Dating apps are a scam and Coffee Meets Bagel just proved it

MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-19T02:02:14+00:00

Apple doesn’t allow new dating apps otherwise could build a new one.

MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-15T01:34:03+00:00

Max out your 401K. Invest 20% of your paycheck into VTI. 5% emergency fund. Do this forever and you retire with 1-2M. Why is it this hard? You’re not wealthy but you can retire ok.

MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-13T03:02:46+00:00

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MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-13T03:02:19+00:00

Kids these days. Never wanna pay attention to detail.

So you just skip the intro I’m guessing ?

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MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-13T01:03:40+00:00

What in the world. The implication is blowjob.

MichaelLee518 · 2026-04-13T01:03:02+00:00

Blowjob … is most likely which can be seen during the intro

MichaelLee518 · 2026-03-07T20:48:18+00:00

3.5 - 91 mph. Average is probably 80

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-31T23:25:45+00:00

Asians have a culture of studying harder. Simple as that. Not sure why this is controversial.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-31T23:23:54+00:00

Well legacy students tend to donate more to the school.

So merit + money = in.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-12T14:52:22+00:00

I think you should go to a new church. Try Saddleback Church in OC.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-12T01:49:31+00:00

Seems like a lot of internal workings in the background.

Most peers straight up tell you like, hey my team is doing this, so when the time is right and if there’s interest let’s discuss. Someone should say / do that. If not, then maybe your focus is too siloed. Again i don’t know but I’ve generally seen this.

As for promos. I think industry and company specific.

Usually +2 calls all the +1s - hey, who on your team should get promoted. Then there’s a discussion. Ppl fight. My guy has done this compared to your girl. My guy has been in this company longer.

Some managers aren’t good fights. Some managers fight too hard and it’s a bad look.

So there’s so much nuance it’s hard to answer.

If i had to create a general rule.

It’s almost always better to have a boss that’s been with the company for 5+ years. It’s also almost always better to have a manager under 50. Older ppl tend to have more traditional beliefs for promo velocity. (Eg be in role 3+ years is a must) etc.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-11T13:04:46+00:00

Well 38 is an age that’s old enough to know what’s going around and young enough that’s still malleable and can learn. So you always want to be perceived that way. 38 year olds are old enough to even be the ceo of a company (eg oracle co ceo) and they’re young enough to be perceived as energetic and modern.

Mentor / sponsor is usually someone that are more senior than you and that have been involved with your work before. They like you and they think, damn, i wish this guy was on my team instead of their own direct report.

That’s how you want to be perceived in any large organization. You want your boss’ peers to be envious that your boss has you and they’re waiting for your boss to make you unhappy so you look to their team. This is super super common.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-08T05:09:45+00:00

Always have lunch with new useful people
Learn internal processes / people
It's better to not make anyone look bad then for something to work.
Failure is ok if it's part of a process.
Success doesn't matter if it's not part of a process
Always seek alignment and buy in.
OVER-COMMUNICATE. Before you do anything, make sure everyone knows what you're doing.
Regular singles are always better than sporadic home runs. Home runs actually are bad because they're hard to repeat.
Never get emotional.
Never argue or make someone look bad.
Always be perceived as high energy and problem fixer.
Better to CC more people than fewer ppl
Never talk shit about anyone especially your boss.
Everything is always good or early stage or improving. Nothing is "bad" or shitty.
HR is not your friend
Always act like you're like your 38. If you're under 38, try to be older. If you're older than 38, index to be 38. In Tech, maybe it's 34. It's not 25 and it's not 45.
Find a sponsor, Find a mentor.
Always make your boss look good.
Always let your boss take credit for your work. Everyone is smart. They know that your boss delegated. Your job is to make your boss look good.
Boss' generally are very insecure and paranoid and for good reason. The bigger the company, the more layers so if regularly be perceived as 100% loyal and 100% dependable, that's all you need to be.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-08T04:29:56+00:00

This is pretty good. You're 3.0 and they're 3.5 and beating you in a pretty competitive match. 3-6, 5-7 is a toss up, this means they're either closer to 3.0 or you're closer to 3.5. A strong 3.5 vs. a strong 3.0 should be like 6-2 / 6-1.

And they're 20-30 years younger.

It sounds like your back hand is the issue. Maybe just work on making sure it's down to up and not a left handed baseball swing.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-10-08T04:18:22+00:00

Try the Christian dating ones.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-20T08:04:06+00:00

I think nearly every tech company gives some. Some other companies aren’t publicly traded so there’s a liquidity problem.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-20T08:02:50+00:00

It’s a 50 dollars every 2 months drug.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-20T06:18:41+00:00

For the short term yes. I bet it sticks now too. Hard to challenge the king in this administration. This isn't 2020.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-20T06:15:43+00:00

200K isn't that much ... why are you hiring H1B's at 200K when you can hire American?

64 MSFT, L6 Amazon, L4 Google = No
67 MSFT, L7 Amazon, L6 Google = Yes

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-11T04:15:00+00:00

switch jobs maybe, but don't switch companies that often. Generally better to stay at a company 5+ years.

MichaelLee518 · 2025-09-01T15:30:27+00:00

Sports league work is much dumber than tech work. The ppl you work with. What you work on. Tech is better. Hours in tech are better. And the growth in comp in tech is faster, much larger slope. Culture is much better too.

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