Why is Lyft worth $6b, while Uber is over $160b?

8jksi3 @ New

is it because uber engineers are better at leetcode?

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OpenAI vs Snowflake vs Databricks

HughJones @ Meta

Good problem to have, but seeking the wisdom of crowds. All roles in the Bay Area.

12 YOE, current TC ~650k, so definitely moving.

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Just got my GC🥳🥳🥳

Alhaji @ Microsoft

My green card just arrived in the mail yesterday. FYI I got it before EAD or AP. Entire process took ≈ 2 years from initial filling of perm forms to card arriving in the mail. But the PERM stage took the most time by far (1 year).
Blind was an invaluable resource during my GC process so paying it forward by sharing the timeline of my case to help motivate anyone out there:

March 2022: LMT started
June 2022: PERM filed
May 2023: PERM approved
May 2023: I-140 filed
June 2023: I-140 approved (EB-3)
November 2023: I-485 filed with medicals included
November 2023: Finger print(biometrics apt) requested
Feb 2024: Receive confirmation of approval
Feb 2024: Card arrives

Feels like I just got a new lease of life and the freedom to do whatever I want. Wishing you the best in your GC journey. 🙏

Edit:
TC ≈ 200k

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This is what Google pays its engineers $600k for

ryeu6362 @ Knight Barry Title Group

This was deliberately done, many people, somewhere in Googles pipeline pressed for this to happen. This was clearly reviewed, tested and passed into production. This was no accident. Somehow Sundar didn’t see this though.

Why on earth are all these soy engineers and managers so obsessed with wokeness?

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Apple layoff

ToRand @ Google

Oh wow. Apple appears to have discontinued their work on building an electric car and will instead prioritize AI. There will be layoffs involved.

That’s big news. Apparently they have devoted over a decade to this.

https://apple.news/AWRvFDx8JTvqrs48WdVdvfQ

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Hit 2M Today

bliiiiiind @ Epic

37M. Didn't do anything special like individual stock picking. Just ignored the noise and invested consistently in Vanguard ETFs. I know it's nothing from blind standards, but it's enough for me in Wisconsin and for not taking too many risks..

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Finally bought a new home 🎉🎉

Hsqz04 @ Amazon

We are closing on our Bay Area home this week. $1.45m SFR. Got 6.5% rate. Finally relieved after debating for 2 yrs whether to buy or not. Could’ve bought a much bigger home for the same price last yr but happy we are finally able to buy it before rate actually drops.

HHTC 500k

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Dumbass DEI question during job interview

sHGn63 @ Capital One

"What do you do to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace?"

I told this skinny white guy a story about how I advocated for the app my team was building to be accessible for visually impaired people, which saved the sale of the app to one of our biggest customers (government agency legally obligated to be ADA compliant). I then championed for the next year on accessibility within my organization and educated them on issues related to it.

And do you know what he said? "Ok that counts for inclusion but what about diversity and equity?"

Mother fucker, what do you want me to say? I had my previous company build a time machine so I could go back in time and give all of the slaves M16 assault rifles?

Un fucking believable.

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"Successful" but depressed af

AB32dl @ Apple

Mid 30s. Have a great job that I love and am happily married to a wonderful person. HH TC ~ $1.1M. But hardly any friends in the area. Mostly just work all day and come home to sleep. No hobbies to speak of or really any kind of life outside of work. I work a lot not because I want to but because I honestly have nothing better to do.

Don't know if this is normal or I'm just doing life wrong.

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what to do with 800-900k income (and a pathetic lifestyle) in bay area?

Jujubibi @ Meta

Just broke up with girlfriend. she accused me of "talking to other girls". She took away "her" cat that she bought, but the cat was literally mine the whole time.

I literally have 0 close friends at the moment. Work at meta and side hustle (~3hrs/day) and gym take most of my time.

I have a lot of matches on dating app and can probably go on date when I'm bored or do a few casual relationships here and there but it's so fucking meaningless. Occasionally I can do solo travel to places but then what? I'm not ready to get in a new relationship yet.

Anyone been in the same situation? what do?

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Half a million illegals will get citizenship with new Biden executive order on Tuesday

lione @ Amazon

Illegal aliens who cross the border, sell drugs and commit crime will get citizenship with Biden executive order in Tuesday

http://fox59.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-half-a-million-immigrants-could-eventually-get-us-citizenship-under-new-plan-from-biden

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When people acknowledge suburbs suck

🦆🦆✨️ @ Capital One

But they live there to raise their kids, is that not acknowledging they chose to raise their kids somewhere that sucks?

So everyone in the family suffers.

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Vietnamese are NOT Southeast Asia. We are East Asians.

nguoi_viet @ ex-Proofpoint

Vietnamese belong in the same group as Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese. And not the same group as Thais, Phillipines, Cambodia, or Taiwan.

We were influenced by Chinese culture, and as a result share a lot of characteristics with Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese. A lot of Vietnamese can be pale, just like the East Asians.

We are NOT Southeast Asian.
Vietnamese are East Asian.
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I’ve had a lot of trauma and inferiority complex my whole life from being a supposed “Southeast Asian” Vietnamese. But I think Vietnamese have enough in common with the upper-class East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan to be accepted into the East Asian club. And not classified with the other Southeast Asian countries, like Taiwan or Cambodia.

I support Vietnam falling under the “East Asian” identity label.

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Edit: for those of you telling me I have an “inferiority complex,” read my post again. I do not.

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Edit 2: This is common thinking among Vietnamese.

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Single people over 35

q3AeA2 @ Amazon

What’s your game plan?

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New Grad Starter Budget in NYC

postsynd @ Google

Hey all I’m 20 YO and will be joining Google as a swe new grad in August; enough money saved from internships to move to NYC in July. I’ve calculated tentative expenses as the following and would like to hear opinions on if I’m off the mark on anything.

Monthly salary post tax: $8,856

Rent (locked in): $3,200

Tithes (general giving according to beliefs): $885

Savings: $1,771

Student loans (15k): $1,000

Utilities (based on avg from previous owners): $207

Food: $1,000

Transportation: $200

Unallocated/pocket funds: $591

All of the above is coming from the salary, then I’m planning to use stock sales to save in 401k/roth. Parents say I don’t need to go so heavy toward student loans and I’ve also been given advice by mentor to load up my 401k early to secure match $$ and use as down payment for house.

Open to thoughts and can provide extra information as requested.

TC: will be ~237k

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Trump is going to mop the floor with sleepy joe at the first debate

prestieg @ ex-SpaceX

It’s going to be elder abuse at the first debate. Whatever stimulant or amphetamine they give joe, better last for the duration of the debate. Trump is literally going to mop the floor with this non sentient, declining, fascist pedophile puppet

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Please choose your partner wisely

pot.luck @ Amazon

Single earner, household with two kids. My wife stays at home even though she got an MBA here that I paid for. She doesn't drive, doesn't do household chores either except maybe cook once in a while when she feels like it. I am totally burned out managing both work and kids. The older one is in elementary while the younger one goes to daycare (wife doesn't want to keep her at home as she cannot manage). My daily routine is getting up early and getting the kids ready, dropping both off to daycare/school then battling the traffic to reach downtown Seattle from the east side; I then come home and spend time with kids and put them to bed. Then either get takeout or make food for myself. I have zero life outside of this. My wife just watches some BS daily soaps with zero empathy towards me.

I can't say anything to her because she starts shouting on top of her voice and it's not good for my kids. I feel burned out as I have no life outside work and kids. I haven't been able to workout in over a year nor pursued any of my hobbies. Please choose your partner wisely.

TC: 330k

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I bought NVDA at 139

FtrG63 @ Google

What on earth, I thought it would just not rallying. And now I have lost 15%. God dammit.

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32 with 1.2M , when should I quit ?

looknfrjob @ Intel

I am 32 years old with 8 YOE, and a NW of 1.25M.

My current TC is 220K and my family TC is 360K. With current levels of savings, I should be able to get to 2M in the next 3 years.

However, I don't enjoy my work anymore. In fact, I hate it.

I am aware that I am not rich enough to quit and do nothing. But quitting is always in my mind. However I am not sure when I should pull the trigger.

What do you guys think ? Any feedback ?

Edit 1: Many in the comments section are asking about my savings ratio. So here is the breakdown:

Effective tax rate - 29%

Post tax income - 255K
Annual rent - 30K
Annual expenses - ~20K (no kids, paid off used car)

Therefore, savings around 200K

#personal finance

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