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Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by narrator » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 8:45 PM UTC

pricklepoke wrote: post #44

sjf wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's usually called a relocation bonus.

How about we offer a relocation bonus to emergency personnel who work in San Francisco but live in Contra Costa County? http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/04/24/guess-where-mo... "A third of firefighters live in the city, while 16 percent live in San Mateo County, 11 percent in Sonoma County and 8 percent in Alameda County... This could matter tremendously in an earthquake if emergency responders aren’t able to…

Firefighters in San Francisco have an average pension of over $108,000 for life after they retire[1]. They are doing just fine pay wise.

http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/06/19/guess-whats-th...

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by throwaway1979 » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 8:47 PM UTC

SomeCallMeTim wrote: post #68

Very cool, though personally I'm not interested in moving back to the Bay Area. The site implies that you're not interested in remote employees, which is a shame; not everyone wants to live in California, and some people have an extended track record of successfully working remotely (ahem ;).

It is kind of silly ... in tech, we've got all these amazing tools that enable people to work remotely. I've seen people checkout even though they come in to the office, and people work like superstars while they are remote and working in the middle of nowhere. If you get on a plane once every month or so to hang out with the team, I can't see how it affects anything.

Same is true of investors. Not every great idea in tech comes from the valley.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by fsniper » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 8:52 PM UTC

I wish, system administrators and devops engineers who does not code for a living were this much appreciated.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by thom » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:03 PM UTC

beat wrote: post #6

Great idea! How are you about startup founders visiting? Coz I just applied for a couple of days next week! (ps: Anyone else going to the SaaStr Annual in San Francisco on Feb 5? I'm stupidly excited about it! I live in Minnesota and we don't get cool stuff like that here.)

I know a bunch of people from the UK heading to SF fundraising over the next few months, would be great if something like this existed for people like them.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by modoc » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:19 PM UTC

pricklepoke wrote: post #41

locahost wrote: post #30

How about free housing and food for engineers who already live in SF?

How about free housing for firemen who can't afford to live in SF?

You've made a bunch of posts about Firefighters in S.F. Everything I'm seeing is that S.F. Firefighters are some of the highest paid in the world, and have amazing pensions on top of their salaries. I'm curious what your reasoning here is? Just that they live elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't paid enough, it could just mean they prefer to live in another area...

Several firefighters making over $300,000/year - http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/25/san-francisco-fire-lieu...

F.D. is the highest paid city dept - http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-Fire-Dept-dominate...

S.F. F.D. has highest pay in the area - http://sfappeal.com/2010/08/highest-paid-cops-and-firefighte...

S.F. F.D. salaries are #3 in the country - http://careers.top5.com/top-5-highest-paid-fire-departments-...

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by silencio » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:20 PM UTC

beat wrote: post #34

beat wrote: post #6

Great idea! How are you about startup founders visiting? Coz I just applied for a couple of days next week! (ps: Anyone else going to the SaaStr Annual in San Francisco on Feb 5? I'm stupidly excited about it! I live in Minnesota and we don't get cool stuff like that here.)

Also, if anyone else in the SF/Silicon Valley area feels like hosting an out-of-town founder in the enterprise space for a few days in early February... hey, hotels are expensive, I'm poor, and I ain't too proud to beg. If you have a guitar lying around, I can even play a tune or three.

If your budget is above $0 but below hotel rates, have you looked at airbnb? Try searching keyword 'hacker'. There's a lot of extra rooms and hostel-type setups around.

Wish I had a better setup for hosting tech folks, but my friends end up having perpetual dibs on my futon and sharing a single bathroom can suck...

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by JustSomeNobody » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:25 PM UTC

Upon reading the headline, my first thought was, "Good Grief! Are engineers paid so little these days!?"

If I can find my jaw, I might just read the article.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by skizm » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:27 PM UTC

The guy with the laptop in the tub is making me uncomfortable on several levels.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by plq » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:29 PM UTC

skizm wrote: post #78

The guy with the laptop in the tub is making me uncomfortable on several levels.

tell me about it.

http://hackersurfing.com/assets/dinner5_s.jpg

if you're trying to make an impression, that's the impression you're going to make. sheesh.

Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF

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Post by devanti » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 9:31 PM UTC

do you plan to support founders who come to SF to seek funding?