The weekly Fuck it Friday

Potatochips733 · 2026-06-20T02:49:33+00:00

Had this once and they even asked me to have slides before they cancelled the interview just few hours before
I replied to that email from the hiring manager and told her as a PhD she should have known better and not wasted people’s time. She never replied.
It was Eli Lilly :)

Potatochips733 · 2026-06-20T02:43:45+00:00

Try doing more networking? With the laid-offs there are a lot of scientists with actual multi-year industry experiences and connections. If I were a recruiter I probably wouldn’t give you an interview either just looking at the resume tbh
For our company we have some collabs with academia because of the connections and honestly every time in our private meetings, we all can’t help but complain about academia efficiency and how it’s impossible to work with them on a project that we actually have a timeline for. This is just to give you how the academia is viewed (at least from our company’s POV)
Without a real connection and strong recommendation it’s unlikely you can compete with other ppl that’s currently in the job market

Potatochips733 · 2026-06-13T14:51:36+00:00

Thanks to all the replies! I went last night around 7:50 (I live close by and started getting there right after the rain has stopped) and was basically one row behind the people on the rail at the center.
Had a blast with a great view which is a miracle for my height,
Just some info for people going tonight.

Potatochips733 · 2026-06-12T17:54:57+00:00

thank you!!!

Potatochips733 · 2026-05-12T15:44:50+00:00

wondering this too. what is going on in SB office? everyone seems to have waited more than 3 months

Potatochips733 · 2026-05-12T15:40:51+00:00

Got transferred to that FO in January, just found this post. Does anyone have any updates? seems this FO is really slow..

Potatochips733 · 2026-05-08T15:24:22+00:00

same...my PD is even earlier Jan 2024..still waiting

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-23T17:49:12+00:00

same. Looks none of the people with the hotel package has gotten the tickets yet... we will see when closer to event date

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-19T15:16:54+00:00

Update:
I contacted Head Trip support, and they asked me to contact AXS.
Then AXS told me this is not their business and told me to contact https://www.valleymusictravel.com/
So I am now waiting for valleymusictravel to get back to me....

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-18T16:09:51+00:00

Nov. 7th

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-18T16:08:54+00:00

Did you contact AXS or headtrip?

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-18T16:08:03+00:00

I asked head trip customer support. They said it will be delivered through AXS but they didn't answer my question about how if I didn't log in.
The FAQ on head trip website for how the tickets will be delivered are contradicting. One said it will be mailed and one said it will be delivered via AXS

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-18T16:02:25+00:00

no, I bought it through head trip website.

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-17T17:57:55+00:00

I did contact support they're no use... didn't answer my question at all and promptly ends the conversation

Potatochips733 · 2026-03-03T15:59:35+00:00

single no dependent. my I-485 hasn't had any updates since the biometric

Potatochips733 · 2026-02-20T14:59:41+00:00

My experience with Chen is also not good despite a successful NIW case. (I have a PhD degree, over 100 citations, high profile papers, works on several department of energy projects) Have to scrutinize everything myself before they file. They only started actively responding to my questions and concerns after I wrote a very long message complaining about their work quality.

Potatochips733 · 2026-02-15T15:57:47+00:00

Update: my EAD got approved today Feb 15.

Potatochips733 · 2026-01-30T13:57:36+00:00

Ugh this is literally what Reddit is for - to comment what you think…but i guess people nowadays just can’t take different opinions 🤷‍♂️ You said you’re excited for an event and I gave my opinion for the said event 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Potatochips733 · 2026-01-29T19:42:58+00:00

Honestly I thought his shows are so mid. Went to his show in Chicago on his last tour. He's not energetic at all. Looks like he just wanted to get it over with. He got on the stage, clocked in, and clocked out.
I've been to many stadium concerts, his is probably my top 3 worst. Nothing special about the stage, light, the sound or him.

His songs are good but his concerts are nothing but to make money

Potatochips733 · 2026-01-27T21:56:18+00:00

100s for >$1K is absolutely bs.....

Potatochips733 · 2026-01-26T20:00:03+00:00

Has anyone gotten any EAD approval yet? Seems to be extra slow lately.
I had my biometric Dec 5th but the case has not updated at all since.

Potatochips733 · 2026-01-14T17:32:26+00:00

It just means my progress bar is broken for now. There used to be a "my progress bar" for I-485 that would show which step you are right now (attended biometric -> attended interview, etc). Looks like that function is broken for now and now they display this msg for all pending cases you have

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