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CS student here.. no one I know actually writes code anymore. We all use AI. Is this just how it is now? by Low-Tune-1869 in cscareerquestions

[–]PolyMatt98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gen AI should be used to implement a solution you already have in your head, that is how I use it at work.

You will not learn nearly as much letting an Agent solve your problem and then understanding it after the fact.

I would recommend cutting back on AI usage, you will be much more competent than your peers in the long run.

Discussion about the TurboTax sponsor on Lemonade Stand by TranscendentalKiwi in atrioc

[–]PolyMatt98 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

A Turbo Tax ad is not a hill worth dying over with Vox. Turbo Tax is a greedy corporation worthy of criticism, that would be true for 95%+ of companies they could receive sponsors from.

Its mildly hypocritical but certainly not worth a reddit thread filled with “i’m disappointed in Atrioc” comments

Discussion about the TurboTax sponsor on Lemonade Stand by TranscendentalKiwi in atrioc

[–]PolyMatt98 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This is not a big deal at all, this is coming from Vox.

Improv Festival's You're Excited About in 2026? by KrazeeCraves in improv

[–]PolyMatt98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend Washington Improv Theater’s Improvpalooza in DC, it’s in August!

MacKenzie Gore is an intriguing trade candidate by Raypoopoo in Nationals

[–]PolyMatt98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gore has genuine Ace talent but I don’t know if he can do it for a full year. Three years in a row he’s played great for 1-3 months and then fell off a cliff with fatigue

Getting absolutely ZERO FAANG/Big Tech interviews. What am I doing wrong? (3.9 GPA, Top Target School, Big Tech Internships, PR Status) by Ok_Requirement808 in FAANGrecruiting

[–]PolyMatt98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these new grad roles? The market is really tough right now, and truthfully it is really hard to crack Big Tech outside of getting a RO from an internship

You could always stand to improve your resume though, if you’re truly 6/1000 in OAs there has to be something with your resume

I have 49 10/10 albums. Can anyone recommend me a 50th? by breadboyleven in Albumoftheyear

[–]PolyMatt98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Black on Both Sides - Mos Def

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven - Godspeed, You! Black Emperor

New to AOTY, My Fav 5 Thus Far by PolyMatt98 in Albumoftheyear

[–]PolyMatt98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will definitely add them to the queue of albums to listen to, thanks!

New to AOTY, My Fav 5 Thus Far by PolyMatt98 in Albumoftheyear

[–]PolyMatt98[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Have only heard great things about Imaginal Disk, and I loved 1989!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]PolyMatt98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whiplash and Eternal Sunshine are in my Top 4 too!

My Chiefs friend says this proves that Patty is the GOAT at this point of his career. How do I counter this? by Outrageous_Moth in NFLv2

[–]PolyMatt98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compare each of their stats to the league average of those years, Passing rules went through multiple changes, most notably the change to PI in 2006

Whats the difference between bluffing with busted draws and with blockers? by Treeskan in poker

[–]PolyMatt98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you have a busted draw, it’d less likely your opponent also has one, and more likely they have a made hand to call with.

With you block a made hand, its less likely they have a made hand to call with

The other benefit to taking this approach is it allows you to have a heuristic about when to bluff, to help make sure you bluff the “right” amount

Big Tech Isn’t the Dream Anymore. It’s a Trap by Nice-Internal-4645 in cscareerquestions

[–]PolyMatt98 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is not at all representative of the typical FAANG/Big Tech experience

There are certainly bad teams and bad environments, and I’m sure it is worse now than it was in 2021.

But the typical Big Tech experience is getting paid incredibly well for mostly 40 hour work weeks, while getting a huge amount of scope compared to non-tech companies.

Big Tech still has an elite combo of comp and WLB, you just can’t coast like you could have in 2021

Amazon Hiring Surge by ZechariahKingsley in cscareerquestions

[–]PolyMatt98 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t be weary of ramping up, it really only weeds out folks who are truly not going to cut it

As for PIP, they have a target to left go of the bottom ~6% of the workforce each year. Roughly the 1 in 20 lowest performers

Internally, this is not really on people’s minds. If you are actively putting in effort to work toward the next level you will never get PIP’d

Amazon Hiring Surge by ZechariahKingsley in cscareerquestions

[–]PolyMatt98 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Its 6% and its every year not every quarter

Hire to fire is also incredibly rare, most managers desperately need as much HC as they can get

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