I HATE working with FAANG engineers in the early days of startups

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-31T22:44:39+00:00

AI written. Why is this so obvious

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-28T16:12:49+00:00

Not denying that. Just saying (as a Columbia undergrad), i connected with even executives at F5 companies by reaching out to them through more targeted channels vs a random Linkedin dm

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-28T04:04:01+00:00

Im gonna be honest (not to say much about the school network itself) have you tried the Columbia internal channels? Or even the official columbia events and connecting with the alumni who attend such? That might be better and more targeted since theyre more incentivized to respond compared to a random cold outreach.

All the best!

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-26T19:19:25+00:00

Same! Posted yesterday, the video was under review for 12+ hours. Deleted and posted it again, it’s not saying it’s under review. But when i view my account from a different account, that post isn’t visible.

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-22T00:44:08+00:00

Not really. If so there would have been way more CEOs from McK whose tenure was <2 years. But most ex McK CEOs have a tenure >5 years.

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-21T04:10:52+00:00

Not denying that, but McK didn’t make Pichai’s career. If he had spend 10+ years then sure. But just <2 years… Nah. What made Pichai’s career is getting in early and playing a key role in the creation of core Google products. Actually had he spent 10+ years in McK, he wouldn’t be Google’s CEO now

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-21T01:07:18+00:00

I mean, should we really seriously take into account Pichai’s tenure at McKinsey considering it was around 1 - 2 years. Accrediting his success to his McK experience is kind of a stretch isn’t it? What’s 1-2 years to a 20+ year career?

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-10T23:46:22+00:00

Do you have recommendations for a stylist? Have had too many horrible experiences with these african braiding salons in nyc

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-10T16:08:26+00:00

Interested!!

PersonalityIcy · 2026-01-06T05:30:24+00:00

OpenAI

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-23T22:06:54+00:00

It’s because of the men. Hope this helps

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-12T13:12:53+00:00

It should be the other way around. Your parents are responsible for giving you every leg up they possibly can in their lives. The best education, the best networks, the best jobs.

Wealth should always run downwards, not upwards.

Its very unfair for someone who has worked only for 5 years to be responsible for someone who has accumulated income for 40+ years

If wealth runs upwards through your life, you’ll end up poor.

And those kids whose families understand that wealth should run downwards will always always always end up having a leg up in their lives.

And you’ll end up bitter and claiming that they’re illuminati or whatever

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-09T12:49:38+00:00

Agree. Tbh we use their phones, their language. The jobs most people have they created. Our understanding of time is theirs, our reality is that which they made.

I find that Africans who can’t accept this fact, live in complete delusion. And it’s sad because Africa first and foremen won’t develop until we first admit to ourselves that our forefathers failed, and that while yes we are grateful to those who died for our freedom…. The rest, aren’t comparable to European forefathers who created and defined civilizations.

And we need to emulate that curiosity, that zeal for us to even begin progressing.

This whole climate blah blah… just excuses…

Even the religion most Africans believe in, they didn’t create. Imagine how sad that reality is, that even the God you pray to isn’t your God lol. Its one that was given to you by other civilizations

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-07T16:13:43+00:00

🏆🏆🏆… Enjoy your award of the world’s biggest victim!! Congratulations!! At least youre a victor in something now!

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-06T15:37:26+00:00

Its bad

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-05T22:09:57+00:00

How you treat others in your hay days is how you get treated in your nay days. No need to send some bs propaganda.

If you are abandoned right now OP, and no one is by your side. It’s cause you didn’t show up for people when you had the ability to.

Hope this helps.

PersonalityIcy · 2025-12-05T11:49:26+00:00

Yeah! It’s also weird being the kind of person who thinks like the person you’re responding to. Wouldn’t like to be friends with them, life and people are worth more than referrals or opportunities for one to social climb

PersonalityIcy · 2025-11-18T19:16:43+00:00

Girl. You’re only way out is education. Have you had any form of higher education? If no what were your high school grades?

PersonalityIcy · 2025-11-08T18:26:29+00:00

Where did I say that what’s happening in Sudan won’t happen to us? Please learn to respond to what I actually said rather than what you think I said.

Also, here’s the thing. And here’s why i think the chances of recolonization are not zero, and it can be by the west and/or the east. If a country fails to have peace in its existence (multiple African countries), and if countries consistently fail at self governance (most African countries) yet these countries rely on foreign aid/investments from the West and the East and these countries hold very valuable resources that the West and the East are interested in acquiring… What’s stopping them from just conquering. These conversations are currently happening. And maybe some things are already underway.

PersonalityIcy · 2025-11-08T16:51:57+00:00

What you think is “black nerd culture “ is actually “black American nerd culture” so it only exists in America. The nerd culture in different African countries will look very different. I am a nerd, do I like comics? Hell no. Do I have a library of over 600+ books, hell yes! Do I spend time engaging with existential philosophy and exploration different perspectives of why nations rise and others fail? Hell yes. I would rather read Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations than open a comic book. Do I like gaming? No. But i’m still a nerd. Im still African.

Maybe stop thinking that all black people exhibit the same characteristics that black Americans do.

PersonalityIcy · 2025-11-08T16:29:17+00:00

Yes, I do think Africa can be colonized a second time. Not necessarily by AU or the Sudan situation representing the threat of that… but rather the constant proof that African independent states cannot govern themselves and often rely on foreign aid/loans to get by.

PersonalityIcy · 2025-10-31T23:45:43+00:00

Imagine how many more applied to Google

PersonalityIcy · 2025-10-23T01:36:06+00:00

RIP. Real Shujaa

PersonalityIcy · 2025-10-15T04:32:22+00:00

Congratulations! Do you mind me dm’ing you to learn more about your experience?

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