https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/1791109550894178450 We are likely already in a plateau, no talk of gpt5 or Gemini 2 etc is a canary in the coalmine. No amount of nuclear power or GPU can change the outcome.
I'm at Microsoft now and I really hate it here. The code quality is absolute garbage and I feel like we're always putting out fires because of it. Engineers that I actually respect and feel like I could learn from are one out of every ten at best. Everyone else is just playing politics and trying to...Read more
Relatively young in career, 1YOE, under 25. Lucky to have multiple offers. One is at SpaceX (TC ~200k) which I'd have to move to Seattle for and I'm aware the WLB is tough. The work on the team I'd join looks incredibly interesting and fulfilling (personally) but I'm guessing I'd only be able to st...Read more
Assuming no other countries intervene
What do you think? #tech #google #amazon #meta #apple #pm #product #productmanagers
What kind of net worth does one need to FIRE in Seattle? FU money. So not rich money, but enough to live comfortably without needing to worry about how to pay the bills. Enough money for financial independence to choose fulfilling work or time off without having to worry about TC.
Let’s do a poll.
Choice 1: You get paid 420k. You are the dumbest person you are reminded everyday. Teammates are naturally smarter and you play catchup all day Choice 2: You get paid 240k. You are the smartest person in your team and manager and teammates trust your decision and judgements. You get company spotlig...Read more
Currently at 3M net worth but don’t feel safe at all. What’s the number you feel safe with your life? TC: 920k
Sad,, Congrats OpenAI. You are probably worth all of faang combined soon
Nepotism caused firing?
Which one would you choose?
I was hyped into the propaganda last year and started seriously thinking of going back to India While the image Modi creates and Jai Shankar propagates ki "Sab Changa hai" and India is largest democracy, the truth is different. All the stories I have seen in this election cycle confirmed that Indi...Read more
Title, what % salary raise did you get this year? Curious about the average for tech TC: 190k
Went to Columbia and working at Google as a swe now. Have I just wasted my youth, education, and opportunities? Age:29 Yoe:6 Tc: 430k
6+ months since layoff as an SDE/ML, failed 5+ onsites, living off credit and social assistance (negative net worth), should I take a low offer as a Test/Verification Engineer, need to relocate (2 hours, smaller city), or continue leetcode and get a casual job? I'm afraid of having more multiple sh...Read more
I worked for Apple for 13 years, joined Amazon 3 weeks ago but now got a much better offer at google. Do I need to tell Google about Amazon ? Since during my interview it was just 1st week in Amazon and I never mentioned about Amazon. I am concerned about background verification. Would it affect m...Read more
Drinking to them is apparently a status symbol now