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The proposed tax plan should repeal the AMT tax, which is fundamentally a good thing for startup employees. My question is: if you already paid AMT tax in the past and are still taking advantage of AMT credits every…

Hi After the latest events, I thought I'd share with HN what I do to protect myself from identity theft, and ask for suggestions. I'll try to be brief. The goal is to be in a sweet spot between convenience and security:…

Hi, I've heard vastly different opinions when it comes to working at Facebook in an engineering position: some people say it's literally the best job ever because of the freedom, quality of coworkers and environment.…

Hello HN The more I think about it, the more I am worried about the future and ability to provide for my family, and the most reasonable answer seems to have a good safety net, and I am curious as to how I compare to…

Hello HN, I posted another thread a few days ago related to my possible job move from a startup where I had a very successful career to a Google-like company (it's one of the big 4), mostly because I'm bored in my…

Hi HN I was the first employee at a tech startup in SV. I developed and lead many critical projects in the company, and my current title is principal architect (I'm 32 years old). The company grew a lot (100 people) and…

Hi HN I was the first engineer at a tech startup in SV and, after building and leading an engineering team and scaling the company to ~40 people, I was passed on for a promotion, since the founder decided to bring in an…

Hi, 2.5 years ago I joined a startup in SF as one of the very first employees. The offer was quite ridiculous, but after doing tons of work and becoming a key element I was able to negotiate again my compensation, and…

Hi I work at a startup in the US where people have a unique trait: they are underpaid and they don't care about it. The main reasons for their naiveness are: most of them are extremely junior, most of them come from…