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New comment by 1594932281 in "Meta tells staff it will cut 10% of jobs"

1594932281 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:18:21 +0000

I've also worked (and currently work) at a big tech company and personally this has not been my experience. I'm sure it happens but it's not typical.

New comment by 1594932281 in "The Annual Cost of Technical Debt: $1.52T"

1594932281 — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:54:05 +0000

From the quote in the article about paying back technical debt: "Technical debt accumulates when decision-makers opt for a short-term solution to a software development problem rather than a more comprehensive long-term solution. This initially hides substantial costs that organizations must later pay."

One thing to keep in mind is you don't always need to pay this debt back. For instance - what if you want to try a quick prototype of something (which may later be discarded if it doesn't pan out), or just need a temporary stopgap solution?

New comment by 1594932281 in "The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets (2020)"

1594932281 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:03:52 +0000

The buffet has to make money too, otherwise they wouldn't exist. If you want doggy bags/takeaway just eat at a regular restaurant and pay per item.

DoorDash raises minimum pay to $29.93 per hour in NYC

1594932281 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:37:23 +0000

Article URL: https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/nyc-platform-experience

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38522031

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