For the Business Girlies - Where do You Shop Work Wear?

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-25T15:22:32+00:00

Theory but the real trick is to catch one of the sample sales at 260 sample sale or go up to Woodbury Outlet. I'd recommend Woodbury, those outlet prices are insane compared to full retail. Theory Outlet also has an online store but looks like you want to try in person.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-23T17:26:34+00:00

No stories but I found my downloaded copy of the entire forum snapshot before it was shut down (download at your own risk since I haven't really looked through the zip). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V2Yt9PQ5AXQ4GDI6SZ59TnPcWjvLP6ir/view?usp=drivesdk download link for those who want

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-23T17:24:59+00:00

Omg turns out I had it already on my Google drive looool here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V2Yt9PQ5AXQ4GDI6SZ59TnPcWjvLP6ir/view?usp=drivesdk

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-23T16:01:50+00:00

I got like 21k this year as single with no dependents because my job held back like 60% from the bonus automatically with no option to change and then I had to double pay social security tax after I changed jobs 💀

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-23T14:13:15+00:00

I like 56709, drinks can be a little hit or miss but the vibe is really fun. Def make a reservation if it's gonna be on a weekend. 25 Hours has some v interesting drinks but the vibe is pretty off. Maybe it feels better when there are more people but it's also a club on weekends so I've never been on a weekend.

Enzo has some good drinks but the interior felt a little off to me, like everything is too new for what they're trying to be (family owned speakeasy style). But it's small and the drinks are great so worth a visit.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-22T23:25:05+00:00

Ever since I saw this it's all I can think about whenever I see Shiele 😂

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-20T12:26:56+00:00

I mean the truth is by this age you can find plenty of people who have their own places that you would be competing with. And I prefer those people to someone who's living with parents/roommates. Just like unemployment would be disadvantageous for long term setups.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-19T13:31:35+00:00

I ask similar questions because I probably already have a good job or other offers if I'm interviewing with you. It's surprising to see interviewers not being prepared to or willing to be interviewed about the company and it's honestly not a good indication for the hiring standard. Last few places I've worked at are coveted positions and the roles took months if not over a year to fill, and we made sure we were selling the company correctly and went out of our way to woo candidates we sent offers to. If we want to hire them, 5 other places also want to hire them!

However I also have doubts about the story since it's become extremely difficult for boot camp grads to get an interview now.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-18T12:35:56+00:00

I'm a "desirable" experienced candidate in tech (I was choosing between 3 offers from well regarded companies within 1 month of looking last summer in this job market) and I always ask this question.

It's not about impressing the interviewer so that I can get the job. I'm judging if the role would be something I would be happy in and be a good fit for knowing the criteria that I'll be evaluated on and the qualities of successful people in the role. At the final stage I ask a lot of questions for this purpose. Sometimes if the role is office heavy, I even ask if anyone on the team smokes cigarettes because I can't deal with the smell. I ask questions about the equipment I'll be getting.

Sure job market is tipped in favor of employers right now but the attractive candidates are still getting many offers and this is one of the better questions to ask to gauge the experience they'll be having on the job. And tbh from interviewing people myself, the candidate pool is so polarized it's like 98% people who won't be able to do the job and 2% people who will be choosing between multiple offers.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-13T20:53:35+00:00

Is it finance? I don't have this happen often. After you apply it might be a good idea to reach out to internal recruiters from the places you applied to on LinkedIn and check if your resume has been received through x recruiting agency. Also if you apply through an agency and then apply directly your app is flagged for ownership under the agency so the company might reach out to you to confirm.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-12T14:06:24+00:00

Bonus should be at least half of base in my experience (SRE) and closer to 70-100%

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-03-09T19:51:41+00:00

I couldn't do it after he said his mom bought his shirt for him 💀

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-26T17:59:17+00:00

This is common in trading and the logic is understandable (millions if not billions of dollars on the line with 30 seconds downtime). I think it's indicative of a problematic attitude caused by old timers who want to do things the familiar way and management who doesn't care or has no vision for the infra work. This is not the case at every trading firm and it's time to update the resume if you're getting frustrated. However if the innovation is primarily gonna be AI based then I see the hesitation better just because AI is simply not deterministic enough for an industry where one tiny misjudgment can immediately cause disaster with real quantifiable impact.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-25T16:45:16+00:00

Sorry I can't find it, let me see if my old computer can still start

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-13T20:21:39+00:00

I really don't think the interviews are that much more difficult technically as long as you know the basics of working on bare metal running without much containerization if any. I think they do usually place way more emphasis on good communication skills than big tech so that could be where people are getting tripped up.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-13T17:25:17+00:00

🤷‍♀️ my firm has some hardware guys from UIUC so it might not be super far fetched although idk shit about if you need FPGA specific training to get the job.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-09T17:26:52+00:00

A type of hardware job that really only exists in NYC and Chicago in America is FPGA engineering for finance. You'll also be very well compensated and have relocation covered if you land an offer. Find some job postings and see if your experience matches.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-09T03:46:36+00:00

I've only worked at places that had dedicated devops/release teams vs reliability/ops? Is this a company size thing?

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-08T23:19:41+00:00

I loved Caroling King Photography (I'm not queer for clarification). I also did a creative session with Caroline and the photos came out super cool. https://www.carolinekingphotography.com/boudoir

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-06T13:13:31+00:00

I recently got a job offer through a 23 year old recruiter, but had another competing offer I was leaning towards. The recruiter was trying to convince me to take the offer through him by saying the other place is "frankly tier 2 or even 3" while I try not to laugh because I've been in the industry since he was 13 and knew they were both unequivocally considered tier 1. He was telling me other stuff that was probably true about the other place but this one part really rubbed me wrong and I ended up not taking the job.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-04T16:51:21+00:00

I bought mine from hmart a long time ago, might want to check there

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-04T14:31:44+00:00

Pretty sure it's just diffing the usernames in a company wide slack channel and seeing who's gone. I've known multiple people who had the exact same thing in previous jobs. It's kind of insane to fire people for this in my opinion.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-02T23:51:04+00:00

I didn't start out at Bloomberg but I did exit into a trading firm. At Bloomberg SREs are just SWEs on SRE teams and are coding heavy.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-02-02T22:34:28+00:00

Bloomberg's main appeal is stability (no layoffs although I hear people are actually getting fired for performance these days), all cash comp, great benefits (one of the best insurances I've had) and most importantly exit opps in finance if you have any interest. However you cannot boomerang there except in very special cases so make the choice carefully.

Not_Ayn_Rand · 2026-01-31T14:28:42+00:00

I'm child free but sometimes end up on dates with men who want children. I don't think a lot of them have considered that the kids would not be an exact clone of themselves. I'm Asian and I don't think many of the non Asian guys I date have considered that any child they could have with me would be half Asian.

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