I have 0 NW almost 30. How cooked am I?
cookedtd @ TD
120k TC, divorced with 2 kids. My 10k cc debt cancels out my 10k 401k and I have 12k car debt and it’s worth 15k max. I have 1k cash savings.
I guess it’s not so bad, I have 4k NW
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cookedtd @ TD
120k TC, divorced with 2 kids. My 10k cc debt cancels out my 10k 401k and I have 12k car debt and it’s worth 15k max. I have 1k cash savings.
I guess it’s not so bad, I have 4k NW
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Girlfriend got offer from FAANG in US and broke up with me
nabo34 @ Novo Nordisk
My girlfriend received an offer from a FAANG company in the US while we live in Poland. She told me that I'm not ambitious and that I'm wasting my life watching football and drinking beer. She said she would be better off alone because I'm holding her back, wished me well, and broke up with me. Now she's moving to the US. She said she wants to own a huge house in NYC and live a dream life, and doesn't want to end up living a mediocre life like she believes I will.
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nabo34 @ Novo Nordisk
My girlfriend received an offer from a FAANG company in the US while we live in Poland. She told me that I'm not ambitious and that I'm wasting my life watching football and drinking beer. She said she would be better off alone because I'm holding her back, wished me well, and broke up with me. Now she's moving to the US. She said she wants to own a huge house in NYC and live a dream life, and doesn't want to end up living a mediocre life like she believes I will.
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Why is Seattle weather so heavenly ?
elon_musk0 @ Google
Moved from Bay Area to Seattle a couple of months ago , loving the weather here. Why is it so great?
Long summer days, pleasant temperatures, lakes, mountains, hiking trails everywhere, this is the best summer of my life, Seattle does seem like Heaven.
I don’t know why people complain about the weather here on Blind.
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elon_musk0 @ Google
Moved from Bay Area to Seattle a couple of months ago , loving the weather here. Why is it so great?
Long summer days, pleasant temperatures, lakes, mountains, hiking trails everywhere, this is the best summer of my life, Seattle does seem like Heaven.
I don’t know why people complain about the weather here on Blind.
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15% mm quota being hard enforced at Meta
jsndh @ Meta
People wanting to join should be aware that there is going to be a lot of hire to fire.
Lots of solid ICs being sacrificed.
#meta
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jsndh @ Meta
People wanting to join should be aware that there is going to be a lot of hire to fire.
Lots of solid ICs being sacrificed.
#meta
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Intuit has balls
Rosal @ Meta
To say "cut off workers didn't meet bar" clearly, not as a coward to say "business decision".
In my 20y experience, all the managers that I know are trained to say "business decision" just to avoid issues, but 95% of the time, it's performance issue, or they don't see enough value from what they pay you.
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Rosal @ Meta
To say "cut off workers didn't meet bar" clearly, not as a coward to say "business decision".
In my 20y experience, all the managers that I know are trained to say "business decision" just to avoid issues, but 95% of the time, it's performance issue, or they don't see enough value from what they pay you.
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RIP Intuit employees
fynftt @ Oracle
Your CEO is truly a dick. Not only did they do a massive layoff, he publicly said you are an underperformer.
Those ex SDE’s will now be unemployable as it will be known that they got pipped.
If a hm sees you are bottom 10% in a non fang how will they get into an actual tech company? Honestly employees need to retaliate against the company.
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fynftt @ Oracle
Your CEO is truly a dick. Not only did they do a massive layoff, he publicly said you are an underperformer.
Those ex SDE’s will now be unemployable as it will be known that they got pipped.
If a hm sees you are bottom 10% in a non fang how will they get into an actual tech company? Honestly employees need to retaliate against the company.
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I fucking wanna die
impostsyn @ Amazon
I hate my job at Amazon. I hate being a SWE. My job is super demanding and my manager keeps pushing me. Mentors are a joke and no one wants to help anyone. I’m having a bad personal situation too and I can’t deal with all of this anymore. I joined amazon as a new grad 6 months ago. I fucking hate it. Worst decision of my life. We are working on a new service and it’s a nightmare. I don’t want the money. I just want peace 🙏🏽.
I wanna quit being SWE. Is there any easier tech jobs I could find? The friends I speak to are super demotivating and tell me it’s hard to transition to a different role as I have no experience and on a visa too. Maybe they are right who knows. Please help me out with options blind fam 🙏🏽
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impostsyn @ Amazon
I hate my job at Amazon. I hate being a SWE. My job is super demanding and my manager keeps pushing me. Mentors are a joke and no one wants to help anyone. I’m having a bad personal situation too and I can’t deal with all of this anymore. I joined amazon as a new grad 6 months ago. I fucking hate it. Worst decision of my life. We are working on a new service and it’s a nightmare. I don’t want the money. I just want peace 🙏🏽.
I wanna quit being SWE. Is there any easier tech jobs I could find? The friends I speak to are super demotivating and tell me it’s hard to transition to a different role as I have no experience and on a visa too. Maybe they are right who knows. Please help me out with options blind fam 🙏🏽
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Unpopular truth: Layoffs are always performance based
M3j1 @ Google
Intuit is only the first one to actually say it.
During layoffs, executives literally sit in meeting rooms asking managers below them for names to put on the layoff list. What names do you think managers will give them? They will obviously pick the less useful/pleasant people.
Comment section will be full of triggered laid off people who are trying to defend their reputation
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M3j1 @ Google
Intuit is only the first one to actually say it.
During layoffs, executives literally sit in meeting rooms asking managers below them for names to put on the layoff list. What names do you think managers will give them? They will obviously pick the less useful/pleasant people.
Comment section will be full of triggered laid off people who are trying to defend their reputation
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What is the point of Databricks/Snowflake?
🧱data @ Dell
This is outdated technology. There’s no need for it. All cloud and computer companies do what they offer. And open-source has basically rendered their offering moot.
It’s not 2016 anymore. Databricks should have IPOd long ago.
What do these companies even do? In 2024 how can anyone say they provide value when open source does the same for free?
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🧱data @ Dell
This is outdated technology. There’s no need for it. All cloud and computer companies do what they offer. And open-source has basically rendered their offering moot.
It’s not 2016 anymore. Databricks should have IPOd long ago.
What do these companies even do? In 2024 how can anyone say they provide value when open source does the same for free?
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Intuit layoffs—There’s a lesson to be learned here
0syl @ New
When picking an employer, don’t turn a blind eye to how they treat their customers and the general public.
If they treat them like 💩 they will eventually treat you the same.
You want to work for a company that treats others with integrity.
It sucks that people have to learn this the hard way, if you were affected, I hope you’ll find a better workplace soon!
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0syl @ New
When picking an employer, don’t turn a blind eye to how they treat their customers and the general public.
If they treat them like 💩 they will eventually treat you the same.
You want to work for a company that treats others with integrity.
It sucks that people have to learn this the hard way, if you were affected, I hope you’ll find a better workplace soon!
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This job market is something else
pySK82 @ Microsoft
This job market is beyond bad. I have had several onsite interviews since late 2022 and it has been getting worse and worse progressively. Every time I interview, it gets 10% worse than the previous month. I’m so mentally drained and checked out due to constant rejections that I interview with not even a hint of hope that I may get an offer and this job market never lets me down.
Initially I thought that I was just not well prepared and that was true because I didn’t realize that the market wasn’t like 2021. Then I got better with preparation and aced almost every single technical round in the last year and I still didn’t get an offer. Every time I get rejected, I go to LinkedIn a few months later and see who the team hired and it’s always someone with 5-10 years more experience than me. That’s when I gave up on this market.
You’re not able to crack this market because you’re literally competing with someone with 5 to 10 years more experience than you for a job a strong junior would have easily gotten in 2021. Many of the jobs I interviewed for remained open for several months because sometimes the hiring manager wants to get a unicorn senior engineer because every month they keep the position open, they get a better candidate on the job market.
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pySK82 @ Microsoft
This job market is beyond bad. I have had several onsite interviews since late 2022 and it has been getting worse and worse progressively. Every time I interview, it gets 10% worse than the previous month. I’m so mentally drained and checked out due to constant rejections that I interview with not even a hint of hope that I may get an offer and this job market never lets me down.
Initially I thought that I was just not well prepared and that was true because I didn’t realize that the market wasn’t like 2021. Then I got better with preparation and aced almost every single technical round in the last year and I still didn’t get an offer. Every time I get rejected, I go to LinkedIn a few months later and see who the team hired and it’s always someone with 5-10 years more experience than me. That’s when I gave up on this market.
You’re not able to crack this market because you’re literally competing with someone with 5 to 10 years more experience than you for a job a strong junior would have easily gotten in 2021. Many of the jobs I interviewed for remained open for several months because sometimes the hiring manager wants to get a unicorn senior engineer because every month they keep the position open, they get a better candidate on the job market.
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Compound interest is crazy
iNKA60 @ Amazon
This is obvious to anyone who understands math, but I’m still amazed to see its effect on my investments and savings as they grow.
When I started saving money after college I would check on my money once in a while and be pleasantly surprised by the minor gains.
I’ve been stockpiling for 5 years now and honestly I’m amazed every time I check my accounts. I’m making over 100 dollars a day without lifting a finger with a combination of ETFs and HYSA.
It’s actually mind boggling how much easier it is to make money when you already have it. And the fact that I’m in my early 30s with decades ahead of me for this virtuous cycle to play out makes it feel even sweeter.
So PSA to the young folks. Don’t spend your money. Invest, save, diversify. A dollar made in your 20s is worth $2.50 in your 40s, and $7 in your 60s, and that’s a conservative estimate. Spending your first RSU vest on a down payment for a 100k car will end up costing you more than you can imagine.
YOE: 5
TC: 300k
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iNKA60 @ Amazon
This is obvious to anyone who understands math, but I’m still amazed to see its effect on my investments and savings as they grow.
When I started saving money after college I would check on my money once in a while and be pleasantly surprised by the minor gains.
I’ve been stockpiling for 5 years now and honestly I’m amazed every time I check my accounts. I’m making over 100 dollars a day without lifting a finger with a combination of ETFs and HYSA.
It’s actually mind boggling how much easier it is to make money when you already have it. And the fact that I’m in my early 30s with decades ahead of me for this virtuous cycle to play out makes it feel even sweeter.
So PSA to the young folks. Don’t spend your money. Invest, save, diversify. A dollar made in your 20s is worth $2.50 in your 40s, and $7 in your 60s, and that’s a conservative estimate. Spending your first RSU vest on a down payment for a 100k car will end up costing you more than you can imagine.
YOE: 5
TC: 300k
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Why don’t people have more kids?
ch2ru @ Meta
Most families we know have 1-2 kids.
But I don’t understand why they don’t have 3-4 instead.
The arguments against this that I hear is lack of time, space and money.
Let me address all of these concerns.
Money - Most engineers make way more than average. And cost of kids don’t scale linearly. Once they are about 5, schooling is also free. I find it hard to believe that tech folks don’t make enough money to feed 1-2 more kids.
Space - Not everyone has to have their own room. This is actually a very recent phenomenon. It is also arguably counterproductive. Kids will need to share a room in college and beyond anyway. Sharing a room helps kids not be asocial.
Time - This is true, but only for the first year of the child. Later on, it’s actually less time, since kids are better able to play with each other than us adults do. They prefer that too.
So curious - why not more kids?
TC ~800k
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ch2ru @ Meta
Most families we know have 1-2 kids.
But I don’t understand why they don’t have 3-4 instead.
The arguments against this that I hear is lack of time, space and money.
Let me address all of these concerns.
Money - Most engineers make way more than average. And cost of kids don’t scale linearly. Once they are about 5, schooling is also free. I find it hard to believe that tech folks don’t make enough money to feed 1-2 more kids.
Space - Not everyone has to have their own room. This is actually a very recent phenomenon. It is also arguably counterproductive. Kids will need to share a room in college and beyond anyway. Sharing a room helps kids not be asocial.
Time - This is true, but only for the first year of the child. Later on, it’s actually less time, since kids are better able to play with each other than us adults do. They prefer that too.
So curious - why not more kids?
TC ~800k
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Trump Won. This photo will be in history books
Scooter 🛴 @
Like it or not, this photo will be in the next edition of every history book in the country. Political violence is completely unacceptable, if you have to resort to physical harm to make your point then it’s not a point worth making.
#president #elections #trump
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Scooter 🛴 @
Like it or not, this photo will be in the next edition of every history book in the country. Political violence is completely unacceptable, if you have to resort to physical harm to make your point then it’s not a point worth making.
#president #elections #trump
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USA is special
eurovisiom @ Amazon
You can’t yet buy a beer, but you can buy a machine gun. AR-15 - America’s gun.
How many people have been killed and maimed from this craziness.
Support gun control !
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and there we have it from captain america himself: “ a great gun for women and children”
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eurovisiom @ Amazon
You can’t yet buy a beer, but you can buy a machine gun. AR-15 - America’s gun.
How many people have been killed and maimed from this craziness.
Support gun control !
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and there we have it from captain america himself: “ a great gun for women and children”
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Girlfriend doesn’t do anything !
lfGl12 @ New
Been together for more than 3 years. She works in healthcare. When have been living together for 3 years as well. Initially she used to help me with house related stuff but soon she stopped.
- She doesn’t read any books, or listen to podcasts or take any courses to keep her knowledge up to date. When I confront her, she just says why she needs to learn anything new 🤦🏻♂️
- she doesn’t go to gym. She has gained at least 20 pounds in the last year or so.
- she doesn’t take part in cleaning the house. I pretty much do everything nowadays
- she doesn’t help with grocery shopping either. Just orders noodles or from Amazon and gets herself lots of junk food including instant noodles and snacks. This has exacerbated her weight gain coupled with no workout
- never takes the car to Carwash, gas the car or take the car to oil change while she is the one who is using it everyday (I work from home). She doesn’t even bother looking at tier pressure or anything and unless I check she just doesn’t do it
What does she do the?
- almost all the times is either watching some Honey Boo Boo or waste of time show on Netflix or Chinese movies
- she spends all her time on Instagram and Chinese instagram watching pretty much every junk you can find …
- Designer brand apps and sites
- Fights with me over nonsense
She 36 Chinese
Me 36 white
She hasn’t got promoted in the last 3 years, she doesn’t even go to a beauty salon or even bother going out with her friends. I’m not sure if she has friends anymore also whenever I wanna go to see a friend of mine she starts behaving like a child. She is definitely low in nutritional food as majority of the stuff she eats are junk…
When I confront her about her future, she just says this is why you are working ! And when I tell her what if I die in an accident how would you survive she just simply responds that some other man will take care of me … 🤦🏻♂️
What do I do folks?
TC 330k
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lfGl12 @ New
Been together for more than 3 years. She works in healthcare. When have been living together for 3 years as well. Initially she used to help me with house related stuff but soon she stopped.
- She doesn’t read any books, or listen to podcasts or take any courses to keep her knowledge up to date. When I confront her, she just says why she needs to learn anything new 🤦🏻♂️
- she doesn’t go to gym. She has gained at least 20 pounds in the last year or so.
- she doesn’t take part in cleaning the house. I pretty much do everything nowadays
- she doesn’t help with grocery shopping either. Just orders noodles or from Amazon and gets herself lots of junk food including instant noodles and snacks. This has exacerbated her weight gain coupled with no workout
- never takes the car to Carwash, gas the car or take the car to oil change while she is the one who is using it everyday (I work from home). She doesn’t even bother looking at tier pressure or anything and unless I check she just doesn’t do it
What does she do the?
- almost all the times is either watching some Honey Boo Boo or waste of time show on Netflix or Chinese movies
- she spends all her time on Instagram and Chinese instagram watching pretty much every junk you can find …
- Designer brand apps and sites
- Fights with me over nonsense
She 36 Chinese
Me 36 white
She hasn’t got promoted in the last 3 years, she doesn’t even go to a beauty salon or even bother going out with her friends. I’m not sure if she has friends anymore also whenever I wanna go to see a friend of mine she starts behaving like a child. She is definitely low in nutritional food as majority of the stuff she eats are junk…
When I confront her about her future, she just says this is why you are working ! And when I tell her what if I die in an accident how would you survive she just simply responds that some other man will take care of me … 🤦🏻♂️
What do I do folks?
TC 330k
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Just confronted Teen daughter
c5h1b @ Meta
What’s wrong with American 🇺🇸 schools?
Today I found my 14 yr teen ‘practicing’ on a banana in her room. I confronted and she behaved like it’s normal. What’s going on? She goes to the best schools in Bay Area. Maybe other desis can identify?
What’s your experience with your teens?
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c5h1b @ Meta
What’s wrong with American 🇺🇸 schools?
Today I found my 14 yr teen ‘practicing’ on a banana in her room. I confronted and she behaved like it’s normal. What’s going on? She goes to the best schools in Bay Area. Maybe other desis can identify?
What’s your experience with your teens?
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don't forget to live your life while young
djjfkenxn @ Twitch
no matter how much money we make we will all end up in the same place
if you make or saved enough, don't forget to enjoy experiences while you're young
you don't need all the materialistic things everyone else is grinding for
you don't all need the 5M house in the best neighborhood
you don't all need 20M by 40
you just need happiness
you don't want to end up 50 years old and realize you wasted all your time growing your NW to 100M since not even 100 trillion can buy back your time
don't get lost in the grind and forget why you're working in the first place
I'm in my 40s and wish i grinded less and had more fun.. but now my back hurts and i can't walk for long
- go take that vacation
- dont pressure urself so much at work bc in the end it doesn't matter
- go ask ur crush out
- move to a different country
- do something crazy while u can
- be grateful for ur money it's more than what most ppl will ever see
hope this helps.
TC 0
NW 5.4M
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djjfkenxn @ Twitch
no matter how much money we make we will all end up in the same place
if you make or saved enough, don't forget to enjoy experiences while you're young
you don't need all the materialistic things everyone else is grinding for
you don't all need the 5M house in the best neighborhood
you don't all need 20M by 40
you just need happiness
you don't want to end up 50 years old and realize you wasted all your time growing your NW to 100M since not even 100 trillion can buy back your time
don't get lost in the grind and forget why you're working in the first place
I'm in my 40s and wish i grinded less and had more fun.. but now my back hurts and i can't walk for long
- go take that vacation
- dont pressure urself so much at work bc in the end it doesn't matter
- go ask ur crush out
- move to a different country
- do something crazy while u can
- be grateful for ur money it's more than what most ppl will ever see
hope this helps.
TC 0
NW 5.4M
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I’m a white guy from Chicago AMA
Whitey @ Google
*Update: I changed my name to Ur Ob.Gyn so I lost my OP tag. I’ll respond when I can.*
I lived in Chicago until I was 22.
I moved from New York, to Miami, to San Francisco since my college graduation.
I am in Cloud Sales, 7 YOE. My background is SQL databases within a non technical scope, worked at the same company for multiple years until my Google offer.
TC $280k ish
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Whitey @ Google
*Update: I changed my name to Ur Ob.Gyn so I lost my OP tag. I’ll respond when I can.*
I lived in Chicago until I was 22.
I moved from New York, to Miami, to San Francisco since my college graduation.
I am in Cloud Sales, 7 YOE. My background is SQL databases within a non technical scope, worked at the same company for multiple years until my Google offer.
TC $280k ish
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Secret service DEI in action
olYb64 @ Amazon
What we expect secret service to look like vs what they actually look like
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olYb64 @ Amazon
What we expect secret service to look like vs what they actually look like
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