Now that UK has brought a points based immigration system, is it better (TC, Savings, Quality of life, healthcare, career growth) to get a canadian PR or a UK PR? Note: Indian national, so not getting GC in the US. Both my husband and I are on our H1bs. Or should we just stick to the US on our H1bs...Read more
Both me and my wife are permanently remote, we grew up in north east and haven't lived on the west coast. Thinking to move to Bay Area for following reasons: - 🌞 Great weather, can finally avoid depressing winters - 🥂 Have lot of friends working in the bay, social life will be better - 🏡 We sta...Read more
1. Take square breathing, color breathing, pursed lip breathing, yoga / taichi might help too! 2. Remember your strengths and the positive things happening in your life 3. Call your trusted friend/ mentor to talk when feelings get overwhelmed 4. If you cannot reach people in 2: San Mateo County...Read more
Here’s a background about me: I’m Chinese American. I have a few years in Software Engineering and looking to transition to sales engineering and/or product management roles. I grew up and raised in NYC basically my entire life and I’m looking to relocate for a better quality of life while I can ...Read more
Update: It's not a bragging post, just sharing my journey, I am not super rich either, many people here have the NW a few times more than mine. Today, after 14 years since my first job, I am finally bidding farewell to the 9-5 job life. I am immensely grateful to The Almighty, the software enginee...Read more
I have gotten a Walmart offer for data scientist position. The offer looks handsome, also Walmart is a very good brand to build a data science career. The only issue is the location, Bentonville, AR. I tried requesting for remote, Sunnyvale, Dallas location and nothing worked. So I guess I will have...Read more
If you are having a rough time finding a job, you are probably having it better than me. I had a pretty good career in FAANG for the last ten years, moving up the ladder and spending the last five years as a manager and was about to be put up for promo to L7 manager when I got laid off last fall. ...Read more
I am from Boston working in the software industry. Looking for next move in career. New England area is a very beautiful and vibrant place except for harsh winter. We do a lot of hikes in spring and summer in the New England area. And enjoy all seasons except Fall and Winter. (September - March) A ...Read more
Hi, This post is for anyone who is personally in this process or who knows people who are in the H1B Visa process and it’s taking a toll on them with the additional pressure of layoffs. I've been in the tech industry for years, and I've seen firsthand the stress and frustration that comes with nav...Read more
In my late 20s. I do an OK job, nothing great. OK TC, about 130K in low to medium COL. Didn't go to a great college. Didn't really achieve anything worthwhile in life. All alone here in the US. Parents in India. Have about $300K in savings. I just think what's the point from a few months. It's not ...Read more
Open main menu  Search Edit this page Watch this page Read in another language LeBron James "LeBron" redirects here. For other uses, see Lebron (disambiguation). LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavalier...Read more
How do I go about becoming a product manager in a FAANG company? I dont understand how product manager differs from project management and more importantly what soft and hard skillsets are needed? I cant do much about practical experience but can ramp on tools/software/other skillset. I have been ...Read more
My husband's a good man. We've known each other 3 years and married 1 year. The fights have been terrible - I feel misunderstood and he feels misunderstood. Our priorities in life don't align - he's more mainstream and career focused, likes to live by the book, not take too many risks, live in a nic...Read more
Proxy post for a friend: I need your opinion and advice on choosing my graduate school. About me: International student studying at a small university(40+ national ranking), majoring in Computer Science and Physics. Have internship experience at a local fintech startup for 2 years, and two irreleva...Read more
I have 7yoe as Software Engineer and I currently work as Senior Software Engineer. Besides that, I always been decent with math. Got A/A- in maths classes without much effort. Got national rank(All India Rank) within 100 in engineering entrance exams. However, I never really liked leetcoding. I see ...Read more
obligatory tc - $90 per hour, consultant. obligatory yoe - 16+ in java, includes 9+ in android, 13+ in the US on an immigrant h1-b work-visa. TLDR; i have no clue how to salvage my software engineering based career, because this is all I can do. 1) i have employable skills, adequate for software en...Read more
I'm seeing continued articles talking about people leaving California for other states. The two biggest arguments I see are taxes and cost of living in terms of housing. I moved from NYC to LA 4 years ago. I was used to NYC cost of living so the change wasn't that crazy. The biggest difference was ...Read more
Hi Everyone, These days, I see a lot of posts about folks wanting to move back to India. I just wanted to share my story and hopefully this can help someone who is thinking about a similar decision. We (spouse + toddler kid) moved back in late 2021 from the Bay area to India. I had two reasons. 1...Read more
Recently travelled in NYC for a week around thanksgiving, and enjoyed it a lot. It really reminded me of how much I enjoy a mega city life after living in Seattle for 4 years. Apparently I enjoyed enough to think about what it'll be like to live there. Considering that thought still hasn't left me a...Read more
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is. Let us first consider the question from the point of view of scientific knowledge. It might appear that there are no essential metho...Read more