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- Learn crypto the right way I totally understand that currently people are drawn into crypto for hopes of achieving crazy financial gains. But purely tackling this from speculation point of view, it’ll be super hard to avoid getting burnt like those that got burnt in 2017-18 bull run + the ico craze. I was browsing through th
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- Man, I feel f******. Me again. Still can't get fucking hired. Just got turned down again, 12th interview. Starting to feel like it's time to an hero. Background: 15 years experience IT Sales, Security, Personnel Management, and Project Management, no real programming experience. Experience with Nessus, nmap, Splunk,
- vote Stripe vs. small BI company- job offer- UK based Hey all, So I just received a job offer from Stripe UK which has offered me a base salary of £90,000 + 10% bonus. Currently, I am working at a small Analytics company (Pyramid Analytics - lets call it Company A) since Feb 2021. They have lots of ambition to capture Tableaus and Power BIs market sh
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- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
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- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
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- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
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- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #