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Changing jobs during the Great Resignation

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Re: Changing jobs during the Great Resignation

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Post by lelanthran »

mirceal wrote: post #222
lelanthran wrote: post #43

"Once I showed the potential salaries to my wife, we both agreed it would be perfectly reasonable for me to ask for 30 minutes of additional “me time” per day to prepare for my next job," What the hell? If he wants 30m to himself each day he needs to clear with his wife? Don't most people get more than 30m free time each day away from their partner? Just what kind of unhealthy relationship is this dude in?

it's 30 min additional time. when you have a small kid someone is always oncall. This phrase does not seem odd at all to me (and is a very good way of separating people that have a kid from people that don't have a kid)

> This phrase does not seem odd at all to me (and is a very good way of separating people that have a kid from people that don't have a kid)

See my reply to myself - it's not a good way at all, nevermind a very good way. After all, it didn't peg me as a parent of a 1yo, did it?

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

ngokevin wrote: post #154
claudiulodro wrote: post #8

It's wild to me that his way of figuring out what companies to apply for was to make a list of the top-paying ones and just pick the top 10 highest-paying. Is that a common strategy? No thought about product, industry, impact on the world, just $$$. It looks like it worked out for them though, since I guess they got like a million dollar offer, so maybe I'm the one approaching this the wrong way?

I think FB makes a natural fit for those that approach it that way

I wonder if this would become a problem for Facebook. They might end up with a monoculture that doesn't really accord with the outside world. Mind you I suppose all technology companies are at risk of that.

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Post by wyclif »

oblio wrote: post #308
sillysaurusx wrote: post #304

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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.

My guess is that some of the people crititicizing here are either macho bragging about stuff they don't actually do, have dysfunctional relationships but don't realize it, or much more likely just aren't or haven't been in long term relationships. Some probably misread or are taking a very negative interpretation to what they're reading. Don't worry about it :-)

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Post by germinalphrase »

jokethrowaway wrote: post #328
philosopher1234 wrote: post #319

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The most fantastic teacher in the world will make less money than most software developers. This they’re mediocre? Your logic is gross, and idiotic.

Of course they are. Let's ignore there is not much value coming out of education and that people mostly succeed despite having to go through the grind of an antiquated education methodology (which is the only way to certain professions). Let's ignore that better teachers can actually go to private education and get a higher salary. Software developers can create software solutions that automatically do the work of to…

“Let's ignore that better teachers can actually go to private education and get a higher salary.”

As a teacher, this is absolutely not true in the way you’re describing it.

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Post by [deleted] »

scruple wrote: post #221
lumost wrote: post #180

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Generally, once you've practiced enough to clear most tech rounds once - it's not too difficult to do it again. If I'm going in for an interview then I might still need to spend ~1-2 weeks practicing again to do well. Earlier in my career I spent months practicing LC.

Eh, I'm 8 years into the same company now, have been shipping the entire time across multiple teams, wearing multiple hats, etc., and am 15 years into my career. I'd have to put some non-trivial effort into refreshing my memory of a great deal of the sorts of things that are (anecdotally) commonplace in interview settings today. And with a full-time job and 3 young kids, time is hard to come by. 8 years ago, I spent…

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Post by germinalphrase »

tnel77 wrote: post #260
fires10 wrote: post #233

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Some people the money is necessary for survival. Those salaries are not easy to replicate outside of big tech. Making six figures is difficult in a lot of places. When I interviewed for Meta I knew I would accept what they gave me as they were offering remote at the time. I did not get the job, but I do actually need to support a family. Heck, where I live in the US, I would jump for less than $200k right now.

Less than $200k? Might as well off yourself. Just kidding. It shouldn’t need to be said, but don’t actually off yourself.

Then don’t say it?

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Post by 0des »

dragonwriter wrote: post #303
0des wrote: post #206

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- Age is a protected class. - 22yr olds are sexually capable and may reproduce if they choose. - Some of those might also have internet access.

> Age is a protected class. From internet comments? No, its not. For employment? Also, no, in the US, except age over 40.

If that's all you've got then I feel we both acknowledge my observations of the parent comment.

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Post by matwood »

skeeter2020 wrote: post #253
seattle_spring wrote: post #238

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You can retire far quicker on the higher salary.

then what?

Be happy working for much less pay at all these socially responsibly companies people think are everywhere.

Money is freedom to do what you want, it doesn't mean you have to stop working.

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Post by matwood »

munificent wrote: post #125
toomuchtodo wrote: post #28

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Comp is king, everything else is window dressing; only the comp pays the bills and gets you closer to financial independence (wealth is options, options are freedom).

What are you planning to do with all that financial independence? If the answer is, "Live a meaningful and satisfying life." then... some people seek out work that gives them some of that while they are earning money. Obviously, the idea that work can provide all of the meaning in your life is a toxic meme that leads to people being exploited. But the idea that work should provide no meaning is equally toxic. You're…

> Meaning is king, everything else is window dressing; only meaning gives you a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

Time is king, and the closest thing we have right now (until a time machine is invented if ever) to banking time is money. More money equates to more time to do whatever it is you want.

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Post by alistairSH »

DeathArrow wrote: post #284
yoyohello13 wrote: post #189

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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.

>No wonder big tech is so evil. Big businesses have no ideology, even if some people would like to think otherwise. They will do everything they can to get more money. Anything resembling some kind of ideology or politics is done because it is helping the company to get more money. Corporations aren't good or evil. They do good or evil (whatever someone might deem like so) as a side effect.

Corporations aren't good or evil.

Corporations are just a group of people. Corporations do evil because some of the people in them are evil (and the rest are ambivalent).

The problem is we, as a society, tend to hand-wave away corporate malfeasance as some sort of unsolvable problem. It’s not - when a company does evil, we need to hold the leaders responsible. Yes, proving those individual actions/decisions is hard work, but it’s work that needs to be done.

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