Tag: Getting

The company I interviewed for was up and coming, YC funded, now profitable, a well-known player in the generative AI space. I was excited for the opportunity. They have many in-house recruiting resources and a policy to not ghost candidates. Yet, I got ghosted. I’m not alone in this,...

In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s easy to find ourselves falling into the clutches of addiction. For me, it wasn’t substances, but rather a complex web of behaviors that I couldn’t seem to escape: laziness, procrastination, and social media addiction, to name a few.These dem...

Topping effortlessly throughout school, I was always called “gifted.” That sure “gifted” me some heavy arrogance — be it the royal treatment from teachers or my name perma-etched at #1 in exam results. College injected the first dose of humbling — as I ...

I’ve started noticing the astonishing extent to which I’m busy worrying about how well I am doing instead of focusing on the task at hand. Not to brag, but I can distract myself with angst-ridden self-evaluation while doing almost anything, including but not limited to, writing ca...

I’ve already canvassed some of the signs of aging in “Signs You May Be Getting Old.” But that piece just scratched the surface. Here are a few more telltale hints: You haven’t bought new shoes this millennium. You’ve acquired partial credit toward a medi...

After fifty years on this earth, I’m finally privy to how selfish millionaires think. I guess it’s why they’re millionaires and not volunteer puppy cuddlers. They have no warmth, no kindness, and no forethought into how damaging their actions can be. The wording on my termina...