What guys working with big tech think of others?

PayPal / Eng
workworks🔑

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Feb 8 29 Comments

I have faced lot of prejudice in Bay Area as they think I work for PayPal I am dumb.

So here are few experiences I have faced:

1) posting on blind and getting comments like you work for PayPal I doubt you are smart, there are no smart folks at paypal.

2) dating apps when you match with techie and when they know you work for PayPal their behavior changes. Big tech folks mostly discuss work on dates and brag.

One time(recently) I was on date with a person who works for google, they even asked me what is an array and started asking some LC questions 😅.

3) In get together/party if I mention PayPal they think I am poor Haha.

PS: I feel Bay Area is harsh for folks who works in mediocre company.

So let me ask you folks what’s the 1st thing that comes to your mind when you hear that this guys doesn’t work for any big tech.

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  • Amazon
    gaymermode

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    gaymermode
    Sorry OP I saw the PayPal tag and didn't read further
    Feb 8 2
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    • New
      6doZ42rqjY

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      6doZ42rqjY
      Classic JPSurvivor comment
      Feb 8
  • The people who think this way are truly the dumb ones: slaves to capitalism.
    Feb 8 1
  • NortonLifeLock / Eng
    Cyna

    Go to company page NortonLifeLock Eng

    Cyna
    I think that either this post is BS, or you're dating and socializing with a-holes.
    Feb 8 6
    • PayPal / Eng
      workworks🔑

      Go to company page PayPal Eng

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      workworks🔑
      OP
      May be I have few data points and May be it’s too early to judge Bay Area. But never felt like that when I was working in Arizona. But working on LC is all I got now. Also I am thinking too much I guess, I need to be chill. 😅
      Feb 8
    • Fwiw I hated the bay area, it's not for everyone. There's definitely more emphasis on work in general so that's valid
      Feb 8
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    bZkWiqmP

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    bZkWiqmP
    Lmao a date really started asking you LC questions? The bar is too high nowadays
    Feb 8 2
    • Wish
      ghebehue

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      ghebehue
      Depends on if it’s easy/medium/hard 🤷
      Feb 8
    • New
      veracity

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      veracity
      Laughed my ass off. He/she probably wants to know if your TC is high enough.
      Feb 8
  • Infosys / Eng
    whizzkid13

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    grinding 24/7
    whizzkid13
    Do you really want to interact with people like that?? I get tons of shit for my company tag too. The one thing I can’t stand is people that put down others. Treat every human being with respect. Not like these Bay Area snobs that will openly mock hard working Uber drivers, janitors, retail workers, etc.

    If I ever end up switching to a more “prestigious” company, anyone that treats me any differently, any more special, will be people I won’t be hanging out with anymore. Separate the person from the career and money.
    Feb 8 3