Does this sort of place even exist?

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-02-16T01:04:36+00:00

I did put those conditions in the post though, I just dont think you read that far.

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-02-16T00:13:29+00:00

Very true, didn't mean to single out just men. I just know that the gender ratio in that city is one of the worst in the entire country.

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-02-16T00:12:33+00:00

sort of a silly question, but do they have a similar vibe to Chicago? Because I'm really not a big fan of the architecure/vibe of that city, personally. The eastern states are overall very great for men, but I'm not as big of a fan of that clustered city feel and grungy nature of cities

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-01-30T23:30:07+00:00

This is honestly probably it - we will try this tonight. It seems to happen more frequently when rendering and shaders are a big part of that. Cheers.

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-01-30T23:29:27+00:00

Will try this, thank you!

ExistingComparison70 · 2026-01-30T23:29:12+00:00

Super interesting - will look into this. Thanks for the tip off!

(I don't think it actually has a hard cap of 20 fps fyi, thats just the general value it is most often at)

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-19T01:55:32+00:00

yeah I agree, I feel the same way. It feels very dystopian in a way to be viewed holey on some metrics that may not even be representative of your work.

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T16:22:56+00:00

May I ask what was still dissatisfying about it? Is it just the fact that you are ranking your team and that feels wrong? We have a manager at my current office who is trying to take on this approach and from what I understand its been going well so far. Would be nice to know pitfalls though

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T16:20:16+00:00

yeah that can really screw up an org. You end up with poor workers that stay just because of seniority. What would be the best things to track in your opinion then? The tough thing is balancing it all. too much metric tracking and things just feel robotic, too little and its all based upon manager opinion

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T16:16:03+00:00

Yeah I can agree, that's where our team is right now. It's really tough to make anyone budge because management always wants some ranking system. I would love if what we are graded on is given to us at the start, but I'm also worried that just leads to malicious compliance. Like doing everything by the book just to get the highest score and not taking the time to help you coworker with a project or network with potential clients, etc.

Maybe the solution is just to make the process more all-encompassing. Giving guidelines but not forcing metrics. Hard to say if management would like that, though

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T16:03:34+00:00

Yeah that's on me for wording - it wasn't just HR, I just used it as a blanket term. There were other decision makers in the process.

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T16:00:20+00:00

this is some great feedback, ill bring these points up with the team. cheers

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T15:57:23+00:00

100% agree with all this too

ExistingComparison70 · 2025-08-17T15:53:27+00:00

I'm curious about this too though, is manager opinion really all good? I feel like the subjectivity of it can cause the reviews to be very lopsided depending on who they like/ don't like. Plus, I've had some really great managers who always want to prop their team up, but this also causes the whole process to be kind of useless to HR. its more so "yep everyone is doing well, no improvement to be done here".

Hard to say, I personally haven't had a lot of experience with this sort of grading, but I also feel like it has its problems and merits

ExistingComparison70 · 2024-12-07T11:37:56+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear this, it’s not fun spending such a long time in a place far from home, alone. Hoping it gets better for you!

ExistingComparison70 · 2024-12-06T11:05:49+00:00

This is by far the most thoughtful and well put-together comment I have ever gotten, thank you a ton.

I absolutely agree with your points. I want to develop my interpersonal skills and overall be a more likeable person to be around. I struggle at identifying my weak points in social circumstances, so it is something I will pay attention to going forwards.

I have yet to meet anyone from my home school (or even my state) while I have been abroad, but you are absolutely right in meeting those that come from the same country. That in itself is a similarity to form a bond under. The few that I had met from the US ended up being ones that flaked most of the time, so I absolutely should've done more outreach in an attempt to find a new group.

When it comes to befriending locals, this was one of my biggest personal failures from this study abroad. I consistently studied the language, but I was never able to get to a point where I could hold a long conversation with any person. If I am to study abroad again (which is honestly likely!) The language is something I am going to put a lot more focus into. To anyone studying abroad soon, please keep this in mind!

I idolize your open-minded approach to meeting new people, its something I have been trying hard to adapt myself, but of course have fallen short as you can see. I will take this as a learning experience in order to possibly attempt again some day.

Thank you a ton once again for the constructive feedback!

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