-Imagine having a household income in the top 1% in the country, closer to top 0.001% in the world -Imagine spending $4M on a house in order to raise a family not in 800 square foot cockroach conditions -Imagine living paycheck to paycheck to afford your mortgage, while “getting rich” on paper -I...Read more
How hard is it? Can’t believe what this generation has arrived at. No surprise you find buying a home unaffordable and complain about inflation TC - 450k
I touched 40 and feel depressed and like a loser everyday. Don't have the zest to do anything now. I so would love to go back in my 20s and stay there forever. I feel cranky nowadays for no reason. Life's mistakes go on in my mind forever. In between I do other things. How can I be more hopeful and ...Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/google-cuts-hundreds-of-core-workers-moves-jobs-to-india-mexico.html RIP and best of luck to those affected Do you all think this will affect Google's functionality in any way, or any of it's working processes ? No change and simple replacement or will there be...Read more
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 suddenly burst out in tears, and then boss comes over and gives me masculine pats on my shoulder. I don’t know why but I felt compelled to give h...Read more
It's so encouraging to see peaceful young students peacefully engaged at peaceful protests. It's just so peaceful. Look at all the free speech steel barriers and free speech plywood and free speech broken glass. Why would anyone want mean nasty police to intervene? These protests are a model for a...Read more
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Fremont/43577-Southerland-Way-94539/home/643830 Dec 2016: bought for $1.7M April 2024: sold for $3M That’s a gain of 1.35M in under 8 years. That’s not possible in the stock market because real estate gives you the crazy leverage with mortgages. Congrats to the seller, a...Read more
It’s like I’m following in my dad’s footsteps and I don’t like how much control over your work/living location these institutions have when you work for them. Working at auto co’s you gotta live near the ugly ass manufacturing plants, or working for governments you have to use outdated technology an...Read more
Itamar Ben-Givr, Israel’s Minister of National Security, pulls out a gun on a parking attendent because he told him his car is parked in the wrong spot: https://x.com/angeloinchina/status/1784056029795532979 US sends 10s of $billions of military and economic aid to this government every year. WTF
This post will get hate but I feel it is necessary to call out how ridiculous some of y’all’s spending is for how much you make. Here are my general rules for a 200k comp. Let’s use 200k because most of y’all make around this. 200k TC -> 140k after taxes -> $11,500 / month 1. You should NOT be
This is absolutely ridiculous how Sundar treats his employees. It looks like that layoffs are not going to stop at Google🤦🏻♂️.
I dont think I can handle anymore, just imagining myself working as a corporate slave for 20+ more years. Working hard for promo/good ratings is just not worth it anymore. No fullfilment at all. Any advice what on what to do? Does joining a startup better or no? Maybe focus on side hustles? My l...Read more
So finally resigned amazon. Hired as fully remote, forced to relocate! Amazon being Unethical, they gave me 2 options. Relocate or Volunteer resignation, so they can avoid Severance package and could get away with another round of layoffs ! Nice play, but they shouldn’t ruin ppl careers with these...Read more
🚨 Heads Up, Tech Community! Major Changes to Roth IRAs on the Table 🚨 Fellow tech professionals, it’s crucial to be aware of the significant shifts proposed in President Biden’s latest tax reform, particularly regarding Roth IRA strategies that many of us rely on for tax-efficient retirement plan...Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/google-cuts-hundreds-of-core-workers-moves-jobs-to-india-mexico.html #Google #Amazon #layoff #layoffs #apple
My partner and I have been together for a long time and we both are at our early 40s. We decided to not have kids and we both are happy with our decision as of now. However, our family and friends are saying that we will regret our decision in a few years as we get older. Sometimes i feel like the...Read more
My 5 year old daughter told me last night that a boy in her daycare showed her his nipples by lifting his t shirt and she asked me what they were and why we have these. She then proceeded to tell me that this boy then asked her to show her nipples and he kept touching her over her t shirt. Apparent...Read more
It’s why you’ll stay middle class and never make that promo. You need to work more hours to be successful
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/google-cuts-hundreds-of-core-workers-moves-jobs-to-india-mexico.html "Just ahead of its blowout first-quarter earnings report on April 25, Google laid off at least 200 employees from its “Core” teams, in a reorganization that will include moving some roles to India ...Read more