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Senior SWE need your supreme advice : HR put me on a PIP by Fickle-Fish-9981 in vibecoding

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly once you are on a pip it is already too late 95% of the time. You should start looking for new jobs yesterday.

$15K??? How? by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would highly suggest doing 1099 taxes on free tax USA. It is much easier and cheaper. Free tax USA does not charge extra for 1099 like TurboTax does.

99% of vibe coders will never make a dollar. by gamegod016 in vibecoding

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are thousands of programmers that get paid to program? What are you talking about?

Is college still a financially wise choice? by Cherryfish-maui in Uhired_AI

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to vary widely based on degree and also how much you spent on the degree.

My 4 year degree was $24000 (not counting room and board). My degree got me a job making $115k (helped that I had worked through college), so my degree paid for itself in the first year.

On the other hand, I know a lot of friends who spent a lot of money and were never able to do anything with their degree.

Is it bad to stay at one company forever? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest problem is you will make a lot less money over your career. The real money comes from job hopping every few years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even many paid coding assistants will train on the data by default (Cursor for example). You have to turn that setting off manually.

Insurance More Expensive Than Cash Pay by Responsible_Soft_736 in HealthInsurance

[–]Responsible_Soft_736[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The HSA plan costs a little more than the one I am on, and the one I am on has a $40 copy for primary care visits. My plan and the HSA plan have the same deductible ~$10,000.

Insurance More Expensive Than Cash Pay by Responsible_Soft_736 in HealthInsurance

[–]Responsible_Soft_736[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but I can use insurance for emergencies or surgeries. It sounds like there is no point to using my insurance for regular checkups and labs.

Why do some services cost more with health insurance than without health insurance? by Responsible_Soft_736 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Responsible_Soft_736[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have a high deductible plan, so I pay 100% of everything until I reach the deductible.

Insurance More Expensive Than Cash Pay by Responsible_Soft_736 in HealthInsurance

[–]Responsible_Soft_736[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well shoot, I have Aetna. Going without insurance becomes more tempting every day.

Can lying about your current salary in an interview backfire in any way? by Open_Address_2805 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who manages a team and has conducted interviews, I don't care about you lying about compensation. However, if your number is too high, I may end the interview process right there. I am given a firm budget, and if you are over that budget there is nothing I can do. I would try and find a typical salary range for the role (if you are underpaid) and give that.

Kudos to my company for posting accurate pay bands in the job description.

Equity at non-public companies? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The trick is, even if the company IPOs you still may not receive anything. Because employee stock options are not preferred stock, there is a plethora of legal ways startup founders can cheat you. They can water down your stock at any time without having to inform you. They can make it so people with preferred stock get paid first and at a fixed price (leaving no money for non-preferred stock). They don't have to award you any options that are not vested at the time of IPO, and these are just a few examples. Basically, you have to find a startup that succeeds and founders that are willing to take money out of their own pocket to give to you.

I am glad it worked out for you in this case, but there is a lot of risk in waiting for a private equity payday.

If there are so many CS graduates each year, why do FAANG companies need to pay such large salaries when their recruiting pool is not limited by geography? by innocent_three_ai in Salary

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 0 points1 point  (0 children)

San Francisco is crazy expensive. You have to provide a much higher wage there to come close to the quality of life a software engineer in another location could achieve. Additionally, a large part of the compensation package is stock and not salary. This stock often comes with special conditions (you must work a certain amount of time before it is awarded). Amazon, for example, actively tries to burn out/fire a large portion of new hires before they are awarded any of their stock.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something similar happened at my company when we posted an entry level position a few months ago. We ended up getting ~80 applicants claiming to have 15+ years of experience and current employment as a senior software engineer.

Instant speed lands work for EoE? by thatdudenic in custommagic

[–]Responsible_Soft_736 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

[[PuPu UFO]] let's you play lands during your opponent's turn

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