125k at FAANG is base. With bonus and RSUs that becomes 160k+.
140k is a very low offer for someone with 10 years. Offers like that are typically made by desperate startups.
Seniority is assessed by skills and not tenure. Requirements for senior positions are pretty stiff in Bay Area. Seniors need to deliver regarless of circumstances.
Mid-engineer is someone who can accomplish all tasks with occasional design-level guidance. Senior is someone who can accomplish complex tasks without any guidance.
The claim is that the numbers do not add up for tech workers ro make Bay Area attractive. 125k salary is used as a mid level comp to do cost of living calculations.
The numbers for 125k indeed do not add up. However mid-level in Bay Area is 200k+ and Senior is 300k+. Not sure where 125k comes from.
Finding people with skills expexted for Bay Area’s mid level (forget about Director or VP) is a massive challenge.
Not sure “intended interpretation” can be used to describe anything in the Republic.
The Republic is written to guide human souls out of the cave. Can the curious readers find the truth themselves in the story of Er upon careful examination? Is Er a philosopher? Does a philosopher need rewards described by Er? Can a philosopher choose an inconspicuous life (especally after the disussion of the philosopher’s life earlier in the book)? Can you take a story given in a book as the truth without examination after prose was denied place in the Republic?
They care about your daughters but they care about their children too. If they do not fill in electronic records they will have to stay after work. Many doctors have to work at home until 1-2AM to keep up with recordkeeping.
On the other hand, healthcare administrators who demand doctors spend no more than 15 minutes per patient AND fill pages and pages with summaries of visits really do not care about your daughters even a tiny bit.
Interesting that he brings up the story of Er. Plato made all the arguments when it comes to philosophy’s why and how. The story of Er is the comprehension test at the end of the book. Sadly, Tim did not pass the Er’s test.
In Bay Area the situation with public schools is pretty dire, in my oppinion. Palo Alto, Cupertino and Los Gatos are ok. The rest are surviving.
Housing in districts where public schools are ok comes at a massive premium. The difference between San Jose and Los Gatos is more than 300k.
Private schools are 2-3k per month.
To afford Bay Area both parents have to work 50+ hours a week with 30+ minute commutes. As a result, the time parents spend with children is very limited. Raising a famility with even 2 children is a big challenge.
Best books on Rome’s history are originals, in my oppinion. Extraordinary number of writings survived.
Understanding Rome requires a lof of effort from a modern person. So many aspects of human society have changed, yet Roman society was as complicated as American society today in many respects.
The physical destruction of Rome as a city is one of the biggest tragedies in human history. If only we could see Rome in all it’s magnificence...
Ancient writings of Roman titants are almost the only whitenesses that remain.
140k is a very low offer for someone with 10 years. Offers like that are typically made by desperate startups.
Seniority is assessed by skills and not tenure. Requirements for senior positions are pretty stiff in Bay Area. Seniors need to deliver regarless of circumstances.