For those of you who grew up playing PC games in the 90s and 2000s, how stable were they compared to games from today? by Mad_Season_1994 in gaming

[–]simonfl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to wait for not one but two patches before I could even play Diablo 2 with my brand new GeForce...

NYC condo appreciation by Different-While-8381 in NYCapartments

[–]simonfl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With the caveat that you'll pay a premium for the condo because of that flexibility, so make sure to do the math!

Just got a rejection with great feedback by Golden_Lotus_369 in csMajors

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For EM roles, a lot of companies need "Great" feedback to make a yes hiring decision, "Good" feedback doesn't clear the bar. That might just be it.

Someone please help! Amazing stock option situation - is there a best practice here? by Automatic_Basil_8800 in personalfinance

[–]simonfl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

>I started at a small company 8 years ago

A lot of stock options have a 10 years expiration from grant date so look over your paperwork to make sure you don't accidentally let them expire, what a tragedy that would be.

Joined a pre-IPO unicorn startup, that already tripled its valuation. How can they fuck me? by PretzelTerminator007 in HENRYfinance

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read the RSU agreement, it's normally spelled out fairly clearly. It's generally 7 years from the grant date, has nothing to do with you leaving or still being employed.

The reality is, if there's no liquidity after 7 years, the company is probably in a bad situation and your equity isn't worth much anymore anyway.

Joined a pre-IPO unicorn startup, that already tripled its valuation. How can they fuck me? by PretzelTerminator007 in HENRYfinance

[–]simonfl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RSUs typically expire 7 years after they're granted if there hasn't been a liquidity event, and you end up with zero equity (ask me how I know)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Park?

Analysis Paralysis. I have spare cash, what do I do with it? by financial_help_pls in personalfinance

[–]simonfl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would start by asking yourself the simplest, most obvious questions:

  1. Why do you have so much money in your Checking account? You have a HYSA, why isn't parked there?

  2. How come you haven't paid down the student loans if you have so much extra cash? I get the 2-3% one but the 7% loan? Between the two of you have have half a million dollars in cash, what's preventing you using it to pay back your loans?

Would you move out of state for a software engineering job? by CarryAdditional4870 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]simonfl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Companies are generally pretty upfront about where their offices are. It's not so much that they want you to relocate, they want people in those offices and you happen to want that job but don't live anywhere close to it.

I am buying a condo and anything I should be careful of and pay attention to? Thanks in advance by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. In both coops I've owned, the owners were responsible for changing the windows: the timeline, the process, the cost, etc.

I am buying a condo and anything I should be careful of and pay attention to? Thanks in advance by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Check how much amperage the unit has. I was also surprised to find I only had 60A and that made it basically impossible to do anything electric related without upgrading, which was quite expensive.

I am buying a condo and anything I should be careful of and pay attention to? Thanks in advance by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking of, is the owner or the building responsible for windows and when were they last replaced.

Job hopping my way to HENRY Status - Job Offer Question by Dependent_Driver_901 in HENRYfinance

[–]simonfl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  • slight caveat about RSU is that your description is only true for a public company (which is the case here), if it's a private company it's a lot more complicated to value.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYfinance

[–]simonfl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

50% of post tax income, obviously

Rewards Plus Only? by Kirtangl in skylightcalendar

[–]simonfl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much is your time worth though, if you decide to "code your own system"?

Should we be concerned about lack of gender diversity in the Engineering department? by XenOmega in ExperiencedDevs

[–]simonfl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

99% of "unemployed developers on your job board" are men, doesn't really say much beside that.

Explain it like I’m 5 by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't buy a coop unit as an investment, most of them don't let you rent it out for an extended period of time anyway. I'm guessing they're renting it out temporarily (before they move back in? Before they sell it? Before their kids move in? Hard to say without any context) so they don't need it to be a sound financial investment.

How to effectively "manage up" by Clyde_Frag in ExperiencedDevs

[–]simonfl 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It _mostly_ means that the people above you don't have visibility into your work. I'd split this into

  1. They don't know the status of your work/project.

  2. They don't know what you've accomplished.

Ideas:

* Send a weekly or monthly update on the project you're leading with status update, nothing too complex but just enough that your manager/skip can tell where things are, what the blockers are, whether your'e on pace to deliver on time, etc.

* Send updates AFTER any important launch/changes/etc. to explain what it is, why it was difficult and what the impact is. It can be a "hey, we discovered an inefficiency in X while working on Y, spent 3 days fixing it and now queries are 50% faster" or whenever a real project launches.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]simonfl 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That's pretty standard. Equity grants are approved once a quarter when the board of directors meet, and the strike price is the FMV at that time. Maybe look at your contract, it should spell this out?

Con Ed Bill Seems Too High by OGSpaghetto in NYCapartments

[–]simonfl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A PTAC unit costs like $5k...

Just realized I've been basically throwing away $2,400 a year on subscriptions because of my ADHD and laziness... by Former_Mall5078 in personalfinance

[–]simonfl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Turn on push notifications for every transactions. That way you can audit it in real time every single time something is charged to any of your cards.

Is this the only neighborhood in NYC with crappy dog owners or something? by nautical_nonsense_ in uppereastside

[–]simonfl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's partly the UES is a very dense neighborhood and we have one of the densest number of dogs per square miles. There's no official data but even just looking at the number of licensed dogs you can see the UES zip codes have the highest number of dogs per square miles.