> be me, 29 m
> college took 6 years, worked the whole time
> first job in tech 2 years before graduation
> 6 hour commute for $15 an hour coding job
> just glad to finally be in industry
> learn everything boss has to teach, always asking questions for a year
> boss gets burnt out with company, steals laptop, quits
> get his job cause small tech department
> huge raise $65,000 per year + benefits
> finally wife and I don't need to worry about money
> felt like taking the last step up the peak of a huge mountain I had been climbing since grade school
> so grateful
> graduate, get job at major data analytics firm, $95,000 per year + benefits
> typical tech stack, cloud based data
> team is small and product is fairly new
> keep grinding, late hours, tough releases
> keep asking question, learning everything I can
> have friend, call him jake (not his real name)
> same degree as me, two years later graduation (I graduated 2022, he graduated 2024)
> good engineer, smart, capable, flexible and learns fast
> starts applying, nothing
> hundreds of resume submissions, dozens of recruiters
> nothing
> gets maybe 3 interviews in a year
> my job starts hiring
> want to help out good friend, plus need quality co-workers
> get him an interview, boss says no
> not enough experience, fair enough
> interviews ramp up
> all Indians
> mfw I have interviewed < 150 Indians in the last four months
> same story everytime, barely speaks English, won't ask questions
> memorized answers to leetcode questions
> no analytical skills
> most siloed people I have ever worked with
> Indians in America are lightyears ahead of Indians in India
> not allowed to hire the ones in America, too expensive
> hire a bunch of sub-par candidates to satisfy management demands
> mfw I'm not getting my work done so I can spend more time hiring my replacements

gdp maxing guarantees that people like my friend jake never get a chance
Wasn't raised racist, but hard not to be in modern America