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Having worked at a highly selective, demanding employer signals conscientiousness and reliability.Their words
Having worked there is a signal that you work hard, you complete your assignments, you adapt well to new tasks and requirements, and you're ready to take on new challenges.
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I would say here that the Linux kernel is truly unique in this particular aspect in that they have thousands of contributors doing it on work time. I actually think that the Rust project is doing pretty well at having people do it and get paid for it like by their employer, but it's nowhere near the to the same extent as as the Linux kernel.
23 January
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Over-indexing on small daily improvements causes a business to miss bigger, more impactful opportunities.Their words
if you over-index on the idea of small improvements, then you stop seeing the pivotal, critical mass movements that you might make.
21 August 2025
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I suspect that if you decided to be open-minded, then the Being would probably be extremely persuasive. But I don’t think it’s very common to do that.
Their words now
I take it back. Instead of being unsure, I now lean strongly towards the idea that the Being would in fact be very good at convincing people of stuff, and far better than any human.
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Payroll taxes fall mostly on workers rather than employers because labor supply is inelastic.Their words
Employer-side payroll taxes superficially raise hiring costs, yet the low elasticity of labor means most of the burden really falls on workers.
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As a project gets more popular in the ecosystem, the workload increases but the value of that project for the company stays the same, so resources don’t increase accordingly.
17 December 2014
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It is not appropriate to donate to your own employer, however good a giving opportunity it would otherwise be.Their words
I’m not donating to GiveWell, because I don’t find it appropriate to donate to my employer, for similar reasons to what Holden wrote last year.
29 May 2013
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