Zero Wind :: Jamie Wong

For the past few years for Christmas, I’ve asked people in my family for stories from their lives rather than a physical gift. Last year, my sister Emma, who works as a dentist, asked me for the same. This is the story I sent my sister, along with some...

You’re done your interviews, and you have a few Silicon Valley startup offers in-hand. The offers have a bunch of numbers and you’re not sure how to put them all together. You’re bombarded by terms like ISOs and NSOs and vesting period and cliff and...

I live alone at the moment, and the start of quarantine, was… rocky.
Here’s a jewel of an entry from my journal, from March 13:
Fuck, this week has been bad.

Okay, Jamie, you’re in the pit again. It’s far from your first stay here, but let’s not get too comfortable. There’s a distinct lack of roses here to stop and smell. Mostly just thorns.
I know it’s not easy. Your body is lead. Your mind is in a slow, murky swirl. Your emotional energy level is at about a 3%....