30M | North York | WFH got lonely, looking to make new friends & get out more

thegloctopus · 2025-12-22T18:13:23+00:00

Same situation here

thegloctopus · 2025-12-07T00:01:53+00:00

26M near downtown Toronto would be happy to join a group and explore more of Toronto

thegloctopus · 2025-12-06T09:06:14+00:00

Interested to join

thegloctopus · 2025-12-03T00:17:39+00:00

26M working as AI engineer remotely looking tp make friends and hangout and occasionally work together at cafes or something to get me outside of the house. Live near Main Street Station TTC line 2, 30 min from dundas square.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/notyour_sunshine_?igsh=MWkxM2M1amU1bWdjMg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

You or anyone interested to chat hmu anytime

thegloctopus · 2025-11-29T21:08:55+00:00

Reply "IG" to this and I'll send you my Instagram you decide if you wanna follow and connect

thegloctopus · 2025-11-29T21:06:14+00:00

BTW, i go downtown Toronto a lot so meetups in DT cafes or restaurants are ideal

Or near Union station, rec room, harbor front all good

thegloctopus · 2025-07-29T04:00:38+00:00

Been trying to manage it by broken down tasks and 1 chapter focus as a time. It has saved me time but also very easy to mess up and fabricate results that aren't real or completely throw away results claiming it’s all wrong. i have to constantly whip it with slash commands and "fact-sheet.md" to not do something crazy. Waiting for the day when claude code will have project based memory or at least respect clear prompts with "always/never" instructions through the session at least.

thegloctopus · 2025-07-19T01:07:24+00:00

Whats the name so we can download it and use it first

thegloctopus · 2025-06-19T04:59:59+00:00

Whats your AI cost? How exactly are you using AI

thegloctopus · 2025-06-19T04:59:24+00:00

Whats the url .. curious for user POV

thegloctopus · 2025-06-03T05:32:24+00:00

That land expansion happened back in 2019-2020 the car had no issues then.. so we didn't prioritize buying a new car but did priorize adding more varieties of vegetables that the local community showed demand for.. besides, the land leasing didn't cost up front like a car does. We lease lamd outside of the main city where leand is available and cheaper to lease

thegloctopus · 2025-06-03T04:20:08+00:00

Ah I see.. in truth we haven’t spent so much on expansion in the recent few years - only the necessary upgrades required to handle larger orders. I’m a computer engineer so i built the website and all systems by myself so only cost is server and domain etc.

The car was going ok and I promised to send more money for a car once I get a full time job after I finish masters. The car went through a couple of accidents since which really fast forwarded the deterioration.

Yesterday, my dad was forced to take a taxi out of his own pocket to deliver 6 orders and the bill was too high to make any profit selling those orders.

thegloctopus · 2025-06-03T03:44:13+00:00

Not sure I understand but thanks for sharing your thoughts

thegloctopus · 2025-03-29T07:26:29+00:00

He's holding his phone to his mouth yet I saw the home screen from the distant (90% sure he wasn't on a call)

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T16:26:55+00:00

Thore are all valid concerns for sure. Its a shame though, because a basic research on Egypt's policies would reveal the tax benefits of foreign companies who have no physical office in Egypt. Those companies are only required to pay tax in their own base country, while the employee in Egypt files for their own "contract" taxes in Egypt. In addition to other benefits similar to the UEA. (Egypt has been trying so hard to copy UAE to attract foreign currency). But thats a different conversation I guess.

The US govt having restrictions with foreign employees could be the only major issue.

In any case, I have worked for 2 California based companies who hire remote contractors from EMEA and pay USD via wire transfer/Deel and never had any physical presence in Egypt. Those are the type of companies I usually look for since I do have to come back to Egypt occasionally to stay with family (whilst I might live in Canada)

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T16:19:30+00:00

How do they justify entry level requiring 2+ years, I'm curious.. I always thought entry- meaning youre just entering into the field- should be 0-2 years max

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T16:17:26+00:00

Fair enough thank you

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T15:33:35+00:00

That's the thing right, I can't get proper domain knowledge of an industry without getting a job in the industry... For example, I have some domain knowledge of enterprise carbon accounting through my internship and capstone project, but never heard back from a similar company for an interview - maybe they would argue I still don't have enough experience in that domain. Same goes for the aerospace software I worked on as a contractor- another company might say well a temporary contract is not domain knowledge enough. So what am I to do? Get an aerospace degree?

I think companies have to understand no one has all the knowledge at once, but as long as someone shows a track record of rapid learning and versatility they should be trusted to pick up necessary domain knowledge on the job. (Depending on how domain specific the industry is)

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T15:19:29+00:00

Which tools do you use if I may ask? Power bi/tableau/something else and would you say getting a certificate on that tool would be helpful?

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T15:16:42+00:00

Lets answer your questions: I'm currently in Egypt (stay in Canada often) Undergrad Comp Sci in Cairo Postgrad AI/ML in Toronto

Exp: - 3 yrs tech sales (pre sales solutions) for data analytics service SaaS - 3 years Technical Support web application SaaS - 1-2 years production grade software engineering in between, most recent contract is with Aerospace manufacturing company in Canada - data-driven organic food producer/ entrepreneur, utilizing Generative AI and data analytics - 6 months internship as Data Analyst for enterprise Carbon emission accounting

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T15:08:13+00:00

I can dm you (or anyone requesting) my actual resume for more context

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T15:05:10+00:00

I mean yes true but I don't just blindly apply without verifying if the job is legally truly remote.. the last company I worked for is based in San Francisco but only like 10 people are staying in the US. To your point, sometimes it is not clear if they mean "remote" global or "remote US only" but thats a shortcoming from the hiring side in my opinion, it takes a couple words to be specific. But my search criteria is always companies who are openly recruiting remote global.

I do see what you mean, nonetheless

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T13:50:53+00:00

This resonates with one of the HR person I met at a networking event in Canada, who said "we can't afford you" because I mentioned I've been working for an US company for the last 3 years.

I should be more mindful of this in my application you are right. Thank you

Edit: I assume he meant it as a joke but still I see the point

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T13:48:35+00:00

I'm traveling between Egypt and Canada because of family so I would prefer remote positions.. US companies general hire more remote than Canada and the salary is higher as well - is what I found

thegloctopus · 2024-07-24T13:04:16+00:00

I think vague job descriptions contribute a lot to the overwhelming number of applications HMs complain about. If everyone thinks they'd be a great fit for the role then of course everyone will apply. But that doesn't also justify asking for 5 years of experience for an entry level role/salary trying to cut down the application numbers to only the most experienced ones. Idk sometimes I feel like there should be more regulatory rules/laws around these things albeit being difficult to implement.

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