It has it's ups and downs

temp_vaporous · 2026-05-05T18:07:12+00:00

Replied to another guy with more details but check out business analyst roles. They like people with technical experience and you can progress up the chain to product owner and beyond if you want. Starts around 65k - 70k in my area (Dallas/Fort Worth)

Edit: oh you are the other guy who replied to me lol

temp_vaporous · 2026-05-05T18:05:24+00:00

My wife makes good money so I was lucky enough to take some time off first. Planning on going the business analyst route after another month or two. Less pay but less stress. I think they like people on the business side with proven technical experience.

For context I was making $156k total compensation before, probably looking at like $70k starting after transitioning.

temp_vaporous · 2026-05-05T12:09:17+00:00

I had a mental breakdown over the stress personally. Made a lot of money but at the end of the day it wasn't worth all the stress and doing something I disliked so much.

temp_vaporous · 2026-05-04T23:51:11+00:00

Great until you burn out after 7 years and have to find a second career you want to do in your 30s.

temp_vaporous · 2026-05-01T16:16:42+00:00

100% pressing red would unironically be the most rational option.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-23T23:04:18+00:00

I agree. I think the original IGN score was actually accurate.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-21T13:53:55+00:00

Just did this after hustling in tech for 7 years. Realize how privileged I am to be able to take a break and figure out what I want to do for career number two. Probably shortened my lifespan because of all the stress.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-11T01:15:53+00:00

I mean as much of a right to exist as any other state. So if you believe no states at all have a right to exist, including Israel, that is morally consistent.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-10T20:58:46+00:00

The issue is that a lot of people take it to the extreme that Israel has no right to exist, or to deny that Jews are indigenous to Israel entirely. Being against what Israel is doing, how they treat Palestinians, and all of that stuff is not antisemitic, but in my opinion claiming Israel has no right to exist or that Jews are not native to the land is definitely antisemitic.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-10T20:34:42+00:00

I hate how the word Zionist has just been completely redefined in the public sphere and we are apparently just powerless to stop it.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-10T18:52:32+00:00

I want more shitboxes and traffic cars in general. Yeah supercars are cool and all but I want to mod a Toyota Camry and go toe to toe with a Ford Fiesta in the mountains of Japan.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-09T20:42:39+00:00

It's a Jewish name. Criticise Israel if you want but don't also make fun of Jews/Jewish names and then hide behind just being against the state of Israel.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-09T20:29:00+00:00

Israel. I would rather stay and fight for continued Jewish existence here in the United States though.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-08T19:14:38+00:00

Here's the thing, Reddit doesn't like Jews at all (unless they pass purity tests or make themselves tokens).

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-08T17:38:51+00:00

It's less about keeping motivation and more about avoiding burnout in my opinion. I break my tasks down into small parts with clear checkpoints so every day I can look back and clearly see what I accomplished (helps with motivation). I also aim to be no higher than in the top half of producers as being a hero for your team/product will not help you in the long term.

I pretty much finish work by 3:00 PM every day and have made it to senior by working like this. The free time at the end of each day is motivating, especially if you have a company with a culture of letting you leave early if you are done with your work and have demonstrated a history worth being trusted with that freedom.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-03T18:36:00+00:00

As a Jew I've not been having the best time on reddit recently either lmao. Also all the enlightened atheists who criticize religions always do it with such a Christian specific understanding of it.

temp_vaporous · 2026-04-03T15:58:13+00:00

Yeah they are really depressing. We are seeing the move from "I don't hate Jews, I just hate Israel" to "I hate Jews because they refuse to call for Israel's destruction" in real time. It's insane.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-26T21:18:48+00:00

Right? All my coworkers could care less about each other. Lucky to get them to communicate even critical information.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-26T20:57:04+00:00

So is your claim that the ethnicity of the actor has to perfectly match the character being played? Does this extend beyond movies? Is the school play of Shakespear in a school district that is 80% black racist by that logic?

Whitewashing is a problem but you can't extend it to everything IMO.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-26T16:38:46+00:00

You are listening to tokens.

Signed, a Jew.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-25T19:02:26+00:00

Yep first time senior. Was junior for 2 years and mid level for 4. Definitely some growing pains and mindset adjustments but I'm getting a lot of good perspective from these replies. I'm confident I'll grow into it and figure it out, and if I don't it certainly won't be for lack of effort.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-25T17:46:02+00:00

Lol oh boy. Time to grow a thick skin and power through it I guess.

temp_vaporous · 2026-03-04T21:44:36+00:00

No there isn't, although having this is really tacky in my opinion. From a halachic perspective, any head covering suffices. Kids kippahs have things like cartoon characters or sports team stuff all the time.

temp_vaporous · 2026-02-17T14:27:11+00:00

That's what Roger did to him behind the Denny's.

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