Archive - TLDR0 - Ritendra

Promotions: Going slow to go fast

Faster early promos could be nice instant gratification, but may not always pay off in the long run. Don't despair if you are seeing some slowness.

Mar 31, 2024 •

February 2024

Gaining unfair advantage from many early failures

I was thinking, what if I didn’t have so many early failures, where would I be?

Feb 10, 2024 •

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

My 13 Less Common Life Choices and Why They Matter

I’ve made some less common life choices that have allowed me to live a ‘high bandwidth’ life devoid of much regret, and a persistent feeling of being…

Nov 26, 2023 •

October 2023

How Fair is Performance Evaluation for Tech ICs vs Managers?

In the 13+ years that I spent in engineering at Google and Facebook, a little over half of it was as a manager, and the rest was as an individual…

Oct 31, 2023 •

Good vs. Bad PMs, Data Scientists, TPMs, UXRs: An Engineer's view

When I did the Q&A with Meta employees on Blind a few weeks back, one bucket of questions I got was how engineers perceive cross-functional partners…

Oct 27, 2023 •

My Successful Dad’s Unsuccessful Professional Career

The story of an IITian dad unlike any other.

Oct 19, 2023 •

A Fascinating Q&A with Meta Employees on Blind

Right after leaving Meta, I posted an ask-me-anything on Blind’s Meta channel — the response was phenomenal. Below are responses to 85 out of the 100…

Oct 12, 2023 •

Does GenAI put Creativity at Risk?

Oct 3, 2023 •

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