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Post by joncrane »

thewarrior wrote: post #448
joncrane wrote: post #375

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I don't think it's one skill; it's having your antennae up at all times and sensing what the next big thing might be, as well as actually liking that thing. For me it was AWS. About 7 years ago I was sitting in "Architecting on AWS" and I had an epiphany that this wasn't a game changer, this was a game redefiner. I was jazzed about it and have been pursuing AWS jobs and expertise every since. AWS isn't the end-all an…

Interesting. What aspects of AWS do you think will grow further ? What other technologies do you have your eye on ?

#1 Security: no one knows how to secure AWS. But I also really, really hate how the Cybersecurity organizations operate in every job I've ever had so that would feel like selling my soul to the devil.

#2 "Big Data"

#3 Containerization (working with it on AWS specifically)

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by gamblor956 »

exclusiv wrote: post #427
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Also, some states, like CA, are very unfriendly which regard to the extra costs required for employees in terms of benefits, wages (salary exempt) and classification of employees with the ABC test [1], so the wins that states make for employees incentivizes many employers to look elsewhere instead. This explains why so much R&D happens in CA. Because it's too expensive to do it in this state... The reason R&D happens…

Do you need an entity to contract offshore? If you are merely contracting the resources without a foreign entity it's just an expense no? I do know that certain countries limit what you can send them as far as $ each month as part of anti-money laundering regulations. And it's a pain. What other implications are there? Is it because some of the offshoring countries force you to register there to conduct business? Or…

We're starting to get into the sort of advice I charge $$$ for...

You don't need an entity to contract offshore, but if you're doing foreign R&D you're savings generally would be less than you would get back with the R&D credit. If for some reason your savings are greater with fully-offshored R&D, you need to ask yourself serious questions about why it's so much cheaper--including the likelihood that your R&D is being shared with the contractors' other clients if you're using an Indian or Chinese contractor.

You're also going to have IP valuation issues due to those risks, meaning that the IP simply won't be worth much, if anything, to a US or EU buyer, compared to the same IP generated anywhere by a subsidiary.

From a GILTI perspective, your IP is now foreign-generated IP, so you're looking at potentially paying the GILTI tax if you sell resulting products outside of the US.

There are additional legal considerations that apply to outsourced R&D development as well.

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by colinmhayes »

mlthoughts2018 wrote: post #424
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Maybe the people in Kansas won't be taking a pay cut, but workers who were previously limited by immigration laws would definitely be happy to. Indians speak english, Mexico and a handful of other central/south american countries are in the same time zone as the us. People in those situations would be incredibly happy to work for half of what you make now. There are definitely problems with hiring those people, but y…

No, you are just wrong. People from around the world are not dumb! If they are worth $X they will demand $X. This mythical idea that they won’t research & understand their worth is so foolish. If you’re smart enough to write complex software or do complex math, you’re smart enough to ask basic first-order questions about how you will be compensated according to the value you bring to the table. This dismissive idea t…

If there are suddenly 10 times as many people fighting for the same number of positions salaries will drop. That's just basic supply and demand.

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by mlthoughts2018 »

colinmhayes wrote: post #453
mlthoughts2018 wrote: post #424

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No, you are just wrong. People from around the world are not dumb! If they are worth $X they will demand $X. This mythical idea that they won’t research & understand their worth is so foolish. If you’re smart enough to write complex software or do complex math, you’re smart enough to ask basic first-order questions about how you will be compensated according to the value you bring to the table. This dismissive idea t…

If there are suddenly 10 times as many people fighting for the same number of positions salaries will drop. That's just basic supply and demand.

Basic supply and demand is a very poor economic model. It’s cited all the time by armchair commenters, but rarely reflects reality.

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by colinmhayes »

mlthoughts2018 wrote: post #454
colinmhayes wrote: post #453

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If there are suddenly 10 times as many people fighting for the same number of positions salaries will drop. That's just basic supply and demand.

Basic supply and demand is a very poor economic model. It’s cited all the time by armchair commenters, but rarely reflects reality.

Source?

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by mlthoughts2018 »

colinmhayes wrote: post #455
mlthoughts2018 wrote: post #454

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Basic supply and demand is a very poor economic model. It’s cited all the time by armchair commenters, but rarely reflects reality.

Source?

Please don’t write comments like this. It immediately indicates you are not open to considering other points of view and you believe the burden of effort for improving your beliefs rests on other people instead of yourself, and that you think this is a valid rhetorical tactic in conversation.

This point is so far beyond indisputable with massive available confirmatory data as well as economic theory that to engage a lazy “citation needed” type of response does more harm than good, worse than a “let me google that for you” situation by a wide margin.

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by colinmhayes »

mlthoughts2018 wrote: post #456
colinmhayes wrote: post #455

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Source?

Please don’t write comments like this. It immediately indicates you are not open to considering other points of view and you believe the burden of effort for improving your beliefs rests on other people instead of yourself, and that you think this is a valid rhetorical tactic in conversation. This point is so far beyond indisputable with massive available confirmatory data as well as economic theory that to engage a…

You made an unsourced claim that flies in the face of established literature. My comment was a joke because you obviously are completely uninformed. The fact that you could call someone else an armchair economist is disgusting and shows how awful social media is for society. Maybe you can start with wealth of nations and work your way up from there. Please don't make any comments like this until you have completed your required readings.

Re: Remote work means anyone can take your job

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Post by joncrane »

MiroF wrote: post #376
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While I agree that DC is not on the standard with SF or Seattle (what are the other West Coast tech hubs), DC is definitely a tech hub in it's own right. The problem with DC is that the talent pool is extremely diluted by disillusioned, rent-seeking government contractors who get a certification, claim a bunch of stuff on their resume, and get bid as part of a 20-person team on a contract that really only requires 5-…

Great comment. NoVa definitely has some strong talent and you're correct in highlighting Capital One specifically (they recruit heavily at my alma mater and I know a number of talented people who work there). You're also correct about talent dilution - I worked for a brief stint at a government agency doing tech work and I would say the majority of contractors are unfortunately, quite untalented and love to hide behi…

Thanks for your reply.
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