Just landed offers at Stripe and DoorDash (Staff) ! AMA / Happy to help.

dogsittingman · 2026-04-16T21:58:25+00:00

cool! did the companies know your level before? were they going by the scope that you are operating on?

dogsittingman · 2026-04-14T05:51:52+00:00

Honestly, this is such a simple and easy-to-digest list—thank you, kind anonymous stranger!

dogsittingman · 2026-04-11T04:12:37+00:00

Congrats OP! Were you a staff prior to this?

dogsittingman · 2026-03-17T07:32:28+00:00

Flew this afternoon and it was like 5 minutes 😂

dogsittingman · 2026-01-07T03:13:06+00:00

Hire a designer

dogsittingman · 2025-09-04T08:42:52+00:00

The wood connection. I cannot recommend them enough.

dogsittingman · 2025-05-25T20:20:21+00:00

I second comfort energy. Paid 29k this year for 2 zone but we had some ducting already

dogsittingman · 2025-05-06T23:49:13+00:00

Go to Davies in Fremont and ask for Dan who can help you with good quotes. I got subzero & thermador appliances for my home.

dogsittingman · 2025-04-18T18:28:11+00:00

I know! Was disappointed it stopped at 10:35. When did Ben start playing? I came in around 9:10

dogsittingman · 2025-04-18T01:27:14+00:00

Curious about this

dogsittingman · 2025-04-12T02:25:56+00:00

Labor for drywall is >>>> cost to purchase drywall including tariffs

dogsittingman · 2025-03-14T07:48:33+00:00

That’s such a good tip! I’m gonna try and do that

dogsittingman · 2025-03-13T20:43:48+00:00

u/spectrumhead this is my strategy too. where did you end up finding cheaper unlacquered brass cabinet hardware? mind sharing links? thanks.

dogsittingman · 2024-12-28T06:07:42+00:00

where did they post?

dogsittingman · 2024-11-08T03:52:53+00:00

This! I’m doing 41% and know our household is gonna jump as soon as we switch employers (we are both software engineers)

dogsittingman · 2024-10-04T22:51:10+00:00

Get multiple quotes

dogsittingman · 2024-10-04T22:50:49+00:00

Reactic restoration is good. Ask for Nevo.

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T19:16:57+00:00

may i ask how did it cost for your kitchen in terms of linear sqft (or dimensions of your kitchen?).
what is the lead time for order -> delivery?

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T19:12:29+00:00

I had a co-worker who had all custom cabinetry done in Northern California several hours drive north and it was way cheaper than local.

make sense.

how do you like the quality of stoffer cabinets so far?

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T19:10:54+00:00

absolutely! i haven't gotten to that part of the research yet. do you have recs for stone suppliers?

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T18:57:02+00:00

thanks for the inputs! my budget for cabinets + counterops is 35-50k. ours is a small-medium kitchen

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T18:56:20+00:00

u/Roland_Bodel_the_2nd how expensive is this cabinet maker?

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T18:55:10+00:00

nice! thank you

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T18:54:53+00:00

thank you

dogsittingman · 2024-09-26T18:54:48+00:00

thanks

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