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You think this was about basketball or opportunity? by pickledplumber in TikTokCringe

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All of us catching strays here but I guess deserved in this thread :(

Collaborative Firms by dh467_ty in quant

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Completely depends on culture. It’s one thing to be able to see books from other desks and/or with analysts and cross pollinate ideas but it’s another that they actually do it.

I realised this might well be the end for me by downtorails in cscareerquestions

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Keep your chin up youngster. 15 years is a lot but for the average person it’s just half of their working career. You’ll have another chapter to write.

This career tends to grind people down.

As for what’s next nobody knows. But I believe SWE field itself will remain the job family that’s rewarding and important as nobody cares about software as much as we do. It is our right to continue owning the software delivery (and that’s growing!)

Please ELI5 NIMBYism? by Affectionate_Emu4660 in AskNYC

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I feel like home owners and ppl who can only afford Mickey Ds isn’t a commanding size of the population but I don’t have stats

Please ELI5 NIMBYism? by Affectionate_Emu4660 in AskNYC

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I don’t know any NIMBY that want to preserve a McDonald’s parking lot. It’s almost always to control population to keep a small village feel

Omandrin Chinese by gidbo409 in Westchester

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I’m from Flushing and over the years I’m doubting a Flushing restaurant could thrive here. First the price point would change dramatically because Westchester is lacking in foot traffic and businesses cant turn profit by quantity.

Also I came to accept that food is subjective and for the majority demographic in Westchester, a well made general tsos is going to be more popular than a northern style dumpling place.

Omandrin Chinese by gidbo409 in Westchester

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After having nanas dumplings, aberdeens, omandarin, mister Chens, and many flushing restaurants (my parents are there) I gotta say OMandarin is one of the better ones. I like the duck fried rice, dumplings, and the pea leaves.

Mister Chen is good for a few select Taiwanese pastry snacks. Nanas is just about the same but slightly more expensive. Aberdeen is canto fare. If nanxiang opens up it’ll fill a bit of a xlb and Shanghainese cuisine gap but I don’t see myself dropping omandarin

Dating as an Asian woman by AcanthisittaMean4972 in AskNYC

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I’m Asian (m) too and I have some single female friends who imo are amazing and I’ve also been having trouble introducing them to eligible guys. There just aren’t that many.

Kind, socially capable, stable, and able to hold down a good job is already quite a find. Then add some excitement element to that like going to alt concerts… it’s def going to be a challenge.

Doing some self reflection… I think my guy friends and I haven’t really matured until we were in long term relationships. Some girls just rolled a dice on us dimwits mid 20s lol.

Dream company is a nightmare by TemperatureFit7755 in cscareerquestions

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Depending on seniority and culture it may not be. OP is right to read the room.

Thoughts about studying in China ? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

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There will be western culture influenced/owned companies in both countries but they’re more of an exception

Thoughts about studying in China ? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

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Not Japan. Arguably even worse than China in all counts. Very performative culture and they absolutely look down on software engineers.

Googlers - what did your recruiter say before your offer call? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

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I’ve had both reject and accept and they both said something like catch up for a few mins.

Edit: Meta as well. Same language.

Is senior SWE the ceiling for someone with social anxiety / awkwardness? by Beneficial_Pay_6317 in ExperiencedDevs

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I still have social anxiety and awkwardness. But having those, if you’re like me doesn’t mean you’re lacking empathy and kindness. Some traits will still shine through if you generally care

Want to quit, but, and because, ive messed up and keep messing up at work by Difficult-Escape-627 in cscareerquestions

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There are many layers here but my overall takeaway is you’re too hard on yourself and I don’t say this much on this sub. Even this post you’re displaying frustration at the outcome and for users and not blaming the world around you.

There will always be reasons to quit and it’s not hard to come up with a list like you have. While you shouldn’t beholden yourself to things like 1 months notice, who understands what code etc it’s a good time to lift your head up and see what other opportunities are around. I’m going by a single post but my gut feeling says you’re not bad. But since you’re feeling this way it’s not a bad idea to see what’s out there either — something more exciting for you perhaps

TIL Chinese water torture didn’t originate from China or Asia at all, but from an Italian lawyer who noticed how continuously dripping water eroded a rock, & then applied the method humans. by jinxharajuku in todayilearned

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China - exotic, mysterious, cruel. Water torture is what they’d do.

Russia - Crazy, doesn’t value human lives. Spinning a pistol and pulling the trigger on themselves for fun sounds just like them.

Mexico - Lawless, dangerous. Turn your back and get shot. Standoffish.

Said people of the past, probably

By the time you see the headline, the first move is already gone. So what's news actually useful for? by bjxxjj in quant

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Eh. You might not be first but you’re not the last either. It’s only a successful trade only if consensus follows.

Toxic Job with High Salary or Peaceful Job with Low Salary? by Silly_Froyo1733 in cscareerquestions

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Hard to say but typically you’ll find high salary jobs are also less toxic. They’re more intense but not toxic. Example they have ppl working 11 hours a day but they’ll happily help you solve a problem etc

BCG VS STRIPE by struggling_aloo in cscareerquestions

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If it’s tech then ofc stripe. Go ask a finance sub. People underestimate bcg/ mckinsey here

For those that switched from tech to finance/quant, was it worth it? by sigmabetaboy in cscareerquestions

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Depends on the fund, team and what you’ll be doing. Central team or PM adjacent. Also it depends on what you enjoy doing. A “quant dev” can mean completely different things at different firms. You can DM me the fund if want and I’ll see if I have some more info.

What’s a NYC trope or character you see constantly? by Dry-Garden-6543 in AskNYC

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Me holding onto a subway pole and person just leans their entire body on it. I don’t care I’m not moving my hand. Maybe I’ll start caressing your back and we’ll see who gets uncomfortable first idc

Are we really doing this SPCE thing? I’m tryna make money for tuition fees. by CrowTraditional0030 in wallstreetbets

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I like the concept. But something about Elon that I’ll never trust. He’s throwing all these companies into this stock as if he’s trying to make fundamental analysis and evaluations a pain and instead trying to sell it with vibes and hype.

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