Mozilla Lifeboat

Post by ab8 » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 10:45 PM UTC

agrippanux wrote: post #175

gkoberger wrote: post #77

Hey all, I built this last night as a resource for connecting Mozilla Alumni during this rough time. Mozilla laid off some truly amazing people this past year.... many of whom I worked with 10 years ago when I was there. As for why there's a red panda in the boat... despite the logo distinctly picturing a fox on fire, a "firefox" is actually the name for a red panda!

I really like the boat/panda; how did you create that SVG? Source code says it was generated by Sketchapp, which I am not too familiar with. Overall great job, its super slick.

Post by jopsen » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 10:53 PM UTC

chrisseaton wrote: post #161

scarface74 wrote: post #149

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Looking at the Twitter responses, I don’t know why people assume that every single Mozilla employee would put “being part of the open web and contributing to open source” above people’s crazy obsession with having a job and being able to afford food and shelter.

Right - most people just want to feed their kids first and worry about other things later. I think the idea that most Mozilla employees were working there for morals rather than being able to buy their children shoes is doubtful.

Post by scarface74 » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 10:58 PM UTC

Aeolun wrote: post #165

scarface74 wrote: post #149

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Looking at the Twitter responses, I don’t know why people assume that every single Mozilla employee would put “being part of the open web and contributing to open source” above people’s crazy obsession with having a job and being able to afford food and shelter.

I guess everyone expects their job to provide food and shelter, so it would be a bit hard to advertise with that as if it were a positive.

Post by chrisseaton » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 10:59 PM UTC

jopsen wrote: post #183

chrisseaton wrote: post #161

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Right - most people just want to feed their kids first and worry about other things later. I think the idea that most Mozilla employees were working there for morals rather than being able to buy their children shoes is doubtful.

Yes, while Mozilla does pay well, you can usually get a little more at a larger tech company. (Speaking from personal experience). That said, is always a mix, and a balancing act. And a matter of finding something fun to work on :)

Post by whymauri » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 11:01 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #182

kilbuz wrote: post #174

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Salary, bonus, healthcare, dental, 401K, office space, taxes, equipment, ... employees are not cheap. That figure would be competitive in the Bay Area for quality dev work.

I think I found the solution, not basing yourself in one of the highest cost of living areas.