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VSPrw3C1yKon Harvard closes evolution center after finding connections to Jeffrey Epstein

> One common similarity in these cases is that always relatively powerless people are exposed and "face consequences" (don't we all love that phrase by now).

Oh, god, the poor, powerless Harvard professors. My heart bleeds.

VSPrw3C1yKon Ask HN: What are good questions for job candidates to ask in interviews?

This article has some thoughtful questions: https://medium.com/free-code-camp/how-to-interview-as-a-deve...

VSPrw3C1yKon Chromium project finds that 70% of security defects are memory safety problems

Does Chromium test with valgrind, various sanitizers and static checkers? Since when? This is 5 years of bugs. How many would be caught by modern tools? Could those tools be improved to catch those bugs? I'm surprised this isn't mentioned in what they're trying, but maybe they're at the practical limit.

VSPrw3C1yKon Ask HN: What steps can I take to earn $250K+?

I was in your situation a couple years ago and I doubled my salary. Identify an essential but unmet need in your organization. Satisfy it. This makes you essential, but also demonstrates you can manage yourself, execute and provide strategic value. Renegotiate compensation. Rinse and repeat.

VSPrw3C1yKon Ask HN: Do you make more than $200K? What did you have to do?

In general I think there is a discount to working at a non-profit. I'd expect a salary bump if I went back to industry. That said, I think it is not uncommon. Non-profits span a wide range of organizations. There are well-funded non-profits like the Gates Foundation, Simons Foundation or the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, medical research institutes and research hospitals, health insurers, and leading museums. Non-profits report salaries of officers, highly paid and key employees. Have a look at ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer [0]. Look for IRS Form 990. It's pretty interesting. As tsunamifury says, if you can demonstrate strategic value to the organization you will be in a strong negotiating position.

[0] https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/

VSPrw3C1yKon Ask HN: Do you make more than $200K? What did you have to do?

> I am an individual contributor and just about to begin managing. However I unofficially lead a team of 20.

How common is this? I'm in a similar position, albeit a smaller group. I've gotten pushback on a management title, but I think I've largely negotiated the unofficial duties into my salary, so I don't mind much. I make $250K (base and total) at a non-profit.