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Sorry to hear that, VA.

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I am an Engineering manager at one of the Bigs, and the hiring process and targets are….changing

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Two questions if I may: what kinds of changes? And - which are considered 'The Bigs" ?

Thanks very much for the insight, everyone.

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Those REUs are only good if he wants to go into a PhD. Or he can use it as a bit of experience towards an internship/coop

If he wants to go into industry, he needs an internship or a co-op. If he’s finishing his sophomore year, this is a critical point for him to do that or he’ll struggle to find something after his junior year. If you don’t have industry experience, you’ll have trouble getting in the door even with a good GPA after graduating

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He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any. This program accepted him yesterday, but we may wait another week or two before he officially commits, just to see if any internship offers come through. I think the summer program experience will be good for him, but it sounds like the internship or co-op would be better towards his career.

My son is finishing his sophomore year at OU and last night he got accepted for a summer-long chem engineering REU research program. Anyone done this program or know someone who recently has done it? It sounds great but the details on the website are a bit light. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what he should expect.

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Pancreatic cancer. If you learn you have it, 99% of the time it's at stage 4 and you're basically already dead.

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Kamakura

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Great call. Lots of things to see (ancient temples, beautiful area; fascinating history) and food/souvenir shopping (Kamakura Komachi-dori Street) much of which can be done in 4-5 hours and all within fairly short walking distance.

Japan-guide.com - Kamakura historical sites

Tripadvisor.com - Komachi-Dori Street)

What a great trip that will be! If you've never been before, I have a few tips.

Many would suggest staying near Yokohama station. You could spend 2 full days shopping and eating wonderful food there alone, but it's a perfect train hub / kickoff spot.

My favorite place to stay is the Odawara Hilton, but that's out of the way.

Some things to know if you've never been:

All of you need to get the Suica and Pasmo apps on your phones and put $$ on them before you leave the US.
Whether entering Narita or Haneda, things get hectic the moment you step off the plane until you find your hotel. Be ready for that.
Google Maps works pretty well with the trains.
Stay on the right side of escalators in the train stations; the left side is left open for people in a hurry so they can run up the escalators.
Try to stay quiet on the trains.. you'll notice nobody is talking much on commuter trains It's considered very rude to talk a bunch or loudly. (Shinkansens are different.)

When you hand someone something, use both hands.
Some will speak English well; some will speak a little bit; many won't speak any English.
Just be self-aware and "do as they do."
You're going to love it.

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I think we’re about to rip.

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:popcorn:

It’s unsurprising that nobody likes to get the short end of the stick.

The first example that came to mind for me of the other direction is golf. If you’re good at golf and playing someone who says they’re a -12 handicap but you know that’s bs and they’re more of a -18, you’d give them more strokes to keep the round fun. I don’t know if that’s considered altruism, because you’re benefitting as much as the high handicapper.

It’s a different story if meaningful amounts of money are involved. Easily replenishable ‘things’? Sure. But IMO if real money is involved in any situation, this whole theory goes out the window.