icotyl

6 ms·

1.
by icotyl 6y ago
I was there around the same time and I took a discrete math course he taught. I wasn't a math major and had no idea who he was, but I remember some students mentioning that he was a well-regarded mathematician. He was a good teacher as
2.
by icotyl 7y ago
Certainly, the salaries are a bit of an illusion when you take the insane housing costs of the Bay Area into account. If breaking up the American tech companies helped disperse jobs outside of Silicon Valley, that would be a good thing.
3.
by icotyl 7y ago
Many companies across many industries vertically integrate. Should they all be broken up? “Shady data practices” is hand-wavey and non-specific. What do you mean? Many companies today (again, across All industries) have had issues with keep
4.
by icotyl 7y ago
Has Europe’s pro-union climate led to more competitive software companies, or better pay and benefits for its software engineers? Every European engineer I talk to seems either amazed or resentful about American software engineers’ salaries
5.
by icotyl 7y ago
What is the corporate abuse here that necessitates a breakup?
6.
by icotyl 7y ago
Yeah, I think you are in agreement. It’s worse than that though, because I’d be afraid to say anything contrary to the activist’s opinions. I don’t want to be stalked or harassed. The company is extremely tolerant of what employees say, the
7.
by icotyl 7y ago
The mental gymnastics some of us are using to justify the bad actions of these employees are astounding. Making documents and calendars accessible is one example of Google’s “open culture.” When these features are abused in an attempt to st
8.
by icotyl 7y ago
I think there’s an uptick at the moment of paid online services. We’re getting four models: 1. Free commercial services supported by advertising. 2. Ad-free commercial services supported by subscriptions. 3. Open-source distributed services
9.
by icotyl 7y ago
> the only people who the company encouraged socializing with. This is not my experience at all. Work-life balance there was way ahead of other tech companies I’ve worked for. Most people show up, work reasonable hours, and go home. Ev
10.
by icotyl 7y ago
That's not an actual quote, FYI. They peddled something called "community-adjusted EBITDA."
11.
by icotyl 7y ago
> "Now the problem is "Productivity" is stagnating since the 80's" This is the exact opposite of what your chart shows. Productivity, in the economic sense, is growing since the 1980s. It's wages that
12.
by icotyl 7y ago
> I've been dealing with a hormonal issue that's been negatively impacting my deep sleep for almost two years. Also, not getting enough sleep can wreak havoc on your hormones. "Men who sleep 5 hours a night have signific
13.
by icotyl 7y ago
It’s unfortunate that the batteries in these things wear out so quickly. And the battery is glued inside, making them $200+ disposable headphones. But even so, AirPods are one of my favorite products I’ve bought in years.
14.
by icotyl 7y ago
Most people understood the intent of the question exactly, and still found the answer unintuitive.
15.
by icotyl 7y ago
This is probably the clearest explanation, sorry you were downvoted.
16.
by icotyl 7y ago
Evidence why people should value their stock at zero.
17.
by icotyl 7y ago
> "none of the younger team members knew how to relate with them which made day to day interactions a lot more awkward than they would have been otherwise." If they're out of school and in the workforce, and they don&#x2
18.
by icotyl 7y ago
The article never refers to a "neurodiverse person". It does refer to groups: neurodiverse workers, neurodiverse employees, neurodiverse staff, neurodiverse colleagues, and neurodiverse voices. But not "neurodiverse person.&q
19.
by icotyl 7y ago
Some had frat house vibes, some didn't. In any case, I think I'm pleasant and easy-going at work, and I do a good job, which makes other peoples' job easier. If someone would become "miserable" because I was hired..
20.
by icotyl 7y ago
I can certainly relate to coming off as weird or socially awkward or unintentionally rude, and it has affected my job interview performance. People diagnosed with ADD/Asperger's don't really have a monopoly on that.
21.
by icotyl 7y ago
I haven't had heard it in interviews, but I've been asked several times by former managers in performance reviews. Do they want the truth? "I'd like to be managing you."
22.
by icotyl 7y ago
I had the opposite experience. I don't have Asperger's or ADD, but I'm shy and struggle with eye contact and small talk. I interviewed at about ten startups, and despite doing well on the technical questions, I got rejected e
23.
by icotyl 8y ago
When I'm crossing a street and a car flies through the intersection nearly hitting me, it's usually an Uber driver. Were taxi drivers so desperate to speed through cities and reach their next fare as quickly as possible?
24.
by icotyl 8y ago
I made the switch on all my devices about 6 weeks ago. I lasted 5 weeks. At least for quickly finding relevant programming documentation, I didn't think the results were on par with Google.
25.
by icotyl 8y ago
What about chronic fatigue syndrome? Is there some relation to too much exercise? Will it kill you?
26.
by icotyl 8y ago
The last time I made my case for a promotion, the director said "Sorry, no promotions right now, there's nothing I can do." A couple months later, a coworker gets a job offer elsewhere and threatens to leave, and he's im