Model Y alternate
Thinking to get Model Y , may be 7 seater. Any alternates I should check and compare ?#cars
This is legit how most of y’all live
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Is my GF too pretentious?
Recently started dating this girl and I (27M) feel she's (24F) a bit too pretentious at times. Like for instance she has two Dyson hair stuff one for North America and the other one for Europe because the voltage won't work and shee needs it for when she travels( yes for real). She thinks android i...Read more
Xooglers are so annoying
They always try to remind everyone of their former job, starting the convo with “when I worked at Google..” like it gives them more authority. There is one guy who would always chime in whenever Google is mentioned, with some barely relevant factoids. I don’t see this behavior from ex-Meta or other...Read more
Realistic India F.I.R.E. number ?
What's a realistic India F.I.R.E. number ? Below breakdown seems reasonable to me: 1. House - 2.5 Cr 2. Children education: 1Cr 3. Corpus to generate monthly expense of 1L : 3Cr, with 4% withdrawal, while corpus grows at 12%. (with out rent, monthly expense of 1L works for me. For others, they...Read more
Burnt Out W/ 2.2M on the Table
I've been working hard for the last 5 years. My role (MANGA but hiding company, using this account) is extremely stressful and it feels like the stress ramps up every year. The on-call is frequent and often results in night time wake ups, work loads are punishing (everyone feels like they are doing...Read more
H1b lottery Fraud
Are ppl indulged in multiple application fraud are getting NOID or NOIR ? Else, USCIS is not doing anything for it. For past years ....
I'm down $330k in a week
Who else can tolerate this volatility?
Has anyone else lost interest in dating?
I'm a 30 year old guy and I probably could get a girlfriend if I really wanted one (I've never actually had one). I'm fairly good looking, tall, well paying job (until we all get replace with LLMs or offshoring anyway). I've been on dating apps and I get interested women, but at my age, they're all ...Read more
What do y'all think will be the next big thing in the next decade?
As per the question, which of the following sectors do you think will be big in the next couple of decades like AI is right now or which etfs/stocks are you planning on investing (and why?)
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Oracle vs Amazon vs DoorDash
Amazon Ads Tc: 270, L5, Seattle Doordash: 350, E5, SFO Oracle Health: 270, IC4, Remote (Current) Doordash and Oracle are mostly rsu based. Leaning into Amazon for cash and better growth opportunities.
High earners, what’s the biggest luxury you enjoy?
Time to flex Let’s hear you koi fish pond stories
Why I Absolutely Love Working at Amazon as an SDE
I know Amazon gets a lot of heat, but honestly, I don’t understand why. Working here has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life, and I genuinely enjoy being an SDE at Amazon. Let me break it down: Ownership Mentality: From day one, I was given the reins to services that impact milli...Read more
TikTok is indeed shutting down after New Year’s
Hearing from some sources that TikTok will shut down US operations early January 2025. Can someone from ByteDance corroborate? TC: 800k
38yo male. How much should I have in 401K?
My company contribution matching is not as good as FANGA. My 401K is just about 100K. How much should I have?
510k hybrid Stripe vs 375k current (remote)
Just got offer from Stripe (south sf 3 days a week). Hard to decide as I am ok to commute but don’t want to feel miserable. Need help from those people who are already commuting to Stripe south sf office. My commute to Stripe office is going to be around 1hr 30min each side. Current TC: 375k (Seni...Read more
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Working from anywhere with 400k+
I’m deciding the offer from Adobe. Current Amazon SDE L6 410k this year, 360k next year 8 yoe New Adobe MLE 4 368k May get 30k sign on bonus I heard Adobe allow up to 30 days working from anywhere in U.S, including 15 days working from anywhere internationally. How’s the process to apply for it?...Read more
Black guy in tech AMA
Ask me any questions you've been wondering about black people in America, tech, dating, etc. that you've never got to ask before
I have a lot of anxiety & i never told anymore
I hardly ever leave my home except for work or groceries. Edit: I don’t have anything deep to say. I’ve been stuck for years and that’s all.
Worst layoff story you heard
There has been all doom and gloom about the job market for one and a half years now and I am sure a good number of FAANG jobs have disappeared. But I haven't heard anyone having to leave the country for being unable to find another job. Is all the room and gloom a bit hyped up? Are the missing FAANG...Read more
Which manga stocks will thrive in 2025 and why?
Why do you think so ? #meta #apple #netflix #google #amazon #broadcom #salesforce
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Car choice - Mercedes Benz
This is my first foray into looking at a luxury car brand. My wife and I have a total TC of $450k. We plan to have only one car and we are exploring the purchase of a Mercedes GLB 250. We plan to trade in our old car for 17k. Do you think it is reasonable of us to explore getting a 70k Mercedes at...Read more
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America has turned into a nation of whiners
"What especially incenses them is anything that reminds their countrymen of just how exceptional this nation is." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/9/america-has-turned-into-a-nation-of-whiners/ Previously it was the French people https://www.cnbc.com/2007/05/17/quelle-surprise-french-w...Read more
America has turned into a nation of whinersIt’s no secret that America’s leftists wake up perpetually sour and ready to whine. They manage to find a dark lining in every silver cloud.
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Google 10% Layoff
WTF.. 😬 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ceo-company-cut-manager-vp-roles-2024-12
Google cut manager and VP roles by 10% in its efficiency push, CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal meetingGoogle has been on an efficiency push and chopping down senior manager positions, CEO Sundar Pichai told his staff on Wednesday.
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Why not just move instead of cleaning apartment?
My strategy so far is that I live in an apartment for 1-2 years and when it gets too dirty, I just move. It’s pretty nice for the first 6 months or so. Starts to get pretty gross by the 2nd year though.
What did you do when you hit 1m nw?
M27 nw 980k, lots of positions in goog. Imma take a trip to Mexico to celebrate 🥳 🎉
Do collagen peptides as supplement really work for skin and hair?
What has been your experience with it ?
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Hi, I’m in India seeking VISA sponsorship to relocate to EMEA. Any leads on companies offering sponsorship?
o3 is a scam
be openai best engineers are leaving left and right can't come up with any core model updates because the people who know how left stumble on this niche benchmark that has agi in the name it's just drawing squares fine tune on your model to hyper optimize on solving these square examples highe...Read more
Model Y vs BMW X3
All this time i was mainly focusing on BMW X3 as my next car. But someone suggested model Y mainly due to their 3 year leasing deal. I took test drive and I am stunned. Trying to find a justification other than fake pride and romanticism of the "once great" past of European cars Some of the aweso...Read more
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The reason why there's more WMAF than AMWF couples
is because its ez for girls to date any guy they want. example: just becuz a girl is dating a rich dude doesnt mean the dude will marry her. the better comparison would be how many WMAF couple get married vs AMWF couple get married
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Dear Amazon employees
Dear Amazon employees, If you are angered at RTO5 and want to quit, please do so. There are many hundreds of thousands of people who would love an opportunity to work at Amazon in office 5 days a week. Sincerely, Representative of hundreds of thousands of H1B visa holders and F1 students enrolled...Read more
Violent protests in Canada from Indians
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB-Y4Okxq-G Brampton is 90% Indian and this is why we don’t need these people coming into the US to cause more violence TC: 500K
6ixBuzz 📰🐝 on Instagram: “What’s going on? 👀👀👀 (Via: @mediabezirgan)”19K likes, 13K comments - 6ixbuzz.media on November 4, 2024: “What’s going on? 👀👀👀 (Via: @mediabezirgan)”.
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Wlb better than amazon
Hi blinders, which tech companies have better wlb than amazon with similar pay?
How does India sustain so many people?
Match this NW, suckers
It's all about smart strategies. FAANG, dang, gang bang does not matter. I am 32, single no FAANG exp, no startup .. just a regular software engineer on h1b. This includes my Salesforce rsu as well in the Potential benefit value which is unvested. All NW is stocks
More than $1.5m gain this year. Happy holidays y’all!
How’s everyone’s portfolio doing?
Meta coding interview questions
Meta asks 2 medium questions in 45 mins. Unless you already did the question or if it's medium-easy it's hard to solve two questions in 45mins. Does the Meta interviewer give any hint if you are close to finding the optional solution? Or is that going to be a reject if you are not able to come up w...Read more
Building a SaaS app
When is it actually worthwhile to solo build a SaaS app? Like when does it make sense to start writing code for months to launch the app? Is the effort to build a SaaS app as a solo founder worth the reward, alternative is to stick to a job and try getting higher TC by grinding leetcode?
Hispanic illegal set someone on fire
Crazy world out there, are you afraid going to subway now? https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/22/us/nyc-subway-fire-woman-death
NYC subway attack: Suspect arrested in the killing of a woman who was set on fire | CNNNew York police have arrested a suspect accused of killing a female subway passenger by setting her on fire Sunday morning, according to police.
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