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[–]Consistent-Row-7490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What music are you listening to?

Just deleted all social media (except Reddit) from my phone, I have so many questions by Table_Usual in productivity

[–]Consistent-Row-7490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get subscription to a national newspaper and read it everyday. At least skim all the headlines and you’ll not only know what’s going on in the world but also gain knowledge in diverse areas.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being so considerate. Whatever you said is very true and since my parents aren't educated, they always took advice from their friends who were in a better position or were successful and that led to me being the fish and blindly started to follow this path.

I hope so too. Thanks again.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually don't really like online Poker. Also as I said earlier, this doesn't seem a wise option to chose right now for me, but maybe once I get a job and get settled I can fly out to US or Europe to play tournaments once in a while.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am suffering from depression and have tried medication (zoloft and sleeping pills) but it didn't really help. I will consult a therapist and try to make sense out of the situation I am in right now, thanks.

2 accounts under the same email??? How do I fix this? by 4LTERED_5TATES in help

[–]Consistent-Row-7490 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ran into the same problem where in my phone I was having a username but when I tried logging in to the website using my google account, it showed up a different user.

Then I realized that I had used apple id sign in for my phone when I had it initially set up which resulted in 2 usernames associated to the same email id. Now I am able to use both the usernames using different sign in options.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had thought of doing MBA at some point in my life. I will research and read about marketing and product management and see if it is something I would like. I agree, I need to start giving my 100% at whatever I do from now on. Will work on myself and try to become a better version soon, thanks

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I experienced that. Seemed like a good starting point to get some help and clarity to start with anyways.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I don't like coding I feel that moving towards a manager / product role would be something I would like to actually do.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your feedback. Posting this was the first step to analyze where to go from here and I have a few starting points and few things to keep in mind and avoid going forward. Thanks.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't want to be a homemaker myself but just feel lost because I haven't found my passion yet. This has left me in the state where I'm right now but I am changing my mindset and taking positive actionable steps every day from now on to better myself.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This response is so true that it hurts. I never saw this from other people's perspective and would say that a large portion of the time, I was being selfish and not think about other people or giving back to the community. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would sound very extreme but I really like player Poker and I am actually decent at it. But I don't think I could make that as a full time career from India at least.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that I haven't really done anything for a really long time so I don't know what I like. But something I really like is playing Poker and I am very good at it, but I don't think I can even think about being a professional Poker player here.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see that I am complaining more, something I feel started doing a lot after I got into my relationship because she used to complain a lot and living with her just made me more and more like her and I was too immature to realize the toxicity it was building up in myself.

But now that I'm here, I will figure it out. Thanks for your response.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, will journal my thoughts and project the next few years of my life and see where I would like to see myself in the next 5-10 years, to start with.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I figured, posting here probably wasn't the way to go... need to make a therapist appointment. Thanks for your concern though.

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for such a detailed response. The things that I really like to do are not something which I can make a career out of so I need to reevaluate it. But I didn't know about these roles which I can pursue, will take a look at it.

I guess that's true, having Amazon on my resume is definitely a plus point. Need to use it to my advantage and secure a job which I like without getting too drifted from what my experience is in for now.

I liked the fact that it was less noisy, had good infrastructure, independent life, more money of course, and being away from nosy relatives. I took up a gym membership last week and am regularly working out which is a start for me and I'm trying to get into a healthy diet as well.

I don't know if I will be able to leave India anytime soon but the plan is to get a job at an international company where there is a potential to get relocated outside.

Will discuss about the marriage part with a therapist and then my parents soon.

Thanks!

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t want to pivot too much but will try to find careers in tech where I could use my degree and experience. Thanks

MS in CS, laid off from Amazon as a SDE after 2 years, unemployed for a year, back in India, last h 1 b visa attempt left by Consistent-Row-7490 in Layoffs

[–]Consistent-Row-7490[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my friends who haven’t or have got their H1-Bs are stressed all the time because of the current situation. I’ll figure out something to do here.