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Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by b3morales »

ta988 wrote: post #236
jollofricepeas wrote: post #176

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This is true in the Midwest. I’m seeing two strategies that are friends are using to get to $250k+ right now and much more… 1. Several have left for left/right coast former startups companies that are publicly traded. Their base comp is $160-180k but they are also receiving a large pool of equity that vests in tranches of $75-100k a year. 2. With everything being remote, several senior engineer friends are working tw…

How do you justify on a resume that you had two jobs at once?

Thousands, if not millions, of people have multiple jobs at the same time. Granted most of those are not 6-figure white-collar office workers. But even in that world many consultants effectively are working multiple jobs simultaneously. Personally I am very happy having one employer at a time, but I don't understand why it should be an aberration to have more than one.

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Post by oerpli »

lr1970 wrote: post #298
paulcole wrote: post #245

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Why in God’s name would you list them both? It’s a resume not a deposition. Your resume should make it easier for you to get your next job not harder . Be accurate when it comes to the truth but not necessarily the facts.

> Why in God’s name would you list them both? It’s a resume not a deposition. In the US resume fraud is a thing. Some companies like telecoms selectively check resumes for accuracy. Resume fraud can be a fireable offense.

If you lie about having a job this can be found out (they can call the place) If you omit one or several jobs, I don't know how they would know (call all places to see if you also worked there?).

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by seadan83 »

gopher_space wrote: post #346
seadan83 wrote: post #313

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Quite realistic. Working for a small team, we are desperate to hire. I think the trick would be to look for a smaller employer in one if the US tech hub cities and then if they can work with you on the time difference, you should v ed pretty good. My current company has interviewed 3 ppl in 6 months, lack of candidates. Someone good, but in the wrong timezone would be a compelling hire.

Where are you posting jobs? I am focused on small teams when I'm looking but most of the jobs I come up with are already over a hundred people.

You have to go the employer website or get lucky finding the listing on 'indeed' or something like that. Otherwise, you need to be contacted by the recruiter the company is working with, and the recruiter is unlikely to go beyond LinkedIn and other local talent. That is probably where the disconnect is.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by lr1970 »

mod wrote: post #315
lr1970 wrote: post #298

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> Why in God’s name would you list them both? It’s a resume not a deposition. In the US resume fraud is a thing. Some companies like telecoms selectively check resumes for accuracy. Resume fraud can be a fireable offense.

That's for lying, and I've never heard of anyone going to court over it. Omitting isn't the same. If you ask for references, I probably won't list people who will give me a bad reference, either.

> That's for lying, and I've never heard of anyone going to court over it.

In the US employment is at will and can be terminated for cause or no cause at all, no need to go to court. Omitting important facts about employment history can be in violation of company policies. Some telecoms ask you to explicitly submit information for "employment history verification" as a condition of employment.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by mellavora »

throwawayboise wrote: post #324
jason-phillips wrote: post #290

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I agree. I'm 50 and don't feel as though the sun has set on my usefulness yet. I'm definitely experiencing more demand than ever. My personal philosophy is similar and I very much love the work I do. 1. My role is to help the team. 2. Stay humble. There is always a better way to do something and we're very lucky to be in our position. 3. Practice not talking. Let others have the experience of figuring it out for them…

I'm 55. I'm tired of learning. I've been learning for 30+ years of professional software work, and none of it applies to any new jobs I might want to seek (I'm talking about specific languages, platforms, buzzwords, etc.) The pace of change is faster than the average person can keep up with and still be competent. I can see that by the time I retire, the knowledge I have spent my adult life acquiring will be useless…

Ok, so given your position I can see how learning a new framework might be something you would be tired of, especially as you suspect that the knowledge you gain will be obsolete in 2 years and how much time do you want to spend learning cruft which doesn't last, because you've already done than 10 times.

I'd say the answer is to move up the career ladder. Let the new people learn the new framework, your value add is you know the types of mistakes people make when working in a new framework (programmer mistakes and manager/planing mistakes), and with your support the younger team members will be 10x as productive. Your steady hand gets the project delivered on time/budget despite the massive underestimation of technology risk.

And you can do this w/o moving into management.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by rootsudo »

tdfx wrote: post #295
stevehawk wrote: post #94

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wow $200/mo recurring fee.. and they don't do your taxes? operating a compliant LLC isn't that complicated. I'd be curious to hear what they're doing that is worth $2500/yr.

Yeah, that's abrasive even by the warped incorporation services standards. They take advantage of people that have an initial negative reaction to doing anything that sounds "legal-y" but really all they are doing is submitting 2 forms (certificate of organization with the state, application for EIN with IRS), giving you some template document for an operating agreement, and then once a year filing a one-page form to…

It costs around $150 to file articles of corporation/llc, and then an annual report is $99-149 depending per state.

EIN is free. You can do all above, in less than 30 minutes.

Not to defend, atlas, or this or any other service, but if they act as an agent or offer a virtual address, they may be why the cost is high. You do need a physical office address, even if it's a virtual office, for service, and paperwork.

You should be able to find the agency/agency of incorporation for the state - https://corp.delaware.gov/howtoform/ this is for Delaware, and right there #2 is registered agent.

Depending who you go to for virtual office, it may be $50-200/month.

Now, is it a business idea to offer this service yourself, rent a space, and also have an accountant, - yes.

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But it's pretty cheap in general, other countries in the world, the cost of doing business for this meta/paperwork is double or triple.

In Indonesia, Doing a PT. PMA, sort of similar to a LLC, minimum setup cost is about $4000, but it nets you a visa.

Japan, requires $50,000 fiat, getting a hanko - and while it gets you a visa, is much more complicated.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by syshum »

notfromhere wrote: post #301
syshum wrote: post #201

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$150 / hr as a 1099 Contractor, is more like $75/hr has a W2 employee after you factor in employee benefits (normally 30-40% of your total comp) and taxation (10-15% more for self employment depending on your deductions)

If you’re doing it as part time to your full time job, it’s a bit more. The taxes are a little higher, but you’re already getting benefits from your full-time gig

True and if your goal is to only ever work part time as a 1099 (i.e over employed) then it would be fine to look at it like that

However if your goal is to work to replace your employment you should start out looking at the full picture, and pricing your work accordingly.

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Post by chickenpotpie »

6gvONxR4sf7o wrote: post #262
rco8786 wrote: post #137

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I could not disagree more. Public companies will give you $X amount in stock. In writing. With specific vesting periods, etc. Obviously if the stock goes up or down so does your pay. But there’s no real way for companies to game this against you. Nearly Every highly paid SWE in the US takes a significant amount of their pay in equity. As an anecdote - I take around 70% of my pay as equity and so does everyone I work…

Public companies will sometimes tell you $X amount of stock and not tell you the number of shares, which is what actually matters. For the purposes of the offer, the dont generally use today’s market price as their price per share. In those cases, you can actually end up with less than is offered. And in pre-IPO companies that’s the norm, but that’s beside the point.

Don’t know why this is being downvoted, this happened to me. Company IPOd and didn’t really know what to value their stock at yet because it was so volatile so they offered me $x with the exact number to be deterred after a few months

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Post by flstk »

seadan83 wrote: post #373
gopher_space wrote: post #346

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Where are you posting jobs? I am focused on small teams when I'm looking but most of the jobs I come up with are already over a hundred people.

You have to go the employer website or get lucky finding the listing on 'indeed' or something like that. Otherwise, you need to be contacted by the recruiter the company is working with, and the recruiter is unlikely to go beyond LinkedIn and other local talent. That is probably where the disconnect is.

Can you share the URL of the job ad?
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