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- Recession and Startups It seems like the economic environment is precarious and you keep getting these cautionary tales of a looming recession. If a recession does hit which kind of startups would be most impacted #startup #recession
- vote EB1 A chances This is what I can submit PhD in Aerospace Engineering 8 recommendation letters, (From cited researchers and US Air Force) Proof of all my journal papers and citations 125. 7 journal papers, 4 first authored 60 paper reviews 2 media coverage member of editorial board of 2 international journ
- Starting at msft soon I am starting soon as a L61. Recession and layoff fears are now getting to my head. Those that were around in 2009, where msft layoffs during that time really bad? Like was survival chance low? Did it depend on team and org? TC:160K
- Nuro interviewer rejected me because I’m Muslim I shared with the Nuro interviewer that I’m observing Ramadan before starting the interview to let her know that I might slow in writing code. With big surprise I got a noreply rejection email, knowing I did well during the interview, and answered correctly all her questions. I found out the interv
- Suggest a good podcast while going on walk Title says it all
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- 10% Robinhood laid off Vlad just announced a layoff of 10% of the workforce.
- I GOT A RAISE FINALLY!!! I don't have any close friends and have a weird relationship with my family so I thought I'd share it with my blind community to share the joy. My manager met with me a couple minutes ago (we're in the office today) and closed the door to build up suspense only to tell me I'm getting a raise!!!! I w
- Amazon will be the only company hiring in late 2022. By the title, I mean a company that can offer decent TC and still provide job guarantee during recession. Meta freeze Twitter freeze Robinhood layoffs Netflix crashing G - return to office MSFT - return to office Apple - return to office Amazon - full remote, high base pay, retail business can su
- vote Where’s the next layoff? Just caught word of Robinhood’s 10% layoff. Personally, given the trends we’re seeing in the market and economy, I think this is just the beginning. Too many tech companies, especially the less established ones, have grown way too quickly and I don’t agree with the mainstream opinion on Blind that
- 🖕META OR DIE, f**k the h8rs🖕 Metamates, talk your s**t. We live another day. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Don’t try to kill my vibe, I’m feeling like Kanye #cantTellMeNothing TC: ??? somewhere between 400-500k
- I don’t want to be around people that like Biden. I’m looking at joining the FAANG gang, but I want to be remote (and not in California) and I don’t want to be constantly bombarded with politics, especially of the equity espousing left wing variety. Would I even fit in a FAANG??? TC: 90k YOE: 10
- Dear Elon Dear Elon, Why did you do this to us? Jeff bought the Washington Post and now you? You and your billionaire friends have had our politicians by the balls. Why do you have to grab us by the neck? Elon, you said Twitter is a town square. Then why do you make it private? What is a private town square
- Come work for Apple in this bear market Your TC will stay almost constant and will definitely increase long term. Because of TC crash in other companies due to bear market we are highest paying company right now for engineers. 2 M in equity in Hood doesn’t matter when it falls to 200 K in 6 months and management does layoff even before ve
- vote Where to live in NY with 400k+ TC? I want spacious 700+ sqft. Luxury preferred Very walkable to GOOD restaurants nearby. Like right outside or a couple blocks max Idc about getting laid and night life/drinking Want a somewhat chill vibe at night, not super crowded, low noise, but again great restaurants nearby. Near train station
- 4 YOE salary growth I’m proud of my progress from non-tech analyst to data scientist in 4 years! Check out this absolutely fire (joke) salary growth (not TC - just salary): 1/ 57k - financial analyst, Amazon 2/ 75k - Pgm manager, series C 3/ 119k - Tech Pgm manager II, series C (promoted, same company as PM) 4/ 160k -
- Elon will make Zuckerberg look sane. This might be a time for Meta to earn some respect He’s a different version of Trump
- vote What big tech would layoff first?? Spin the wheel
- Meta 20% Increase on Earnings Today I have 50k worth of calls for a 200 strike price that expires on Friday for Meta. Don’t let me down now #earnings
- 😱🚨TWITTER HIRING FREEZE🚨😱 One less option (along with Meta) for SWEs!! Guys is this the beginning of the end for boom times for techies? https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1518705166853328903?s=21&t=d1-olwEWM-Ihot_5ycsfFg
- I applied to every FAANG. Here’s how it went. Apple: sent in an application. Never ended up getting an interview or a rejection. Amazon: got contacted by a recruiter, asking to do an OA. I got two LC hards and had a very difficult time. I never ended up hearing back. I followed up with the recruiter after a week but she never replied. Netflix
- Leetcode count for fb/goog How many did you do TC 230k
- Is the new Twitter boss sane ? How? TC: 410k
- vote Uber layoffs #tech I recently got an Uber offer in the payments team. With the impending recession and possible layoffs in future, is it a good time to move to Uber? I have heard a lot about layoffs in Uber in last few years, but I don't have data on how many times engineering teams were impacted due to layoffs.
- vote Is my new grad offer at Pinterest at risk of being rescinded? Given the current market conditions and FUD with layoffs, hiring freeze, and stock market going down, I'm worried that my new grad offer at Pinterest may be rescinded by the time I join. Something that multiplies the risk is that PINS stock is also below IPO price. What shall I do? Comments would
- vote Meta vs. Jump offer eval Meta TC: 470k + 100k signon (E5) Jump TC: 450k (guaranteed) + 150k signon (core dev) Meta Pros: - Unprecedented upside opportunity at a public company with all-time low stock and great offer for my YOE. With stacking refreshers the guaranteed comp here is rock solid - Large networking opportunity
- Why is Software/CS mostly men? Any theories
- link Everything is inflating except my portfolio This economy is f*cked. Everything is inflating except my portfolio It feels like a concerted effort to bankrupt everyday Americans by squeezing our finances at both ends — the items we’re purchasing are getting more expensive and investments are at rock bottom. A dollar in 2012 gets you about $0.4
- Why is fb up 18% after hours and msft only 5% even after beating expectations? Why!!!
- vote Investing $200K in stock for short term I want to invest $200K in the stock market for short term investment so I want to maximize the ROI over 6 months, which stock(s) should I buy today? TC: $900K YOE: 15 *Update* I made it a poll to get recommendations for either keep the cash or invest in stocks #tech #Investment
- I JUST GOT PROMOTED TC 85🥜to 110🥜
- vote Imagine a decentralized dating app, thoughts? TC: 550k YOE: 4 I have an app idea that builds a dating app on a blockchain. Truly secure and private conversations decentralized so that you don’t have to worry about ads. Would you use it?
- How on earth does one go back to sleep? Almost 20 years of industry experience Software engineer / architect / lead . Added many skills along the way but lack a big one .. don’t know how to go back to sleep if I get up in the middle of the night 😔 it gets so frustrating The brain just does not stop thinking No , it does not have to b
- vote Is it Safe to Join Coinbase ?? With current market and risk in crypto and blockchain technologies?? They Pay Awesome I have received a very good offer from Coinbase after 8 interviews and hiring manager seems very nice guy, I am looking for answers from experts about risk/reward balance to join company like Coinbase considering business they are operating and market dealing with decentralized technologies. I have
- vote Move Twitter's HQ to Texas to remove left leaning bias of its bay area employees? TC:260K #tesla #twitter #elonmusk He should start with firing the whole Gadde and team who were responsible for banning NY Post for Hunter Biden story : https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/elon-musk-says-suspending-ny-post-from-twitter-was-incredibly-inappropriate/
- Meta earnings - Why are folks on blind who make so much in RSUs so bad at valuation of stocks? This company has one of the best balance sheet in the world. Had been trading at 15x free cash flow. The boomers at Blackrock or any of these big firms would get a hard on to own a business like Meta at 15x free cash flow even if revenue stayed flat. Most mature businesses trade at 10-15x cash flow.
- vote Was Twitter right to ban Trump? Poll below
- Meta hiring freeze confirmed from Q1 earnings release It says it right there in the Q1 earnings press release: https://s21.q4cdn.com/399680738/files/doc_financials/2022/q1/Meta-03.31.2022-Exhibit-99.1_Final.pdf "We expect 2022 total expenses to be in the range of $87-92 billion, lowered from our prior outlook of $90-95 billion." Where are they going
- Blind affecting mental health Nowadays, whatever I read on blind is gloom and doom. - You will be piped in Amazon - Recession is coming and we are all doomed - Meta, ‘insert any tech firm’ is going to layoff - This job sucks, this team sucks Blind is important to me as I learn about opportunities and network with people who
- Wow... Meta ........ WTF Miss on revenue and disappointing Q2 guidance, and the stock rises to the moon. Wtf guys?
- People at Meta/Twitter/Netflix/Robinhood - trust me you are still doing better than being at Amazon While working for an employer that is unstable is bad - trust me it's still better than working for Amazon. Living under the fear of being PIPed is real, irrespective of your tenure at Amazon. Your company probably cares way more for you than Amazon cares for it's customers. Your teammates are pr
- vote Can Workday match my TC? Hi all, I am a Sr. Technical PM (L6) at Amazon. My TC is $370k. I am in final stages with Workday for the same designation (P4 level). Wanted to know if I get to the offer stage, could Workday at least match my current TC for P4 level if not surpass it? #workday #productmanager #technical
- In Depth Systems Design Interview Primer for those in need Hey guys, I'm seeing that a lot of people are being laid off at the moment and between those and the hiring freezes, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Blinders are going to be looking for jobs soon. In the event that any of you are prepping for systems design interviews, I made a 30 page in depth
- link 3M house with space to store your 500 shoes Check out this one, photo 26 https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24559-Eagle-Pointe-Columbia-Station-OH-44028/104341598_zpid/
- vote Can I afford a 130k car at 300k TC? My first bonus is burning a hole in my pocket. With the markets the way they are and interest rates in the 2% range, I’m more tempted to spend than I am to invest. Edit: 100% WFH in Florida, average monthly spend is $2900.
- Diversity and Inclusion is a joke? I hate to say that; but this is what I feel about the inclusion and diversity when it comes to me being a minority! We’re a team of around 25% Muslims in a specific Org and every time, there is a team building/event, we have to politely ask about non-alcoholic alternatives or non-pork ones! Last e
- Cannot climb stairs in 2 story home Hi, both my parents cannot climb stairs due to knee issues. We have a two story home with a room on the main floor, so somehow manage when they are here. Any ideas/ suggestions on how they could use the top floor too: ramp in stairs area? Light weight lift which does not take much space and relativ
- vote I bought Netflix stock at 370. What do I do now? :( almost at 10k loss
- Sad to see how Google has changed under Sundar :( Seeing a lot of long time Googlers leaving, poor morale, growing dissatisfaction, stock buybacks, and executives not caring to act. What do you think? #Google #Tech
- How did you raise capital for house down payment? I am looking at houses around 1 Million USD. So I need to make 200K USD down payment. I can sell my Amazon RSU, Stocks to raise that money. Are there any smart ways to raise that money? Just wanted to know how others raised the capital for down payment of your home. Thanks again TC: 220K
- vote Please help among Meta vs Oci vs Vmware Meta E4 Tc ~ 330k (185k, 460k/4, 15%) + 70k JB OCI Pmts Tc ~ 335k(190k, 7500 units RSUs) + 56k/2 JB Vmware Staff 1 Tc ~ 415k (250k, 450/4, 20%) + 50k JB All offers are final and for bay area location. Need some serious help in deciding which one to choose. Mainly confused between Meta and Vmware
- Facebook layoffs Heard from a D1 at Facebook that Facebook will layoff ~12% of its staff. He stated that slowing growth and declining users especially in core Facebook platform is accelerating. Will be announced mid June, hang in there!
- vote Ever joined a company and immediately regretted it? Like WTF did I just do? What did you end up doing?
- vote M1 offers: Facebook vs Uber vs Square Have 3 offers Facebook M1(E6): $250k/$1.55mil/$100k (20% cash bonus) Uber EM2(L5b): $245k/$1.6mil/$80k (17.5% cash bonus) Square M2: $320k/$1.8mil/$30k (no cash bonus) From pure TC play Square wins. For first and second year TC Uber wins. For best refreshers I think Facebook wins at $275k. Team w
- Quite surprised with after hours pop @Meta ? #metaverse Quite surprised with overreaction and unexpected pop after hours? Here’s why you shouldn’t hop on the bandwagon just yet: 1. Total revenue grew from 26.1B to 27.9 B (+7%) but Operational expenses increased by 31% 2. Income from operations decreased by 8% 3. Net income decreased. 4. Reality labs
- More than one month since Google PM on-site, no results I keep messaging my recruiter and she says she’s trying to speed things along. How is it possible that it can take this long? #productmanager