125k at FAANG is base. With bonus and RSUs that becomes 160k+. 140k is a very low offer for someone with 10 years. Offers like that are typically made by desperate startups. Seniority is assessed by skills and not…
Mid-engineer is someone who can accomplish all tasks with occasional design-level guidance. Senior is someone who can accomplish complex tasks without any guidance. Lead is a senior engineer.
The claim is that the numbers do not add up for tech workers ro make Bay Area attractive. 125k salary is used as a mid level comp to do cost of living calculations. The numbers for 125k indeed do not add up. However…
Diet and exercise do wonders. Best drug by far. Every other remedy is pain management.
“Envy” is my personal favorite.
Not sure “intended interpretation” can be used to describe anything in the Republic. The Republic is written to guide human souls out of the cave. Can the curious readers find the truth themselves in the story of Er…
They care about your daughters but they care about their children too. If they do not fill in electronic records they will have to stay after work. Many doctors have to work at home until 1-2AM to keep up with…
Doctors hate their computers because of the growing volume of recordkeeping and patient communication required yet unpaid. Anyone told to stick around for 4 more hours after 8 hours of work to update records and answer…
Interesting that he brings up the story of Er. Plato made all the arguments when it comes to philosophy’s why and how. The story of Er is the comprehension test at the end of the book. Sadly, Tim did not pass the Er’s…
This is a massive list of changes for a service pack. Why push them all into 7.6? What’s going into 8?
Very very few make it to T7. You will not be hired as T7 either. Your comp may exceed T7, but not your level. Yes, you can make a lot of money at Google.
Normalizing commits number per author is not difficult. https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/lsi/sigir04-cf-norm.pdf Goodhart’s law is not applicable to scientific management because metrics have different purpose.
You quantified what you said is hard to quantify. Measure commits/authors before and after a refactor.
Not a secret and it is true. https://www.payscale.com/data-packages/employee-loyalty/full...
In Bay Area the situation with public schools is pretty dire, in my oppinion. Palo Alto, Cupertino and Los Gatos are ok. The rest are surviving. Housing in districts where public schools are ok comes at a massive…
Cost of my childrens’ education will much more than $180k. Daycare is 70-80k then private school is 300k+. Public schools are in a very sad state. Children are a true luxury in this day and age.
Best books on Rome’s history are originals, in my oppinion. Extraordinary number of writings survived. Understanding Rome requires a lof of effort from a modern person. So many aspects of human society have changed, yet…
20% bonus is not what mid engineers get. 60k equity is probaly over 4 years not 1. 60k over 4 years is actually close to average equity comp for 140k comp bracket. You are off by 50k. Signon bonuses can bring total comp…
125k at FAANG is base. With bonus and RSUs that becomes 160k+. 140k is a very low offer for someone with 10 years. Offers like that are typically made by desperate startups. Seniority is assessed by skills and not…
Mid-engineer is someone who can accomplish all tasks with occasional design-level guidance. Senior is someone who can accomplish complex tasks without any guidance. Lead is a senior engineer.
The claim is that the numbers do not add up for tech workers ro make Bay Area attractive. 125k salary is used as a mid level comp to do cost of living calculations. The numbers for 125k indeed do not add up. However…
Diet and exercise do wonders. Best drug by far. Every other remedy is pain management.
“Envy” is my personal favorite.
Not sure “intended interpretation” can be used to describe anything in the Republic. The Republic is written to guide human souls out of the cave. Can the curious readers find the truth themselves in the story of Er…
They care about your daughters but they care about their children too. If they do not fill in electronic records they will have to stay after work. Many doctors have to work at home until 1-2AM to keep up with…
Doctors hate their computers because of the growing volume of recordkeeping and patient communication required yet unpaid. Anyone told to stick around for 4 more hours after 8 hours of work to update records and answer…
Interesting that he brings up the story of Er. Plato made all the arguments when it comes to philosophy’s why and how. The story of Er is the comprehension test at the end of the book. Sadly, Tim did not pass the Er’s…
This is a massive list of changes for a service pack. Why push them all into 7.6? What’s going into 8?
Very very few make it to T7. You will not be hired as T7 either. Your comp may exceed T7, but not your level. Yes, you can make a lot of money at Google.
Normalizing commits number per author is not difficult. https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/lsi/sigir04-cf-norm.pdf Goodhart’s law is not applicable to scientific management because metrics have different purpose.
You quantified what you said is hard to quantify. Measure commits/authors before and after a refactor.
Not a secret and it is true. https://www.payscale.com/data-packages/employee-loyalty/full...
In Bay Area the situation with public schools is pretty dire, in my oppinion. Palo Alto, Cupertino and Los Gatos are ok. The rest are surviving. Housing in districts where public schools are ok comes at a massive…
Cost of my childrens’ education will much more than $180k. Daycare is 70-80k then private school is 300k+. Public schools are in a very sad state. Children are a true luxury in this day and age.
Best books on Rome’s history are originals, in my oppinion. Extraordinary number of writings survived. Understanding Rome requires a lof of effort from a modern person. So many aspects of human society have changed, yet…
20% bonus is not what mid engineers get. 60k equity is probaly over 4 years not 1. 60k over 4 years is actually close to average equity comp for 140k comp bracket. You are off by 50k. Signon bonuses can bring total comp…