▲ 1209 ▼ Amanda Watson, the engineer who pioneered the AirLink and several other technologies for Oculus, was hired at Valve. (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by rtxn@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments An article about her work at Oculus and Meta: XR Update No Frame today, it looks like.
[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 115 points 1 week ago (2 children) I wish I could have a cool job like that instead of this soul crushing one I've ended up with permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 6 days ago (1 child) Jobs at Valve or Meta are very demanding and people can usually only cope with it if your life is your job and the many hours don‘t feel like working. These people are obsessed with what they are doing. It can be very soul crushing if you either loose that passion or want to have a life outside your job (like friends, a romantic partner, a time intensive hobby etc.). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 days ago (2 children) Any source for that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 days ago Valve handbook (if you read between the lines) Working at Valve: 'A Fearless Adventure' or 'Lord of the Flies'? Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Note: I am not saying this is bad practice. These companies try to offer you the best work environment and a very good salary. If you like working then this right for you and it will not necessarily feel like work. Also things might have changed in the last few years at Meta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago I just listened to https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ruff-talk-vr/id1568389515?i=1000610060284 She is definitely very passionate and obsessed about working on VR tech doing it in her freetime for month presumably years even after she left Meta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 96 points 1 week ago (1 child) I wish I could have a job… I’m going on 20 months of unemployment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CarrierLost@infosec.pub 66 points 6 days ago My dude, I wish you nothing but the best of luck. It’s hell out there, but don’t let it get to you. You’re worth it and will find what you need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 6 days ago (1 child) Jobs at Valve or Meta are very demanding and people can usually only cope with it if your life is your job and the many hours don‘t feel like working. These people are obsessed with what they are doing. It can be very soul crushing if you either loose that passion or want to have a life outside your job (like friends, a romantic partner, a time intensive hobby etc.). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 days ago (2 children) Any source for that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 days ago Valve handbook (if you read between the lines) Working at Valve: 'A Fearless Adventure' or 'Lord of the Flies'? Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Note: I am not saying this is bad practice. These companies try to offer you the best work environment and a very good salary. If you like working then this right for you and it will not necessarily feel like work. Also things might have changed in the last few years at Meta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago I just listened to https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ruff-talk-vr/id1568389515?i=1000610060284 She is definitely very passionate and obsessed about working on VR tech doing it in her freetime for month presumably years even after she left Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 days ago (2 children) Any source for that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 days ago Valve handbook (if you read between the lines) Working at Valve: 'A Fearless Adventure' or 'Lord of the Flies'? Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Note: I am not saying this is bad practice. These companies try to offer you the best work environment and a very good salary. If you like working then this right for you and it will not necessarily feel like work. Also things might have changed in the last few years at Meta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago I just listened to https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ruff-talk-vr/id1568389515?i=1000610060284 She is definitely very passionate and obsessed about working on VR tech doing it in her freetime for month presumably years even after she left Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 days ago Valve handbook (if you read between the lines) Working at Valve: 'A Fearless Adventure' or 'Lord of the Flies'? Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Note: I am not saying this is bad practice. These companies try to offer you the best work environment and a very good salary. If you like working then this right for you and it will not necessarily feel like work. Also things might have changed in the last few years at Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 days ago I just listened to https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ruff-talk-vr/id1568389515?i=1000610060284 She is definitely very passionate and obsessed about working on VR tech doing it in her freetime for month presumably years even after she left Meta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 96 points 1 week ago (1 child) I wish I could have a job… I’m going on 20 months of unemployment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CarrierLost@infosec.pub 66 points 6 days ago My dude, I wish you nothing but the best of luck. It’s hell out there, but don’t let it get to you. You’re worth it and will find what you need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarrierLost@infosec.pub 66 points 6 days ago My dude, I wish you nothing but the best of luck. It’s hell out there, but don’t let it get to you. You’re worth it and will find what you need. permalink fedilink source parent
