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I'm seeing more and more founders posting about how weekend off is a thing of the past and we should be working 7 days a week. This trend is concerning and raises questions about the state of work culture in Indian companies and startups. What are your thoughts on this?

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There's a developer named Soham Parekh who has worked at several YC (and other) startups simultaneously for years! 
It got so bad that a well-known founder tweeted a warning about it.

This led to a bunch of other founders admitting he's currently working at their company, on top of others saying they employed him briefly in the past.

How does this even happen? 🙄🙄

Soham Parekh: The startup world's most wanted developer?

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What do you guys prefer, Linkedin or Communities?

That's why I prefer this platform "Communities". It has a more fun vibe, a good break from the seriousness of LinkedIn.

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The pay feels illegally low. Companies are doing zero to negligible original work. They think software engineering is something where you hire people who work 20 hours a day for 20k salary. I recently spoke to a company called bluebuck research located in dingy Kaikhali. That company had the audacity to tell me since I have been preparing for UPSC, I might not be able to answer his dumb Python questions when I have a GSOC internship and a NIT degree. Like shove your 30k jobs up your whatever. If you cannot interview, politely reject- don’t gauge candidates from gaps when people in US without having degrees are in programming jobs. 0 sense. 

Plus what is this illegally low pay to everyone and not just me? Has labour become that damn cheap? It is reprehensible.

Does Kolkata have the dumbest at IT sector in India?🙄🙄

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Every office has one unspoken conflict…

No, not deadlines.
Not promotions.
Not even stolen tiffins.

We’re talking about the real war:
THE AIR CONDITIONER.

In our office, it’s a daily drama.

On one side:
The “Antarctica Squad” — people who want the A/C at 16°C and dress like they’re hiking Everest.

On the other:
The “Sun Lovers” — begging for warmth, wearing shawls like they’re in Shimla.

And then…
There’s me.
The neutral party.
The one just trying to survive — not sweat, not shiver, just exist.

Every 30 minutes:

Someone lowers the temp.

Someone raises it.

Someone secretly switches off the A/C.

Maintenance gets called.

A meeting is held.

One colleague even brought their own fan. Another carries a blanket. I’m thinking of installing a thermometer on my desk.

At this point, the A/C remote has more office politics than our team meetings.

Lesson:
Forget team bonding activities.
If we can survive the A/C wars together, we’re already family. ❄️🔥

🌬️ The Office A/C Wars: Chill or Be Chilled 🥶🥵

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I'm holding offer from Boeing, Citi and Ford which one should I choose? My priority is work life balance and job security at some point.
Boeing - 35LPA Team Lead
Citi - 33.5 LPA Sr. Software Engineer
Ford - 37LPA Team Lead
Iris software - 28 LPA WFH - Sr. Software Engineer

Which one should I select?

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