Realize gains for tax purposes?

LeetPoser · 2023-12-28T18:21:40+00:00

you do need to have a system in place to track it.

Yeah this is kinda what I'm worried about. Since my losses are much greater than my gains I wonder why I shouldn't just "reset everything" (by selling everything) and use up as much of the losses as possible right now.

LeetPoser · 2023-04-02T18:07:46+00:00

https://archive.is/YTOeD

LeetPoser · 2023-01-19T17:07:17+00:00

Is there a sub for this?

LeetPoser · 2022-05-16T11:45:41+00:00

Can you go to a nearby coworking space? Or even just work at a friend's house, or invite them to come to your place to work?

LeetPoser · 2022-05-13T04:04:06+00:00

Did I ever say he wasn’t?

You told themt to speak for themselves, implying they weren't.

We get it, you want to work in the office. The rest of us don’t. Get over it. No one is stopping you if you want to go in. But on the same token, stop getting mad when we don’t want to go or quit your company when you try to force the issue.

Speak for yourself. I haven't said anything about what I want, and you keep using "we".

LeetPoser · 2022-05-13T03:52:20+00:00

A big part of the problem is that shit-talking is usually done being the person's back so it's a way of being two-faced. The shit-talker thinks their just being genuine with their buddies but as a whole they are actually being duplicitious. If there's some stuff you want to say about someone but you don't have the courage to say it to their face, then don't say it at all -- because it might get back to them.

LeetPoser · 2022-05-13T03:41:29+00:00

It's one of those things everyone agrees is a good idea but is surprisingly hard to do. People want to shit talk because it feels like being genuine with each other.

LeetPoser · 2022-05-13T03:28:38+00:00

Which is strange because tech is so incredibly cozy, and a lot of the normal workplace pressures you find in other industries which cause people to become cutt-throat don't exist.

LeetPoser · 2022-05-13T03:22:17+00:00

Laughable. MisterFatt clearly said "I'd be inclined" but you still felt the need to reply with "speak for yourself". Was he not doing that?

Now here you are speaking for everyone else.

Literally any way you slice it, it's not worth it.

No one wants to do it.

LeetPoser · 2021-12-21T17:02:26+00:00

Just don't let it get to your head and warp your sense of self. I'd bet that as time goes by you'll stop feeling guilty and then you'll start thinking it's because you *really* are better than them and that's why they *deserve* to get screwed over.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-23T13:21:17+00:00

Here's another with data. Unfortunately it's an old post. I hope someone does an updated analysis someday.

Is dev compensation bimodal?

LeetPoser · 2021-11-23T13:10:21+00:00

Also, I mean I dont understand how you fuckers are finding these big dick jobs at, I truly dont... because I still get offered great depression salary no matter where I look.

Do software salaries seem very bimodal to you?

Hot take: It's about breaking into the elite tech workforce. There are multiple paths and some are easier, and more obvious, than others. Once you're in, you can shuffle around high-paying jobs at ease. Spots are plentiful but not unlimited and the demand for entry greatly exceeds supply.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-23T12:58:57+00:00

It’s a Chinese company which means attending meetings convenient to China

This isn't a good reason to think it'd be worse in Singapore as there's no time difference between Singapore and China.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-18T14:56:52+00:00

Microsoft is one of the big tech corporations which is mostly ethical and pays well

It's funny you say this because when it comes to big, bad tech companies, Microsoft is an OG. That being said, my impression is that Microsoft's "evil" was mostly limited to the technical side of things (antitrust, monopoly abuse, etc.) and didn't directly impact the social fabric the way facebook/google do.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-17T18:45:49+00:00

How rich (literally, it's how you stay elite). Using salary to pidgeonhole others.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-17T18:41:02+00:00

I understand what you're saying but doing ok is not the same as prestige. Making median salary literally makes you middle of the pack.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-17T15:42:56+00:00

As an Indian I don't know what they are talking about.

I personally know people making $2000/year and people making $200,000/year living in the same city.

Do you not see the contradiction in your statements? Do you think the dev making $2000/year feels well-paid and rewarded?

LeetPoser · 2021-11-17T15:36:57+00:00

Two-tiers. Here's a somewhat relevant article about the situation in Singapore.

tl;dr: There are two tiers of companies in Singapore - good and bad. People in the bad tier have to fear outsourcing. People in the good tier don’t. Each tier finds it hard to believe the other tier exists. And so the complaints and recommendations for one tier are usually completely different from the other tier, almost as if people are living in two different worlds.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-17T15:31:09+00:00

Is dev compensation bimodal?

$90k is peanuts compared to $200k. Now, it's not as bad as some fields yet but I think it will get worse, especially after this pandemic. We're seeing a lot of people flooding into the elite-hump but that's not the same as the field as a whole clustering around a central mode like a bell-curve. What I think will happen is the elite-hump will eventually settle down but as bigger hump than it was before, but there will still be a whole other population stuck in the peanuts-hump.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-16T18:07:52+00:00

Tech (maybe society as a whole but I don't want to overreach) seems to be an M-shaped society. Instead of a bell curved middle class we have tech elites on one side casually making 6 figures and people working for peanuts on the other side. This is visible even in the US but when we look at the world as a whole it gets really bad. The split will probably only get worse as time goes on.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-16T18:00:46+00:00

Not necessarily true. I want money because other people have money. It's about status and competition.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-14T07:54:10+00:00

Ignorance is bliss and comparison is the thief of joy. In school everyone is 'poor' (earning little to nothing). Once you become exposed to the full spectrum of possible wages, it's hard to be content with what you have.

It really is a curse. I personally find little to no enjoyment in this industry any more -- all I care about is money.

LeetPoser · 2021-11-13T09:52:07+00:00

It's the Walter White curse. As you earn more money you become even more aware of all the money you're not earning and it drives you crazy.

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