Blind TL;DR Edition No. 10: Week Ended Jan. 14, 2022
Blind TL;DR helps you stay on top of what shaped the tech industry this week in about 3 minutes. Keep tabs on the latest with insights straight from the newsmakers—technologists like you.
The Great Resignation hits the metaverse
Meta isn’t letting controversy stop its plans to own the metaverse. In the last year, the parent company of Facebook has poached 100 people from the augmented-reality group at Microsoft that makes HoloLens. Some of the new employees reported receiving offers that doubled their salaries.
Read why some technologists on Blind think working at Meta is overrated.
Put it on my card!
It turns out that credit cards for startups are big business. Brex confirmed it raised $300 million at a $12.3 billion valuation after its revenue more than doubled in 2021. The three-year-old company also said it hired a new chief product officer from Meta.
Learn what the culture is like at Brex.
Boost up
“Booster” shots of the COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all Meta employees. The metaverse company won’t recall people to the offices until March 28, which it says will be enough time for everyone to get caught up on their jabs.
Check out why some at Meta think RTO will be pushed back again.
Crypto takes a break after all
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will shut down the company for one week every quarter in 2022. But don’t get too excited: The company says the “recharge weeks” will be an experiment and will likely not be continued next year.
Find out why some at Coinbase aren’t too excited.
London calling
Hybrid is in at Google. The internet giant bought $1 billion of real estate in the center of London but will keep a flexible work schedule. Construction of the 11-story building is underway, and when done, it will have a swimming pool, indoor basketball court, massage rooms, a roof garden, and, oh yeah, office space for 10,000 employees.
Get a referral to work at Google in London—only on Blind.
Here’s how to make $1.5 million in tech
We all knew tech salaries could be high, but can you imagine vesting $1 million in restricted stock units every year? A Google engineering director hosted an “Ask Me Anything” interview on Blind and answered everything from how to get hired to the work-life balance at senior levels and, of course, the total compensation.
Don’t miss the best career tips from the AMA on Blind.
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