throwaway82729

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by throwaway82729 5y ago
I really wish I could do this. This is privilege that H1Bs don't have. I hate my job despite it being well-paid ($900k/yr). I wish the system were more equal.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
I've a 150mbps plan but I get only 40mbps most mornings. There are remote locations in India that have fiber and get 80mbps throughout the day.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Wondering if you could alternate day fasting on weekends. Social life on Saturday evening and restrict yourself to 500 calories on Sunday. I struggle with this as well. Just curious as to how people manage.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Were you able to sleep without problems? The biggest problem for me was not being able to sleep or waking up in the middle of the night due to hunger.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
This is exactly what I posted a while back about my situation - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17938307 . I turn down VP Eng roles almost every day and internally cry every time I do it. I also know that I won't g
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
I don't think it's helpful to copy what they do as CEO. I look for what they did in their lowest paying job and how they changed as they progressed in their careers. Of course, very few autobiographies cover this.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everybody away.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
:). That's a positive way to look at it.
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H1Bs are currently indentured slaves
10 points by throwaway82729 8y ago|14 comments
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
+1000. I have too many interests and cannot focus on one thing. Lack of a strong hobby (except computers) in my childhood could be a reason for it.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
I'm currently at an exec-level role making $450k and just landed a juicy role which is interesting and pays more than $550k but of course I can't change jobs because of this decision. This is frankly stupid and makes me a highly p
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USCIS suspends H1-B premium processing(uscis.gov)
6 points by throwaway82729 8y ago|3 comments
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Why is their stance deemed as political and not humanitarian?
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
If you made $500,000 with the video editing suite in those 10 years, it was probably worth it.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
I agree with the GP. The book just went round and round on the same topic. You'll be better off reading a summary on Blinkist or elsewhere.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
They have all this but no 2FA. Also, their password limit was like 8 or 10 characters till recently.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Now they'll keep paying that and have a $2k clothes hanger at home.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
No, it doesn't. It just says that they were connected to the protests.
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Is there a service for doing your laundry (at your home) and folding your clothes?
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Add me to that list. Became sole breadwinner at 22 for a family that had $2M in debt due to failed business. At one point, I was held hostage at gun point by a debt collector. Deeply scarred by debt to this day. Scared of investing anywhere
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
The only reason I'm addicted to my smartphone is because my work email is connected to it. I've fallen into this habit of checking my work email every few minutes to make sure there are no fires or when I'm in meetings. On we
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
Uber for Digestion
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by throwaway82729 8y ago
I was laid off once. Got a call from my VP when I was on my vacation. It was an extremely painful experience since I had been repeatedly told that I was a good performer and was critical to the team. I used that as an opportunity to reevalu
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
Can I ask what your situation is? I've been here for 16 years and no green card in sight. For those claiming cheap labor, my employer pays me $500k/yr and none of it was negotiated.
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
If there was a resident with equal skills why were they not hired in the first place?
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
Russian trolls are infiltrating HN too?
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
I'm sure she must have sold some part of her shares when Theranos got funding in the early days.
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
Yes, except that I won't be able to switch jobs easily or grow in my career as fast as I want to. Every time I go to India, I have to do this elaborate dance to get my Visa stamped. I haven't traveled out of the country enough jus
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
Benefits still outweigh the disadvantages. The comparison is being a slave here or having a poor quality of life back home. Both are not desirable.
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by throwaway82729 9y ago
I made a mistake in my investment numbers. It's not $200k but more closer to $380k.

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