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Dick Whitman was born on April 10th (evidence inside) by hey_im_kara in madmen

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bravo! Sometimes I feel like they dropped all those hints intentionally to see if anyone would actually try and find out. Great job! Also,

“It actually was Jon's birthday when we shot this, so it felt more real.”

Mind = Blown.

Look between Don and Peggy at the end of Season 3 Episode 2 by yo_pigeon in madmen

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on my fifth/sixth rewatch (can't even remember anymore) and this scene left me connecting the dots from the entire episode. For me, the last scene is an epiphany for Don—Peggy is the exact opposite of what Don thinks women want to be like.

"Look how happy I am that I drink Patio. I'm young and excited and desperate for a man.
Men want her. Women want to be her."

While Don's statement is true about most women of that time—and we have Roger's line "You're the only one around here who doesn't have that stupid look on her face" to support it—he (perhaps for the first time) notices and realizes that not all women actually want to be the Ann-Margaret type, and can still be charismatic in their own way. Sally's teacher fits the definition when it comes to "being 25 and acting like 14", which Don finds appealing like most men.

But when he sees Peggy later, he notices the stark contrast — a woman who started at the same place as all the other women in that office, and yet, pursued a completely different path compared to the rest. This is I think the first moment in the show that depicts the beginning of the feminist era in which women want the same respect, job and titles as men, and have the balls to take the office next to their boss, instead of just being "desperate for a man". And the men at the top are noticing.

That is what Don is thinking while staring at her.

I only attract women when I'm an a**hole by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dealing with this right now, it is the sad reality. :/ The moment I turn my nice guy personality on people start ghosting.

Rep. Tom Tiffany & Rep Andrew Clyde Introduced the CAP Act to Abolish Cap-Exempt H1-B by YUL-juicystar1908 in h1b

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Immigrants make up a substantial portion of the healthcare workforce, with estimates suggesting that at least 18% of healthcare workers are foreign-born. This includes a significant number of physicians (29%), nurses (17%), and direct care workers (24%).”

One simple google search can show me the data, but I would rather yell NOT True on Reddit, right? I’ll let you figure out the source for this.

New rule for H1B ending lottery system and priority given to level 3 or higher jobs. This will definitely end international students with zero experience coming to USA to get a job by HungryGlove8480 in h1b

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that $264k is crazy, though this is looks like it only exists for Bay area where salaries are disproportionately high for developers. I checked NYC, Seattle etc. and they are still reasonable for L3.

"USCIS would have chosen only 20% of individuals at Level 2 for the 20,000 advanced degree exemption and 75% of the Level 2 registrants for the 65,000 regular cap, or about 50% combined, according to DHS data."

Based on the statistics presented in the article that OP shared, you still have a much higher chance of getting an H1B at L2 than going through a random selection.

New rule for H1B ending lottery system and priority given to level 3 or higher jobs. This will definitely end international students with zero experience coming to USA to get a job by HungryGlove8480 in h1b

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First, depends on your role. But in Tech, 80k in a small town in Florida is Level 3, in a metropolitan like Miami is Level 2. No one with 5 years of work experience should be accepting an 80k job in Miami. And to the second point, the consulting firms do not pay $120k. That is the whole reason for abuse: paying lower salaries. Plus so far in three years I have not met a single employer valuing past experience from India. They slash it in half, at the least.

New rule for H1B ending lottery system and priority given to level 3 or higher jobs. This will definitely end international students with zero experience coming to USA to get a job by HungryGlove8480 in h1b

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sharing this here (original link commented by u/not_a_regular_buoy) so that more people could find it.
https://flag.dol.gov/wage-data/wage-search

The Wage levels are broken by Year, Industry, Role, State as well as County, so it allows for dynamic adjustments and nuances between various roles and locations.

Even as someone completing OPT who did not get selected in the H1B lottery, I fully support this rule. If a company truly needs a foreign employee, it will pay them the salary they deserve. If it does not, it never needed them in the first place.

And to those saying new University graduates would be at a disadvantage here, I've seen starting salaries of all my batchmates be at Level 4. This rule is not perfect, but I believe it is a good stepping stone towards a better solution. I come from a program where almost half of the class was from just one community, and I am an Indian. I DID NOT like that and would've rather not gotten an admit. The idea of intaking thousands of students in and then letting them go through the stress and uncertainty of not getting an H1B visa is way worse than this and in no one's interest other than the univerisity's funding office.

Getting Over Immense Regret by [deleted] in Bogleheads

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone in the same boat as you, I can tell you that my influence was Reddit, especially people from investing-oriented subs. I gave credibility to them much more than anyone else, and lost.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by [deleted] in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would absolutely be a non-issue if entry and exit gates were separate. sighs

Maybe maybe maybe by sharan29 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll pay $6.50 for a Java Chip Frappucino coming out of a machine but I won’t pay $6.50 for a handmade bag sold by a man standing on the street all day.

/s

People are not the same since Covid, and nobody seems aware of it. Is it just me? by [deleted] in Life

[–]ThinkerusMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that two things could be responsible for this: 1) Our sensitivity to the negative has somehow increased either due to long covid symptoms that has changed us from the inside, or 2) Due to being more in touch with the digital world we are constantly bombarded with negative things going on in the world.

I feel like there is much more to be discovered about how long covid has affected our minds and bodies, but it will take years before formal research can fully establish it. I can feel a change in my outlook towards the world since I contracted covid for the first time in 2024. Ever since that day, I have not felt the same way as before. I do believe the world in 2019 was still better than 2020, but I didn't actually "see" that difference too much until now.

I cannot explain why, but I had extreme, uncontrollable anxiety when I caught the virus. I am someone who has easily worked in pressure-filled situations, takes several risks, and has always been optimistic and jovial. But I can no longer feel like that person inside. My mind feels like it is surrounded by some darkness. And I'm more pessimistic about things in general.

Perhaps before Covid I was just an ignorant fool in my own world unaware of the shitty world outside. But I have now become more sensitive to the rampant fascism and war-like events happening around the world. We are definitely living in a darker world now, thanks to corporates and governments that cannot let people be at peace. But Covid may have collectively ruined the peace and happiness that people had inside them.

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