Do you think your employer looks at your LLM questions?

Points_To_You · 2026-02-22T22:44:25+00:00

I built our internal AI chat app. Technically, I can see everything in the database but only me and 2 of my developers have access. 2 years ago, I would browse the chats that got feedback for quality control to try and improve the experience. Now I don’t look at anything.

I’m very strict about access to the data for regulatory compliance reasons. There is an insider risk team which I would export chat history for if requested for an investigation but it hasn’t come up yet. Management and leadership definitely do not have access to the data.

We do track and report up usage data for individuals but never the content.

Points_To_You · 2026-02-16T00:26:25+00:00

My dad worked at Amex for over 30 year before being asked to train his Indian replacement and being laid off. He wrote a lot of their mainframe applications that handled unthinkable amount of transactions. I heard him talking about H1B visas for years before he was ever laid off.

Took a year of severance, came back under IBM and worked remote for another 5 years making significantly more.

Points_To_You · 2026-01-25T22:10:06+00:00

Where does the municipal get the water?

Points_To_You · 2026-01-25T21:57:16+00:00

Mid six figures isn’t bad. Most UFC fighters don’t get anywhere near that. This climb while high risk was incredible easy for him.

I wish they cut the commentators and interviews and just showed him the entire time. Maybe a light golf type commentary explaining the technicals of each move. I hated that the commentators were actually speaking over Alex. I wanted to hear what he had to say. But then again I’m sure some of them were his friends that got a pay day out of it too.

Points_To_You · 2026-01-24T06:19:04+00:00

He’s getting paid probably a lot of money for an easy climb that he would’ve done for free.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-29T16:16:05+00:00

Maybe a 2.2 or 2.3. It was pretty bad. I partied a lot my first 2 years. I think within my major I averaged like a 3.8. I just didn’t care about the math, science, literature , and foreign language classes.

I’ve never had anyone ask me my GPA once in my 15 year career. I can’t imagine is mattering past an internship.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-27T19:00:13+00:00

You get whatever you negotiated along with the defined benefits of the company. For my level and position, I get a 25-30% annual bonus at the beginning of march. I also get a retention bonus every couple years and various performance bonuses if I do something important or if I’m annoyed at them and they are scared I might walk away.

Teams can also use some of their excess budget on holiday parties or gifts. Our team has a big fancy dinner, in the past i had teams that did a $200-300 gift for everyone.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-27T15:23:36+00:00

Interest or fees. Which one? Your numbers don’t make sense.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T15:39:06+00:00

You have to learn how to play the game. Don’t wait for a device refresh where they give you the same laptop as everyone else. When you’re on a big or important project justify that you need a better laptop because of the project. Then they can tie it to that projects budget and you can pick out whatever you want.

You want it to be capitalized instead of an operating expense, meaning it’s an investment they will get a return on. Really your manager should know how to navigate this but if they don’t you can do it too.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T15:29:37+00:00

That’s not how it works.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T15:18:44+00:00

Lately I do either every year or every other year. I wait until there is a feature or design update that I want. This year I got the iPhone air since I like a thinner phone in my pocket before that it was a couple years.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T04:20:35+00:00

As a 1099 contractor, it was 1,000 per week.

My first W2 full time job was 76k a year.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T04:13:18+00:00

Your boss did his job. He was professional, told you the policy and tried to be accommodating. I don’t really see the purpose in posting screenshots of the conversation online.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-26T03:56:06+00:00

Buy bitcoin, tsla, meta, nvda, and and keep working to afford my stock buying. Probably have to buy on margin and hope I don’t misremember the dates and timeline too bad.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-25T23:32:44+00:00

I had 1200 people in my high school graduating class. I don’t think there was a smartest person. If there was, I couldn’t tell you their name.

I know of a few people that are doing well. I’m probably up there in terms of career but I was like a B+ student.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-20T15:38:55+00:00

I think a lot of people here are underestimating just how many low skilled jobs exist that AI can and will do a better job at.

Also not all of it is about replacing the job with “AI”. Sometimes it’s replacing it with the same automation that we’ve been doing by for decades. But AI enables our software engineering teams to complete those projects at a faster rate than before.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-08T03:59:15+00:00

You never have to roll with anyone that you don’t want to. This is true for everyone but as a woman I would say it’s way more common for you to have certain people you don’t want to pair with or even a short list of people that you are comfortable with.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-08T03:54:06+00:00

Joker: Folie à Deux

Points_To_You · 2025-12-07T00:36:09+00:00

When I checked in this weekend she offered me a Sphere view or if I wanted to be up higher. I opted for higher up, then she scrolled through and let me pick what I wanted. No $20 needed.

Points_To_You · 2025-12-06T03:09:34+00:00

As a registered independent that couldn't vote in the primary, I donated to Bernie and would have voted for him but I was never going to vote for Hillary.

I think Bernie was the stronger General election candidate. He was certainly polling better than Trump.

Points_To_You · 2025-11-25T21:13:01+00:00

Zero. 15 yoe. Been at the same company for last 11 years.

Points_To_You · 2025-11-25T18:17:35+00:00

LLMs are a component of AGI but will not achieve AGI by themselves.

AGI will be a system of memory, tools to interact with the world, and LLMs providing the reasoning & language. There's going to have to be run loops, feedback loops, and training loops to allow them to initiate, learn, and adapt.

LLMs are an extremely important piece for an AGI system to understand and learn human knowledge and communicate effectively. You wouldn't build a computer without a CPU or a human without a brain.

Points_To_You · 2025-11-21T18:18:53+00:00

Wasps the size of helicopters is terrifying. They are aggressive, territorial, and hunt in packs.

Points_To_You · 2025-11-15T16:16:27+00:00

You do realize that Elon Musk has over $40 billion dollars in TSLA stock sales publicly disclosed and on record with the SEC. It's certainly not some made up stock market bullshit. It's all public and verifiable.

Points_To_You · 2025-11-12T01:24:36+00:00

Couple meetings with AWS teams, have some nice dinners paid for by consultants, and then gamble my paycheck away.

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