So I just came back from a conference where there was onsite hiring going on and I recently received an offer with a Big N (a dying and very bad Big N, you probably know which one). And I’ve actually had an onsite at this company earlier this year but didn’t get it bc the interviewer asked me a weird algorithm question (this interviewer was a replacement for my other interviewer because the original one went on vacation and forgot he was supposed to interview me but that’s a story for another day.) But I’m hesitant in accepting it. For the following reasons; 1. Even though there was onsite hiring at this conference , when I wen to this company’s happy hour (was late at night), I didn’t know I was being interviewed. I pretty much got ambushed and put in a room answered some simple questions. 2. The interview itself was barely technical, I was asked how to implement infinite scroll and some technical questions about the difference between redux and mobx. 3. At that event, the other people who attended could smell the desperation of the company. 4. They’re having me do Android Development in Kotlin after I had explicitly said all my mobile development experience is in React Native and I’d like to stick to React Native. 5. Recruiter came in and told me that I had 3 days to accept offer but once I told her than I was interviewing at other places she gave me until the end of month. 6. The recruiter was really really trying to sell me on the job. I kept hearing how great the team was and how “surprised” she was they found a candidate. I’ve been looking for a year and I’ve had six Big N onsites with more interviews to come , so I don’t wanna shoot myself in the foot by not taking a reasonable offer but I also don’t want to travel to the opposite coast of the country for a job I could potentially hate. I actually just quit my job because I had no more PTO days and could no longer work from home bc our team members were leaving.
I've they are desperate and you are not interested, why not just delay it until you get more offers. However you need to be able to walk away if they expire the offer.
Still not sure which n it is.
What’s big N? Nokia?
Don’t do it
You work in there parent company right , could you tell me what it’s like there ?
I almost never post so I screwed the thread
Which part of the company? I have contact mostly with their video org in Sunnyvale
Asking if you should accept an offer without even posting the TC details? ..?????????
I’m more interested in working on cool stuff as opposed to TC but the pay isn’t awful
It seems like you know the answer already. Why don't you finish all of your interviews and choose a role that you are excited about?