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I've noticed over the years that whenever I'm in group conversations in a social setting, people in general don't pay too much attention to what I say. For example, let's say the g…

I don't know if it's been translated to English, but the book on which those movies are based is a great read as well.

> If you can't stand for your values because of "social anxiety" then maybe you don't value your values that much? I’m not going to downvote you, but if you don’t suffer from socia…

I've been considering getting a budgie for a long time. Is it ok to keep a single one? How much attention to they need every day? I'm out all day for work, but I could give it atte…

Sort of tangential, but what was work/life balance like at Google for you?

How hard it is to access it as an adult with a career? I'm an immigrant software engineer but I'd love to work in research (I think). Is there a path other than a PhD at this point…

I don’t disagree. But when your deadline is often tomorrow , what can you do?

It’s not about perception. I have to stay late because the work itself is insane. Crazy deadlines, dependency on other people/teams, that sort of thing.

Before immigrating to the US, I actually looked into Sweden. It seems nearly impossible to immigrate there :/ Everything I hear about your country sounds amazing!

Seriously, I need names. I have daily daydreams about the “comfy, 9-5, well-paying corporate job”. Maybe it’s the Seattle area but I’ve never heard of one here. Every job ad no mat…

Having worked at Microsoft and being now at another big tech company, that hasn't been my experience at all. Those companies seem to be trying to mimic startup culture internally, …

Thanks for explaining :)

> You know how to tell when the economy is in the last 25% of an economic expansion? When everywhere you turn is another white collar professional under the age of 30 in the middle…

Yeah, it's something akin to the Peter Principle. Except I'm not being promoted. I'm still in the same position, except I always get assigned to do stuff I have no clue about, whil…

I’m always afraid of letting me consider I have it, because I always seem to be put in positions where I’m incompetent. It’s been a pattern in my career so far, and I don’t know ho…

I can relate. I work in the US by the way. I don't slack off, but I feel like there's a position as a Software Engineer past which I wouldn't want to be promoted. I see folks in th…

I wish everything was so simple. At a past job a very technically strong coworker spent months on a problem and eventually threw the towel and handed it to me. It took me another c…

Been advocating this for months at my company with no success. Our standup is of the worst kind: conference call.

Sorry for not answering your question, but how do you get a job like that? I miss that stuff so much. Did it from my late teens (yep, professionally) to mid twenties, then moved to…

> From a religious perspective, I think our purpose should be contributing something to the world as long as we live. I agree in principle, but what motivates me to be financially …

Which implementation do you use?

Does anyone here on HN have experience running NetBSD as their desktop OS?

That is correct. I’ve recently had a chat with a friend who used to be a manager, and according to him managers are very well aware that people do that. You may end up getting flag…

> awful yearly physicals I’m too curious not to ask what those encompassed.