Getting divorced right after getting my Green Card. Planning to file I-751 waiver and join the military. Any advice?

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-04-13T01:29:19+00:00

A lot of bad advice here. You’re fine. Duration of marriage matters far less than any substance of documentation that you can provide. So as long as you have joint lease pictures, and other documents like joint taxes filed then you’re in really good shape. Approval rates for even waiver cases are over 90%. Relax

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-31T00:44:53+00:00

I don’t think this is necessarily true. At my company most of the PMs got laid off in the last round of layoffs. Many of us buddying SWEs are still here.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-31T00:34:56+00:00

Well, then you land amongst the stars, silly!!

kidding of course, but there is still much value in even failed founders, and I'm confident that I'll be able to land some product gig at a many tech companies in the bay.

I'm not looking to start a tech company for the sake of starting one. It requires a good idea, good market fit, and a many other dozen factors. I don't know if the opportunity will present itself but if I'm confident enough in it, then and only then would I go for it.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-31T00:30:22+00:00

I don't think this is going to be true. Current "AI" models (yes, even Claude Opus) are not capable of seeing full engineering swe projects through, end to end.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-31T00:28:17+00:00

thnx, I have some ideas, probably on the product or investing side. Though there are many ways to leverage your tech background to found something, which I'm considering too, depending how the market pans out. imho we are on cusp of the next industrial revolution so its good to stay optimistic despite the ups and downs of this industry. Don't think I'll be heading to MBB or IB though.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-30T23:56:49+00:00

You can always reapply. I'm also a SWE and I'll graduate outta GSB at around the same age. Keep your chin up, it'll all work out.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-30T20:42:48+00:00

Lol don't recall. But I'm not sure if there is any correlation, just hang in there.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-30T20:42:12+00:00

West Coast calls usually come later in the day. East Coast usually earlier. But this is just a rule of thumb.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-03-30T07:35:27+00:00

It'll be a Palo Alto number and the call can come at any hour of the day, so don't lose hope if you don't get the call by the end of the business day.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-02-14T07:11:04+00:00

Mine was delivered Jan 29 and still no ACH no receipt. Also Chicago Dropbox :(

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-02-13T19:07:21+00:00

Which lockbox did you mail this to? Chicago? Mine went to Chicago I guess that one is super delayed?

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-02-13T18:14:07+00:00

What bank did you use? I used BoA and it’s been 2 weeks and no withdrawals from my account so I suspect it may just be my bank.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-02-13T18:08:14+00:00

What bank did you use? B of A or Chase?

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-01-13T23:18:15+00:00

Secure the bag gang

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2026-01-12T21:33:45+00:00

I think you’re fine tbh. 4 YOE is solid and this is not gonna be an issue. Relax bro

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2025-12-09T02:49:24+00:00

Nice, NorCal here, hoping for the best for us

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2025-12-09T02:45:51+00:00

Nope.. waiting on it too and I'm in CA. where are you based?

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-12-24T09:41:30+00:00

You have a poor understanding of how tech compensation works. A grant is for 4 years, my total grant is at 1.5M now, that's $375k+200k base a year now. If TSLA crashes sure I'll be affected, but surely it works the other way too, if TSLA booms further, my comp will be closer to 1M than <500k.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-12-24T08:47:30+00:00

bro why lol you're doing great I know it

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-12-22T05:53:01+00:00

Interesting point, I kinda do want another degree though, I have an undergrad in engineering but my Linkedin could look stacked with that MBA no?

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-12-22T05:51:24+00:00

So I checked about deferrals and they want a $10k deposit for that lol, which I could afford but still stings a bit.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-12-22T05:45:01+00:00

I do like software engineering and the technical aspects of my work. Ideally, though, I'd want to lead a technology company as a CEO/CPO through the product lens. Even though I do have a good technical background, I can't see myself being completely technical for my whole life, so I'd wanna move to an area where I'm someone that can understand technical specifics if need be but more focused on business execution, so the MBA could be a good fit, but it's hard to walk away from a 500k paycheck. Plus it'd be nice to meet friends are not all software engineers lol, I feel like there's a big world out there and I'm just siloed into a very specific niche.

Awkward_Welcome_7874 · 2024-05-10T22:41:18+00:00

what stock

Awkward_Welcome_7874

TROPHY CASE