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In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career

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Re: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career

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Post by andrei_says_ »

rayiner wrote: post #12

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Before that, he boasts, he journeyed to a yoga retreat and juice cleanse in Bali, the perfect setting to unload the stress he absorbs working at a well-known tech company in Silicon Valley. After ending a five-year marriage and shedding 10 pounds of subcutaneous fat several years back — his sun-kissed body now carb- and toxin-f…

I’ve worked both on the east coast and in Cali and California is a very different place.

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Post by bb88 »

LargeWu wrote: post #16
anon9001 wrote: post #11

I'm pretty convinced that the most important thing you can do for your career after achieving basic technical competence is to be more attractive, both physically and socially. The reality is that you're going to have an easier time making connections and getting access to opportunities if you're well-mannered, sociable, and attractive.

Also, be tall, that doesn't hurt.

Interesting story about China and leg lengthening procedures.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&obj...

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Post by longerthoughts »

maximente wrote: post #18
thatfrenchguy wrote: post #3

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast We really need to start CO2 emissions from flying / day of vacation, because 10 days to Italy is really ridiculous.

assuming you plan to return does it matter if the trip is 1 day, 10 days, 100 days? you still have two flights.

They were making a joke about the phrasing because it sounds like it was 10 days of travel to reach Italy.

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Post by anon9001 »

LargeWu wrote: post #16
anon9001 wrote: post #11

I'm pretty convinced that the most important thing you can do for your career after achieving basic technical competence is to be more attractive, both physically and socially. The reality is that you're going to have an easier time making connections and getting access to opportunities if you're well-mannered, sociable, and attractive.

Also, be tall, that doesn't hurt.

It's also not a bad idea to be rich, and whatever the most desirable gender and ethnicity are for your area, but those things are less actionable than social skills, fitness, and beauty.

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Post by ratsimihah »

rayiner wrote: post #12

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Before that, he boasts, he journeyed to a yoga retreat and juice cleanse in Bali, the perfect setting to unload the stress he absorbs working at a well-known tech company in Silicon Valley. After ending a five-year marriage and shedding 10 pounds of subcutaneous fat several years back — his sun-kissed body now carb- and toxin-f…

What do you mean? Which part of it does not concur with your idea of a software developer?

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Post by DubiousPusher »

rayiner wrote: post #12

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Before that, he boasts, he journeyed to a yoga retreat and juice cleanse in Bali, the perfect setting to unload the stress he absorbs working at a well-known tech company in Silicon Valley. After ending a five-year marriage and shedding 10 pounds of subcutaneous fat several years back — his sun-kissed body now carb- and toxin-f…

I'd guess this is a bit of a West coast thing. I've known quite a few health obsessed engineers here.

I myself was very fit and usually tan, at least in summer, until I found myself a lot more other serious life responsibilities.

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Post by QuercusMax »

pc86 wrote: post #10
sukilot wrote: post #6

What a weasel-worded title! Better title: "In some places, some people say some things"

That's not what a weasel word is. Weasel words are things like "potentially" and "possibly" that you can put into otherwise declaratory statements so that when you're shown to be wrong you can fall back on "well I said possibly!" or similar.

Saying "some men" is a pretty weasely phrasing. "Some" could mean 2. It could mean millions!

I bet "some men in Silicon Valley" are doing all kinds of things. Some men in Silicon Valley enjoy eating Durian. Some men in Silicon Valley enjoy being punched in the testicles. That doesn't mean anything, though.

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Post by bb88 »

rayiner wrote: post #12

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Before that, he boasts, he journeyed to a yoga retreat and juice cleanse in Bali, the perfect setting to unload the stress he absorbs working at a well-known tech company in Silicon Valley. After ending a five-year marriage and shedding 10 pounds of subcutaneous fat several years back — his sun-kissed body now carb- and toxin-f…

One theory is that good looking software engineers aren't software engineers for very long.

Why would you get paid shit wages when you can be a VP of telling people what to do?

Call it the "jock-ification" of the tech world. It was bad enough when they were in high school, now they've infiltrated the tech world.

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Post by thrav »

Bahamut wrote: post #17
rayiner wrote: post #12

> Only the previous week, he says, he returned from a 10-day trip to Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Before that, he boasts, he journeyed to a yoga retreat and juice cleanse in Bali, the perfect setting to unload the stress he absorbs working at a well-known tech company in Silicon Valley. After ending a five-year marriage and shedding 10 pounds of subcutaneous fat several years back — his sun-kissed body now carb- and toxin-f…

Tech worker doesn't necessarily mean software engineer.

At 48, it seems highly likely that he's in leadership.
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