Asking this question in good faith. When I joined Amazon a few years ago, there was a healthy mix. Fast forward a few years, except for me (a white girl) and a Hispanic guy, the rest of my team (12 folks) is Indian. A few of the things they do are borderline unprofessional and show a clannish minds...Read more
I am single man Strongly not want a kids, even don’t want a wife My sex desire is low and I can live lonely for a long time ( during covid I am able not talk to anyone for 2 months) just watch Netflix YouTube and read books and do exercise My living cost is low Only rent, car cost, WiFi cost One ...Read more
Were the colonialist wrong for sinking the tea in protest of unrepresented taxation? If you think they were right and believed college protests are wrong what's the difference?
but dude had 0 wars under his watch and world was peaceful AF. I'll take mean tweets over 4 major ongoing wars any day of the week. Agree?
Hello. I am an Asian male. I want to diversify my friend portfolio. Where do you all go to make white friends? How do you approach them? I am thinking of sports events or parties. Maybe join a sports team or go to dance clubs.
So let me be clear I’m on an H1B visa - Indian. My dream of becoming getting a green card and becoming a US citizen is just a dream. It takes 100+ years to become one. For me and many other in my situation the US dream is dead. Cause there are so many Indians that are already here. Now coming to m...Read more
My manager only does bi-weekly 1:1s, asks about projects and done. No talk about career progression or anything. Doesn't ping any time. It is great for coasting. However, when I ask for career progression, she mentions project scope is not big enough for promo and no plan for next 1.5 years at leas...Read more
I didn't believe in white male privilege. Seriously, I have defended the conception of that privilege. But after white males and white frat boys attacked peaceful protesters with impunity, it completely changed my mind. Its like they have their daddies in Big places and they can do absolutely anyth...Read more
Massive layoffs taking place this weekend. E is doing what he did at X, formerly Twitter, layoffs >= 20% from all Orgs. #softwareengineer #layoffs #tesla #engineering
Had an in-person 1-1 with my boss today. Was dreading this bc I hadn’t completed a task that was supposed to be done by the 1-1. —————————————————————- I burst out in tears, and then boss comes over and gives me masculine pats on my shoulder. I don’t know why but I suddenly felt compelled to give h...Read more
When Israel went too far in Gaza, our leaders said there'd be consequences if they continued. Since then: 1. Israel has received $20 billion of our money 2. All the protests against them have been shut down with their participants arrested 3. The House passed a bill outlawing criticism of Israel. ...Read more
Would you be more dangerous to her than a bear? Update: Alright guys, you saw it here. If you find a woman in trouble, leave her alone. The bear will save her.
I'm not a fan of debt, but my wife is eager to buy a house. Currently, we rent a spacious house for $5K (valued at $1.7M). If we buy a similar house, I'd have to shell out over $10K monthly, plus $3K in property tax and maintenance fees. We both are employed in tech and our investments yield a solid...Read more
Counter protests and police aggression have been extremely violent against those calling for an end to the US support for Israel’s continued bombardment and forced famine on nearly 2 million people mostly women and children. Student protesters are asking for the bare minimum of divestment of their u...Read more
If you are solitary wanderer let’s share each others pain, agony and frustrations of hardship of life
In the past 3 annual reviews despite glowing performance, I have zero raise, my manager told me that I am at the highest paid TC for an IC in the company and they can't even give a 1% raise. I really really love this company and over the years I have found strong bond with my team. However the prosp...Read more
Touched a big milestone today thanks to these two giants. Invest your money folks!! #personal finance Age 34 Yoe 10 Tc 380k Hh tc 450k
What I find most inspiring about the Palestinian national liberation movement is that they fight for it across multiple generations despite the lack of success or hope. Just look at how Palestinians around the world galvanized for their cause since 10/7: first thousands of Hamas fighters went on a ...Read more
We closed on a house in south San Jose and paid 400k over the listed price. Now I am worried if I overpaid for the house 🙁