greet someone would be, though. Overall, using "du" is acceptable in 90% of social interactions. It's only when talking to people in higher positions or as a courtesy to elderly / unfamiliar people.

>Overall, using "du" is acceptable in 90% of social interactions. It's only when talking to people in higher positions or as a courtesy to elderly / unfamiliar people. That is pretty much exactly how nigga is used.

I don't think there is a mapping to this in English. I've studied some Spanish and German - You learn about the various verb and pronoun forms based on informal and formal "you". This is a part of the core language, the spec, so to speak.

In English, there is no spec for different levels of formality. There is no universally documented way to being less courteous to bosses and policemen. Saying "sup dude" or "how's it going" is part of the American standard library, not the language.

And to your point directly, "nigga" is incredibly informal and casual, and would never be something anyone (much less a non-native speaker) should ever use unless they know what they are doing. And usually, they should be black, too.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by eru »

mrep wrote: post #356
eru wrote: post #326

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I used to work for Google and have friends at Amazon. Google definitely seems to have the better working conditions. The impact on the world you have is probably similar. So relatively speaking, I'd expect people at Amazon to be into it for the money more.

Google pays better than amazon though and if you really want money, you go to facebook as they are known for top pay and promoting you really fast if you are willing to put in the hours. Granted, this is assuming you can get into each one and there is some luck in that so a lot of people are just where they could get in.

> Granted, this is assuming you can get into each one and there is some luck in that so a lot of people are just where they could get in.

Yes, though I assume that if you can not only get in but get at least one promotion at one of the big tech companies, the others would take you as well.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by eru »

foepys wrote: post #420
eru wrote: post #325

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Many people who formally learn German as a second language (as opposed to just picking it up on the spot) seem to default to Sie. I guess that's what they teach in the Goethe institute. Defaulting to Sie seems like a safe default. At worst you get some funny looks for being overly formal, but you don't insult anyone.

It's also easier. When using "Sie" you need to use the infinitive form of the verb ("brauchen Sie etwas?", "werden Sie das so machen?") while when using "Du" you need to use the very special and complicated 2nd person form ("brauchst Du was?", "wirst Du das so machen?").

Agreed in practice. I think in theory, it's not the infinitive form of the verb; just identical in most cases.

You can see that with 'to be': infinitive form is 'sein', but 'Sie sind'.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by eru »

xnyan wrote: post #341
eru wrote: post #325

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Many people who formally learn German as a second language (as opposed to just picking it up on the spot) seem to default to Sie. I guess that's what they teach in the Goethe institute. Defaulting to Sie seems like a safe default. At worst you get some funny looks for being overly formal, but you don't insult anyone.

I don’t think it’s just German. When I started learning Russian, 95% of what I was taught was on вы (plural/formal you). When you’re a beginner you really lean on stock phrases and bits you learned in class, so when I moved to Kharkov everything I said was formal for about six months. It took a year before I really stopped speaking to children or pets formally. It makes sense I guess, if you’re not sure formal is pro…

> It makes sense I guess, if you’re not sure formal is probably safer than informal (although speaking to someone formally when you should be speaking informally can also be insulting.)

You get lots of leeway on the latter as a foreigner.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by unethical_ban »

wolfgke wrote: post #339
paganel wrote: post #134

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> Salaries are off the charts Just to add another data point, Lidl is also the retailer that pays the best market salaries in the Eastern-European country where I live in (they actually included that in several of their hiring ads), and I'm talking about shop people like cashiers and the people that put things on the shelves. > They are getting into the car sales and recycle business as well. In here they've also ope…

> I agree though about the big difference between the German and US management. I have a close friend that works at the regional Lidl HQ and she got reprimanded just after being hired for having used the singular "you" (less formal) instead of the plural "you" (I'm not sure how it translates into German) when addressing herself to her bosses on the company's hallways Using "du" instead of "Sie" for adressing people c…

English has many faults, but I am proud of our limited number of cases and (standard) conjugations.

It must be taught since it's a part of the language, but I almost wish non-native German students could skip the "du" tense entirely, if it's that much of a faux pas to use it in the wrong scenario.

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by eru »

LargoLasskhyfv wrote: post #323
eru wrote: post #317

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Lidl and Aldi both expect a lot from their employees. The high productivity justifies the pay. Not everyone wants such an intense job. So I am not sure it is a good idea to force eg other retailers into the same strategy. They already have Aldi and Lidl to compete with on the labour market, so there's already opportunity for workers to get higher pay, if they want to make that bargain.

I know that. Thing is, the other retailers don't treat their employees any better, have usually higher prices, but pay less. What to do?

I'm not talking about bad treatment. I'm talking about hard work.

But 'what to do?' is easy to answer in principle but hard to implement in practice: lower barriers to entry for new companies, and for companies wanting to expand into other industries or markets. Make it easy for workers to move between jobs. (By, for example, not tying health insurance to your job.)

Re: Lidl to Launch Rival to AWS

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Post by eru »

pgeorgi wrote: post #411
eru wrote: post #363

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Interesting! Yeah, voting machines are pretty unnecessary (for most voting systems). There's something to be said in favour of a method that any village idiot can understand and observe with their own eyes. Paper delivers that.

> There's something to be said in favour of a method that any village idiot can understand and observe with their own eyes. For example that it's a precondition to fair and open elections? :-)

I don't think so. If you have open source voting machines that can be and are audited, that's probably more than good enough for fair and open elections.

Lowering the complexity and thus barrier to understanding just builds an extra buffer of transparency into the system. It's a very-nice-to-have.

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