• off_brand_@beehaw.org
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    4 days ago

    A friend of mine at Tufts was telling me about their ML/comp sco programs falling apart. She’s doing her PhD and was handed a project previously led by a green card holder who fucked off (because yeah why would you stay in a place that clearly doesn’t want you??). Now she’s left managing expectations for a project she didn’t write the codebase for.

    And that was BEFORE the recent disappearing of a Tufts student earlier this week.

    I’m a productive SWE at a big tech firm and I’m looking pretty seriously at offices in Canada. Better than hoping I don’t get abducted because my voter registration has (D) on it.

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      I’m a productive SWE at a big tech firm and I’m looking pretty seriously at offices in Canada.

      Come. We need more progressives in technology. You might feel the pay cut but it’s so worth imo

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        Good to hear, I’ve honestly been wondering how US folks would be received moving to Canada.

        Various estimates do put me at nearly a 50% pay cut. Which, if the CoL doesn’t scale down at least a little bit, could actually put me in a bit of a bind when supporting my wife as well.

        That’s if I could actually convince her to consider it, though.