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Kenny Explains: A Reflection on 14+ years at Google, and its abrupt ending

[Content warning: If you are a recently-laid-off former Alphabet employee who is triggered every time you see the Google logo, some images below may be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.] My journey at Google began in May 2008, when I joined as an IT Field Tech Intern in the New…

Google Layoff

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Kenny Explains: A Reflection on 14+ years at Google, and its abrupt ending
Kenny Explains: A Reflection on 14+ years at Google, and its abrupt ending
Google Layoff

27 min read


Jun 3

Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess’, Part 2: The Elevators

Once upon a time, the building at 100 Van Ness had four (4) functioning elevators. [For the previous chapter of this series, please see “Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess,’ Part 1: The Morning of The Water Intrusion Event”] Each Of the Elevators were given their own name: Elevator A: I’ll have more to say about him later. Elevator B: Much like Elevator A, but, the inside is taller and with more…

Elevators Companies

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Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess’, Part 2: The Elevators
Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess’, Part 2: The Elevators
Elevators Companies

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Dec 19, 2022

Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess,’ Part 1: The Morning of The “Water Intrusion Event”

My Experience on The Morning of October 11, 2022 [Background Context: 100 Van Ness is a high-rise apartment complex in the center of San Francisco, which recently suffered major water damage. This was the subject of multiple news reports, including this one from SFGate, and this one from ABC 7.] On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just after San Francisco…

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Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess,’ Part 1: The Morning of The “Water Intrusion…
Living Through The Catastrophe at 100 Van ‘Mess,’ Part 1: The Morning of The “Water Intrusion…

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Oct 30, 2017

Investigating My Medical Billing Nightmare

Alright, my rant about my struggles with medical billing is done. I’m personally in the clear, but now I’m really curious to know what happened, especially with the most recent billing mishap. …

Healthcare

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Investigating My Medical Billing Nightmare
Investigating My Medical Billing Nightmare
Healthcare

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Oct 26, 2017

Managing Payments For My Mental Health Crisis: How Kenny spends his non-cruise vacation days

So, sometimes I need to spend vacation days just getting my life together. Last week, I took time off to go on an amazing gay cruise with Atlantis, which was far more fun than this week’s vacation days, which have been focused on figuring out what in the world to…

San Francisco

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Managing Payments For My Mental Health Crisis: How Kenny spends his non-cruise vacation days
Managing Payments For My Mental Health Crisis: How Kenny spends his non-cruise vacation days
San Francisco

48 min read

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