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been trying to stop the bleeding on hardware costs for my remote devs. instead of just paying for their monitors or keyboards out of my own pocket, i make it a non-negotiable part of the monthly retainer. adds about fifty bucks to the line item but saves me from getting hit with random one-off invoices every time someone breaks a mouse.

only 4 out of 100 new listings are fully remote now because big tech is obsessed with empty desks. honestly might just stick to searching for series a or seed stage startups since they actually use async communication instead of forcing us into some bloated office culture

https://authenticjobs.com/if-you-want-a-real-remote-job-right-now-stop-applying-to-big-companies/

interviewers love to trap you with that "what are you making now" nonsense. don't give them your actual payslip or even a number. just tell them you're looking for a specific range based on the responsibilities of this role. if they push, use a script like this:

if current_comp < target_range_min:state_target_range()else:focus_on_role_scope()

it's not lying, it's just managing the conversation.
>i need to know your current base salary
>ignore that nonsense and pivot back to the budget for this position. if they won't budge on the range, it's a waste of time anyway. another broken recruitment process.

saw some numbers today suggesting pay for knowledge workers could drop by more than 10% by 2030. it's pretty grim when you realize most of the growth just goes straight to capital owners. sounds like i need to start building subscription software or some kind of api instead of just trading hours for dollars. do you guys actually think owning a small tool like a booking app is realistic anymore?

found this here: https://dev.to/nikita_mkrv/if-ai-makes-work-cheaper-who-gets-richer-2m8j

The article suggests evaluating candidates by asking them to improve specific metrics by a set percentage within a fixed timeframe. I have seen similar approaches work for engineering roles, but there is a trade-off in complexity when you expect a candidate to solve for revenue growth without seeing the existing codebase or data stack first.

link: https://coschedule.com/blog/marketing-interview-questions

I'm stuck on whether to mention my current base salary if they ask for it during the final stage. I already tried pushing back with a range, but they keep digging for the exact number.

it's getting awkward

been looking at my numbers from last month and noticed something annoying. i've been letting my monthly maintenance packages for small clients just sit there without updates. had this one plumber client who basically wants me on call 24/7 for tiny website tweaks that take five minutes. it's not the time spent, it's the mental overhead of being "available". i realized i haven't bumped his rate since he moved to a bigger office last year.
>i'll just handle those little things when they come up.
easy money total trap. if you aren't charging for the accessibility, you're basically working for free every time your phone pings at dinner. i'm starting to cap the number of "quick fixes" per month or the retainer goes up another 20%. same thing with the cafe owner's social media management. small tasks pile up and suddenly my margin is gone because i didn't account for the context switching. need to be more aggressive about scope creep before it eats my whole week.

im tired of guessing if a role is actually worth my time. i use this python snippet to scrape the text and regex out anything that looks like a yearly range so i can build my own spreadsheet quickly.

import retext = "salary $120,000 - $150,000 per year"ranges = re.findall(r'\$(\d{1,3}(?:,\d{3})*)(?:\s*-\s*\$(\d{1,3}(?:,\d{3})*))?', text)print(ranges)

it's not perfect but it beats manually checking every single listing on linkedin. lol.

i always send a 30 minute unpaid writing test before even looking at a portfolio. it saves me so much time when i'm trying to find someone who can actually write for my plumber client without sounding like an ai bot. the worst ones fail within the first paragraph

can't even tell if someone actually knows what they're doing when the whole thing relies on a paid api key. i'm tired of seeing candidates ship purely aesthetic agents that only work because they spent fifty bucks on tokens over the weekend. anyone else seeing more of these unverifiable demos lately?

full read: https://dev.to/devio_4040/grade-the-ways-it-breaks-d0a