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Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by pmjordan »

zimbatm wrote: post #112
benihana wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean technically OS X is an open source OS with a closed-sourced windowing system built on top of it. I hate myself for posting this comment .

_Your dark troll side has spoken_. I'm not even sure that that's technically correct, it's probably not possible to get the same kernel by compiling Darwin. I would be surprised if Apple kept pushing new feature into the open source kernel.

They do keep adding stuff to the open source portion, but you're right that there's plenty of closed source code running on a stock OS X kernel. This is loaded in as kexts, so the mach_kernel binary itself is open and reproducible. Drivers for anything vaguely recent are all closed, as are any security related things (crypto, firewall, sandbox, quarantine, etc.) and a few other odds and ends. Recompiling the kernel is entirely doable [1] (and occasionally useful for kext development), though running a kernel with literally no proprietary code will be quite a lot of effort. (and various important bits of OSX userspace will cease functioning)

[1] I've personally had success with the instructions at http://shantonu.blogspot.com/ - not that Apple has accepted any of my patches...

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by krallja »

agentultra wrote: post #30

It'd be nice if remote working opportunities didn't come with national borders. The border-less nature of the Internet and knowledge-based work doesn't seem to require geographic location and yet due to complex logistical restrictions most of these job postings are US-only. Kind of a weird place to be. I wonder if there's some kind of hack that could allow small companies and startups to get around the policy issues…

It's not even governmental stuff; one of the sticking points we have is our payroll package, which doesn't support foreign places like "Wyoming", "other countries", and "Indiana."

The same issue probably applies to our health insurance plan - it's only useful in the U.S. and would also be expensive to change.

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by up_and_up »

jknightco wrote: post #184
up_and_up wrote: post #180

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Use Angelist. They list ranges etc: https://angel.co/jobs

I used Angelist to find a job once. Salary said $110-120k. Interviewed. Offered the job on the spot. "Since we're just going into another fundraising round the most we can offer is $80k." Didn't take that job.

Hmmm, that would be false advertising. I received an offer within the salary range listed on Angelist so I guess my exp was different.

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by enjo »

lignuist wrote: post #152
enjo wrote: post #134

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Remote doesn't generally mean completely de-coupled. For us it's more of a timezone issue than anything else. It's still very handy to have people who can meet and collaborate at least for a decent chunk of the day. Which means for a company in the United States getting farther away than western Europe is a real challenge.

I am currently working in a team with people from three continent. It works if people are willing to adapt.

How does that work day to day out of curiosity? What does collaboration look like for you guys?

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by laurent123456 »

One thing they should make clear on the website is who is actually allowed to apply for these positions. I'm in China and applied many times for "remote jobs", just to discover that the position was for US citizens only. It's rarely mentioned on the job ad, but I think it should.

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Post by pmjordan »

phonon wrote: post #189
pmjordan wrote: post #162

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The burden is indeed on the foreign person to fill out the W8-BEN etc. and pay any taxes due. However, as the withholding agent[1], the US company is liable for any unpaid taxes. So in practice, until the contractor proves to the company that they've sorted the situation, the company will need to withhold that portion of the payment as they may have to pay it to the IRS. In any case, the whole thing is a pretty arduo…

Yes, but most industrialized countries are parties to a tax treaty, right? So Table 2 would apply, I think. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p515/ar02.html#en_US_2013_pu...

Possibly. I couldn't get any conclusive answers when researching this originally. It's complicated enough that you'll almost certainly need to find an expert in the subject to help you or do the filings for you. (in my case it wasn't worth the few hundred dollars to follow it up)

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by symbaton »

danielweber wrote: post #56
zura wrote: post #42

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Yes. I'm still waiting for some day, when C++ and REMOTE appear within one job posting in Who is Hiring threads...

There have been a few, like Suitable. Definitely rare, though.

Yeah but they're pretty unique for obvious reasons. I heard some pretty cool stories about Suitable engineers working from interesting places.

Re: We Work Remotely – New Job Board from 37 Signals

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Post by redguava »

netcan wrote: post #55

This is a more general comment about job postings in general - Why are salary ranges so seldom listed. If you look at a lot of leading job boards even the company name isn't listed (recruiters). Isn't salary a basic piece of information that every job listing should have?

It's very hard to do for remote jobs. An appropriate salary is relative to the country you live in.

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Post by redguava »

laureny wrote: post #89
mhurron wrote: post #76

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They keep it hidden for several reasons, though in reality they boil down trying to pay you as little as possible. -They hope to wow you with the position so you'll accept a pay lower than you wanted. This doesn't work when the salary range is listed up front and is so low you won't bother to respond. -They're going to base their offer on how much you make now. This works when you're trying to move up in your career,…

Good points, but personally, I have never played along with the "We'll pay you just a bit more than what you are making right now". When the question "How much do you make right now?" comes up in an interview, I answer "How much I make right now is irrelevant, here is how much I want if I'll be working for you" (said with more tact, obviously).

As a hirer, I'll always ask what they make now. But I'll also ask are they happy with that salary.

There's no point using it as a basis if they are not, but if they are, it's a good starting point.

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Post by laureny »

_sh wrote: post #139
laureny wrote: post #89

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Good points, but personally, I have never played along with the "We'll pay you just a bit more than what you are making right now". When the question "How much do you make right now?" comes up in an interview, I answer "How much I make right now is irrelevant, here is how much I want if I'll be working for you" (said with more tact, obviously).

"Unfortunately my current employment contract precludes me from discussing my salary. I'm sure you understand and have similar policies yourself. However, a ballpark figure would be north of $[desired-salary]."

That's a great answer which should kill any further question in that area instantly, I'll make sure to remember that. Thanks!
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