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Seems in line with cookie pop ups, COVID disclosure banners, and all the other modern web cruft that doesn’t deliver value.

The counterpoint here could be, "You've stagnated my wages, gutted my retirement plan, and reduced my benefits. I refuse to budge one inch more."

I don't think you should get over it. Dive deeper, if anything. Also maybe ask what thought process led to thinking that this obsession is a problem? Maybe there's a deeper problem you're trying to solve with yourself mentally. Not a psychiatrist, just someone who can get obsessive over niche stuff here.

I’m 35 - the highest in your cited range. I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt like I had more options. In fact, 5 years ago I wouldn’t even get a response from FAANG recruiters any time I applied. Now I’m turning them away. Make of that what you will, and I don’t think I’m anything special.

Yeah, another poster pointed out that I meant the Digital Service and this was correct.

Yes, this is actually correct. My mistake. Their missions and names appear to be similar enough that it tripped me up. Thanks for the correction.

I like that the Digital Corps exists in theory. I applied many moons ago, I believe during the Obama administration. Service to our country is something I feel is important so I applied to at least see if there was a fit.

When I got to the phone screen, I made a point to ask if recreational cannabis would disqualify you from joining and they confirmed that yes, even if it was recreationally used, a positive cannabis result on a drug test would disqualify you.

Major bummer, but unsurprising. The entire reason I asked was due to how many posts on HN I’ve seen about government agencies having a hard time hiring tech folks for this reason. I have what I believe to be a decently desirable skillset and a lot of tangible experience working in startups AND enterprise companies, and if I had to guess, would have brought some good value to the team.

I hope (but doubt) these policies have relaxed.

This is a great strategy and one I employ as well. I like to let my guard down and not let things feel too stuffy - talk to them like you would somebody onboarding you into a codebase or something. Approach as an opportunity to connect with somebody else rather than just milemarker B on the way from A to C (old job to new).

I applaud you for at least being introspective and considered when asking this question, even if I didn't necessarily feel the same while looking at them. Some of the folks replying to you would be better served to approaching their responses similarly.

Spoken like somebody who hasn't even bothered to scroll through the list of episodes for even a cursory few seconds (which seems to be the norm among JRE critics). Do Snoop Dogg, Jewel, or Jim Gaffigan strike you as "fringe people"? Oliver Stone? Chuck Palhaniuk? Joe has stated ad nauseum that he invites guests that he finds to be interesting people. Why folks continue to try and reduce the breadth of guests to the 10% fringe is beyond me. Some combination of ideology and laziness, if I had to guess.

>Fauci is not going to pay the bills.

Is that why Disney just released a feature film documentary about him? Complete with red carpet gala and a monster Disney+ promotion?

Try flicking the ringer on. I had to do that, even though I usually do not when playing something from safari

I found a lot of value in this. I rarely find the desire to comment on threads with input that amounts just to “great job!”, but to the author: I took a lot of tips and inspiration from this. Thank you for sharing.

If it were a cheat code, by definition, it would be available to anyone and everyone without prejudice or variance. I didn't say using "I was scared" as a lethal force justification never happened. Painting it as a cheat code is simply biased anti-2a sentiment - and inaccurate, at that.

If it were a cheat code, by definition, it would be available to anyone and everyone without prejudice or variance. I didn't say it never happened. To paint it as a cheat code is simply biased anti-2a sentiment - and inaccurate, at that.

That's a popular leftist talking point, but untrue. It didn't work for the murderers of Armad Aubrey (as it should not have), for one recent high-profile example.

If we were referring to _Police_ in America, I'd agree with you.

The role is called Design Technologist. Amazon has a good amount of them and they are starting to crop up in many more orgs. There is a real need for UX research and prototyping supplemented by prototypes actually built in code rather than just mocked up. There are ignorant people who will see your mixed skill set as “jack of all trades, master of none” but they are incorrect. There is demand for this exact skill set and it is increasing everyday.

UX engineer was mentioned here and that is typically a valid term for the role you describe too, this is what they are called at Google.

If you grew up in the US I'd like to demand the resignation of whatever American history professor you had growing up.

"Mad they had to pay taxes" completely obfuscates (probably in bad faith) the fact that colonists had no say in what that taxation went toward, and the people who _did_ lived thousands of miles away before any real communication infra even existed. It's right there in the name. The way you speak about "conspiracy theory farmers" reveals your real agenda, which is to push narrative-snark bemoaning the origins of our country (even if it's at the expense of the historical truth).

Right, the old "Americans don't want to improve anything" bit. Enjoy your vesting options.

You referring to it as a strawman is the only strawman in this argument now, if we're being technical about the definition of strawman.

People migrate from countries like Australia, or sit in their armchairs in Sweden and expect the US be on par with X or Y social infrastructure and rage perpetually at the citizens (like the GP, which prompted my response) when they find this isn't the case.

Why is it reasonable for the US to align social policy to every European or South Pacific developed nation when the scale of the US is not even remotely comparable? What is the philosophy 101 term for that level of delusion?

And why is OP justified in spitting venom at the citizens? Get real.

Well put. Exactly what I was getting at.

Huh! With all that vitriol, I would sure hope the unparalleled salary for software people is not the reason why you migrated (and continue to stay) here.

Sounds like leadership has their heads up their asses. In my experience, a startup that acts like this is either bound to fail or is secretly not a startup - like the one I interviewed with who were owned - and therefore beholden to the whims of - Big Industry Corp. They simply went out of their way to not tell anybody about it publicly.

Sounds like you dodged a bullet there.

I just sent a message about the designer position. That jobs page is SO cool

I can submit some UX enhancement proposals. Is there a way to do that which makes sense? Github issue with a link?

Not yet, but as a contractor-to-hire employee I expect that the latter part of the equation won't be happening at absolute best.

Anybody looking for a FT remote senior designer with heavy component library, react prototyping and sketch/figma skills?

Wes' content is much more engaging to me than the average MOOC, Udemy, treehouse, Udacity, etc course. I find him approachable and fun without appearing incompetent or lackadaisical. I can see how his quirkiness and the metal music and everything isn't for everyone, but if he puts out new Javascript material it's always a day one purchase for me.

And not for nothing, the presentation of everything is always so pretty and well-crafted. Contributes to an overall more engaging experience that makes me _want_ to learn.

Congrats Wes!

In most cases, most certainly not. If the OP was hired as a managing PM with direct PM reports, that's a different story. It is unclear what the context is.

I'm a career designer with a heavy passion in making design tools better. Worked for a VC, lead UX at a YC startup and currently an enterprise consultant. Background is in UX and UI design and bring prototyping skills with React and Vue as well.

Looking for a technical co-founder to build upon concepts from tools like Framer X and http://sketch.systems. Also open to co-founding something completely different if anyone has a need for design / prototyping in a cofounder

>I think this is great. I see a future where designers can draw and create an interactive prototype.

We are already there with Framer X and competitors pending launch in the near future. There is a learning curve that most designers are not super comfortable with yet, but I expect that will improve quickly. We also are limited currently to React for Framer X but I think opening it up to other front-end frameworks is on the horizon. Exciting times!

If you want to go really small, Pullman WA is exactly what you're asking for. WSU and Schweitzer Engineering are the only shows in town (seriously) and the population is about 10k not including the students. We rented a 2-story, 4 bedroom house with a beautiful view of the entire town and almost 2 acres of lot for $1400/mo.

Wonderful schools, INCREDIBLY safe by any measure in the entire world, and lots of professors and engineer-types who have migrated there and found a home over all these years.

Now, the inevitable downside is that other than Moscow ID (~20k pop, another college town but with a little bit more "community") just over the border, there is nothing nearby. No, really, nothing. The few towns that are smattered about are 1000 people or less. The closest city is Spokane (~150k-ish pop?) and Spokane frankly sucks. Seattle is 5 hours away. If this doesn't bother you, and some snow and ice in the winter is fine, it's a good fit. Of course there is the lowest possible likelihood of finding a local job in software, but it is possible and I'm guessing from your post that this isn't a concern.

But yeah, I would 100% describe it as a low-cost place with a strong intellectual atmosphere.