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yyyyuuuuiiiii··on I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer
I’ve never known anyone to escape that situation. The “one more year” attitude is pervasive.

In my case it was easy because I didn’t join the company until after I was already independently wealthy, from an IPO (quitting that company was an easy decision too, due to all the magical changes that happen after IPO).

yyyyuuuuiiiii··on The AI Backlash Is Here: Why Public Patience with Tech Giants Is Running Out
> a Pew Research center survey found that nearly one in five Americans saw AI as a benefit rather than a threat. But by 2025, 43 percent of U.S. adults now believe AI is more likely to harm them than help them in the future, according to Pew.

Am I stupid or is this a stupid line that proves the antithesis of what they want? It went from 4 in 5 being negative to less than half?

What even is journalism now.

yyyyuuuuiiiii··on I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer
When I last worked at a FAANG I was very clear on exactly what they had to pay me to put up with their bullshit (I happen to be independently wealthy). This kind of “nominal raise” below inflation actually meant my salary went down, so I quit.