*spicy* career q&a | salary talks, regrets, salty engineers

[@janelliespina6458]

Dont dip your pen in company ink 🤣🤣🤣

[@chloeshih]

IT IS TRUE. BE VERY CAREFUL!!! ✒️🔏✒️

[@heyitscafe36]

Such great advice! Love how honest you are and how your personality shines through each answer you give 🤩

[@chloeshih]

aww thank you, cafe!!

[@cookietong]

I love your content and the honest, raw conversations about your experience as a POC leader in tech. So many people have treated you like 💩 and I'm glad you're using this KZbin as a way to help others that are going through the same struggles as you. I also don't like people's perceptions of my age but I'm seeing it as a way that as I get older, I'll still look young hahah.

[@Sam-bb1pu]

I love your thoughts and voice. You are such an angel 😍

[@chloeshih]

aww thank you sam ☺️

[@chrislyon5099]

As a chronically positive millenial working for a tech company, just wanna say that being a smily and bubbly professional should absolutely only be perceived positively. If not, your organization has some issues they need to think through 🤷‍♂

[@chloeshih]

totally agreed! but it was a really unfortunate experience that brought my self esteem down a lot. i felt that i didn't belong and i dont have a future in this industry. it was a big reason why i started doing content as well!

[@chrislyon5099]

@@chloeshih Hoping that I didn't minimize your experience at all with my comment. I'm grateful that you started putting those experiences into your content - your channel has helped me out personally a lot!

[@BrendaGarcia-ty2ml]

Hi Chloe! I’m in a program role in a product team and am learning so much from your channel! I’m Latina and didn’t even know product was a thing. Thank you so much for your videos!

[@ThrivingNotDying]

I once dated my manager. Never again! Its tricky navigating work relationships. Platonic or otherwise.

[@chloeshih]

oh my gooooddd!! that is SPICYYY!! one of my friends also dated her manager, but it was when she was about to quit so it was fine.

[@giumarch5922]

You’re so funny!! Your vlog is so refreshing!

[@TravelWithAvantika]

Woohooo❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ loved it. Idea for upcoming videos: “ how to survive / what to do / hiw to make yourself outshine / how to make yourself get noticed to higher management when you get on-site to a different country for work?”

[@ashVGF]

Unichlos?! That's a genius name! Your name + Uniqlo brand + unique people who are subscribers

[@chloeshih]

haha yes there's a whole story to it, but that's correct!!

[@leeroyjenkins867]

btw not sure whats going on with youtube algorithm but this video isn't showing up on your channel (i only saw this vid as a "play next" video). But absolutely LOVED this Q&A!!

[@chloeshih]

oof that's so weird! do you see it in my playlists on my channel page?

[@leeroyjenkins867]

@@chloeshih okay yep, i see it in both the playlist and on your channel now :) looks like its fixed!! much love as a fellow PM from Aus

[@sicktastictv]

Chloe, your videos are gold. Keep rocking.

[@chloeshih]

THANK YOU! i also love your username hahah

[@thebokchoyboy]

"it's not that spicy" -> grabs an ice cube 🥶

[@chloeshih]

it was too spicy T______T

[@jadeclarke4116]

love this Chloe!

[@chloeshih]

glad you liked it jade!! :D

[@yalazha]

Will try and make your next post for questions! 1. Do you think it’s hard making lasting connections with coworkers are switching companies every 1-3 years? 2. How do you deal with snide comments? Something that makes me feel weird is when people comment that girls get tutoring opportunities because of schools promoting diversity or find it easier to get hired because tech companies are trying to promote diversity. Like it discounts how hard we work.

[@dattebyo]

I'm sure you have got this suggestion before, but can you do a video on apps and tools you use as a pm ? Specifically around managing the 100s of tasks and requests a pm gets.

[@chloeshih]

oh boy there are way too many apps out there. i generally opt for using whatever the companie normally uses, but i do have a few personal ones. might do a short form video. right now, i'm using notion, craft, and asana!

[@roryroopa]

I have the same biggest insecurity: looking too young for my age (30) to be taken seriously at work. Doesn't help having a high pitched voice too 🥲. Even though we've got babyface, but make up for it with our fierce personality 😂

[@chloeshih]

seriously! it does not help at all :< i mean i know there are plenty of amazing women who break through, but it's not without breaking boundaries set against you. it's quite tiring! i just gotta embrace who i am and just be unapologetically me!

[@svetanzrus]

Thank you for your content, Chloe. Makes me feel less alone in my job. Idea for a video: how you approach making of a product roadmap.

[@blablabla7510]

Great video Chloe,!

[@nataliew8529]

Haha. As a short Asian female, I definitely get the looking younger than you are thing.

[@chloeshih]

yeahhh :< i've tried all the things to look and sound older, but i just gotta live with it.

[@tigerrx7]

Chloe, remember, with eating spicey food, the problem is not on the way in, but it is on the way OUT. Good luck!!! 😅

[@redgengo]

More Q&A!😁

[@chloeshih]

NOTED!! wasn't sure if this was an interesting format, but thought i'd give it a try and see how it goes.

[@kleemain2243]

Hi Chloe! I love your videos as I am just starting out my career. Can you elaborate why should we max our 401k if company only typically offers 4-6% match? I'm trying to save for a $2 million crack house in California so I figured the money is more worth it to me now than retirement. Thoughts?

[@anniewang789]

this is like first we feast but tech career version, such a good idea!

[@chloeshih]

yaasss let us feast together!

[@송진혁-t6r]

lol brand name is crazy chicken(미친닭 in korea)

[@chloeshih]

OH!! that's hilarious. thank you for translating! i had no idea :D the chicken was so good

[@angel24lovej]

BBT is all gone at the end of the video 🤣🤣🤣

[@annietruong94]

I LOVED THIS!!! Thanks for all the great content, Chloeeee. I truly enjoy watching every single video you make :)

[@brrfanta]

How old are you?

[@kubkuj]

This video is too short!! ❤️ i had so much fun watching it, love it 😍

[@jacquit.693]

Fellow Taiwanese PM here, and you’re too cute/funny 🤣🤣

[@chloeshih]

WOO TAIWAN FRIEND!!

[@Kueb123]

Hiiiiiiiii Chloe!!!!!!

[@chloeshih]

hiii brandon!! 👋👋

[@LildAnakin]

This was so dope!

[@chloeshih]

so glad you enjoyed, lilddaprince!! :D

[@FlameForgedLifestyle]

This was pretty cool had to subscribe 🤣

[@chloeshih]

Aww thanks!! Hope you enjoy this channel!

[@rachaelmolene]

Hi Chloe! I really enjoyed watching this 😄... And I totally relate with the part about dealing with problematic engineers 🙄 (also co-workers from other disciplines). I left a comment on your video about negotiating salary and stuff, so I'll leave it here again because I haven't gotten back to the recruiter yet 🥺. I'd like if you could give an advice on how to use a batna (competing offers) for negotiating. I've had a final stage interview with a company, they gave their budget and I told them I'll get back to them. I have to get back to them tomorrow.. I also have a competing offer from another company which is a bit higher but I'd really like to work for the first one. How do I tell them I have a competing offer? And do I need to tell them the exact amount the other company is offering? Thanks 🙂

[@thebokchoyboy]

hey I'm sure Chloe could give much better advice than me, but you can be straightforward that you have a higher competing offer - they deal with that all the time. You can mention that you would like to work for them, but the numbers have to "make sense" for you. Don't give the exact amount, give a range, which I think Chloe mentions in her negotiation video. Information is leverage, don't give them all of your info

[@rachaelmolene]

@@thebokchoyboy thank you so much. This helps a WHOLE LOT. I was literally thinking of giving the excat amount ... I have so much to learn 🤦🏿‍♀️. Thanks a lot :)

[@chickenceiling]

Investing 1 year earlier doesn't make that much of a difference. If you had invested 1 year earlier from today, you would be down 6% versus someone who didn't invest, who is down 0%. This is of course assumes you are still saving money, and not just blowing the money away vs investing.

[@bella0610tw]

Interesting content! Keep it up!!

[@chloeshih]

thank you bella!! glad you enjoyed ~

[@xbunni7x]

I feel you on looking too young. I've had customers call me 'hon' 😐

[@chloeshih]

YOOOO that is so annoying :( i've had people ask me whether i'm a new grad and say "aww you're so cute" in strictly professional settings where i don't know the person. it does peeve me :/

[@rameenmurad62]

My manager is giving me a hard time knowing I’m Asian

[@chloeshih]

:( sucks man. agh i feel like thoses kinds of biases or preconceived notions are really hard to overcome on your own especially as a direct report. feels like HR should step in.