Kaidi Wu, Ph.D. (@kaidi

Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.

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Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.

@kaidi_wu

Social Psychologist

Joined July 2013

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Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Apr 11, 2024
One of the greatest MYTHS in cultural psychology is collectivists (e.g. Asians) don't compete––they are a kumbaya/harmonious/lovey dovey bunch who prioritize interpersonal relationships, unlike those individualistic Americans who are self-serving and competitive. 1
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Americans have no idea how difficult legal immigration is for "high-skilled immigrants". I have 4 degrees incl a PhD. Einstein visa. 250K salary at FAANG. Lived in this country since I was a teenager. I won't be able to obtain citizenship until middle age Guide for Intl PhDs🧵
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Jun 20, 2024
How women IMAGINE they'd react to sexual harassment is wildly different from how they ACTUALLY react when harassed. Julie Woodzicka & @ProfLaFrance created sexual harassment in lab and tested how women reacted when harassed by a male interviewer in real time. What happened:🧵
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Apr 25, 2024
⚠️For PhDs who are thinking about jumping ship and diving into industry: Industry isn't necessarily better than academia. I have straddled both worlds. Here are 5 MYTHS about academia vs. industry:
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Jun 20, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu and @ProfLaFrance
5️⃣ I still can't believe this paper was published >20 yrs ago. The subject remains poignant and pressing. This is the reality of women when being harassed: You're frozen, terrified. You try to be polite and smile. These reactions are often used to undermine their credibility.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
1️⃣ For as much as 🍊decried about undocumented immigrants, he has repeatedly taken restrictive measures on legal immigration, and succeeded in reducing it. If you're an international PhD who wants to stay in the U.S. for work, brace for a painful road in 2025:
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
There are 2 major hurdles: 🕳️To work, you need your employer to sponsor your visa. 🕳️To work long-term, you need a green card.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Jun 20, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu and @ProfLaFrance
3️⃣ Instead of anger (as women imagined they'd feel), a whopping 40% of women felt fear when being harassed. For the small % of women that confronted the harasser, they did so by being as polite and agreeable as possible.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
2️⃣ The most common work visa is H1B. If you get offered a job at a for-profit company, you'll likely need to go through the H1B lottery. Last year, the chance of being selected was <20%. If you didn't win, you'd have to say sayorana to your offer and LEAVE the country.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Jun 21, 2024
Replying to @histofarch @CinnaPretzel and @ProfLaFrance
Harassment is harassment. It's a grave misperception that harassment is welcome if the harasser is "hot".
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
3️⃣ What to do instead? First alternative to H1B: apply for academic positions or non-profits that grant cap-exempt H1Bs (no lottery). Caveat: Some non-profits don't like to hire immigrants. It is unfortunately LEGAL in the U.S. to openly discriminate based on visa status.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
The H1B lottery is just as it sounds. A lottery. If you won’t bank on a lottery ticket to feed your family, don’t bank on the visa lottery to work in the U.S. After🍊takes office, expect tighter H1B restrictions and your chance to be even more abysmal than now.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Jun 20, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu and @ProfLaFrance
2️⃣ New study. Researchers have now set up job interviews in the lab and had male interviewers actually ask sexually harassing Qs in real time. They videotaped women's reactions. Strikingly, NOT ONE woman refused to answer harassing Qs. Not one woman told the interviewer off.
Kaidi Wu, Ph.D.
@kaidi_wu
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @kaidi_wu
I entered into the H1B lottery 3 times. Lucked out 1 time, but got laid off shortly after. If I wasn't applying every single day (while I was employed) and got another job in a month, I would have been deported.