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Reminds me about the Gervais model.
Reading that series of posts has literally made me more than a $100k. I should probably buy Venkatesh a coffee or something.
Are these them?
https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
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Man the 22 year olds in this thread are hilarious. Yes. With a one year old, esp during COVID, childcare time is time you can’t leave the house, can’t relax, can’t do anything productive. So yes, you make a schedule - you pick them up from daycare, watch them for an hour while I study, then I’ll come make dinner and do bedtime.
- Age is a protected class. - 22yr olds are sexually capable and may reproduce if they choose. - Some of those might also have internet access.
From internet comments? No, its not.
For employment? Also, no, in the US, except age over 40.
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What's wild to me is that he had to ask his wife for permission to get more personal time in exchange for getting a much higher paying job. I've been married over 10 years and have two kids, and I don't need permission from anyone to do something that I think is going to improve the life of my loved ones; I just do it. And anyway, 30 min/day x three months seems to be a really small ask considering the dramatic impro…
Talking to your wife about time you'd otherwise spend together is very sensible, especially for a longer period such as 3 months.
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Reading these responses is pretty upsetting. No wonder big tech is so evil. So many talented developers willing to sell their soul for more money. No thought to whether what they’re doing is causing harm to the world.
I have to agree. I do understand human desire to put themselves and their families first, and that it's a job at corporations, and that some people view themselves as cogs in capitalism no matter what However when one the pick of the litter, there's a spectrum between getting $1M for a company responsible for polarization, breeding hate, and damaging democracy...to living well comfortably on $200k+ (or even $300k+) t…
You tipped your hand with the 'damaging democracy' phrase, which boils down to "my political opponents are allowed to speak on the platform". In pursuit of your quest to destroy the freedom of expression for your political opponents, you severely damage your retirement (in my opinion, deservedly).
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That's just your bubble. Facebook has been paying well since the start, to be able to poach from the "illegally reduced salary cartel members" (Apple, Google, Adobe, etc), 10-15 years ago. And maybe some people say no, but they still get hundreds of people applying. There is an entire cottage industry built around preparing for their interviews.
I certainly understand how my comment was a bit of an exaggeration. Lots of people say they don’t like Facebook but continue to use the product, especially Instagram. This is the article I was vaguely referring to: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-pays-brand-tax-hire...
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Talking to your wife about time you'd otherwise spend together is very sensible, especially for a longer period such as 3 months.
Right? I feel like you and I are living in some alternate reality where we actually talk with our partners before making major life changes.
Don't worry about it :-)
I don't quite get the study plan, as it sounds more like cramming. Nothing wrong with cramming per se except that what you learn does not stick, and you will have to repeat the process when you need to switch jobs again. I think a better system is to regularly study fundamentals and always deep dive in your work. Case in point, I've never had problems passing interviews by FAANG or other hot startups, I always got ti…
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You can retire far quicker on the higher salary.
then what?