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Amazon Wfh Severance
- PIP severance side hustle? If any amazon managers need to meet their pip quotas. Hire me, make me WFH, I won't do any work, and PIP me. Win. Win. Win. I have a stable job rn, but the severance pay might be a good side hustle 👍
- Referrals for London based/remote SWE? Posting for a career changer friend: Early 30's, qualified Computer Science teacher (Secondary/High School) with several years programming experience (personal businesses, hobbies, freelance). Keen to secure a software engineering role of some description at a tech company. London based. Office, h
- Why would i relocate for 2-3 days per week in office? I've been a Sr PM at Amazon for 6 months and was told relocation was going to be required maybe Q1/Q2 2022. Fine, I agreed to that. Now I'm told it needs to be ASAP and we're going to be in the office 2-3x per week. Why would I relocate several states to be in the office 40% of the time? WTF #am
- I worked on two SWE jobs. Hi, I know it’s not right, but I worked on two SWE Jobs using work from home feature. So, I was dev-listed at amazon after that I applied for another job. I got another Job in a month. But Devlist was two months tasks, obviously I didn’t do anything on the tasks. And worked for this second company
- Hiring L5/L6 at AWS EC2 I'm aggressively trying to hire several Software Engineer L5s and L6s within AWS EC2. For L5, please have a minimum of 2 YoE and think LC easy/mediums are a breeze. For L6, minimum of 5 YoE and likewise can crush leetcode and system design at scale. Ping me and send me your resume and I can refer y
- Underpaid SWE- Looking for Referrals Browsing this app has showed me how severely underpaid I am. Spent the last two years as a developer/scrum master doing AWS cloud management, ETL, data migration, devops, etc.. Company hasn’t given a single bonus or raise, looking for referrals to switch into Product Management/ Technical Account M
- Tech Industry Market I have been in the tech industry for about 4 years, this is my first job out of college. I believe I am severely underpaid. I really love working in the cloud with specifically aws. I just passed my aws solutions architect professional certification recently, I have secret clearance. I have been
- Genuine Advice for Apple Hey guys my roommate thinks she is going to get an offer from Apple wireless software team. She was working at a small company where WLB was pretty chill usually. She was laid off due to covid and has been searching for jobs for quite some time. She knows that WLB at Apple is pretty bad and she is
- Legendary Amazon PIP story 😈 Thought I would share my recent pip story from amazon 🍌 to raise awareness about this incredible company! 👀 I joined a few months ago as SDE 1, fresh grad 0 yoe to this large amazon team. Right of the bat manager tells me he does not expect me to deliver anything in 2-3 months. 😲 No problem, I t
- Never understood Amazon's bad reputation for WLB (that's AWS) There are several things Amazon is bad at as an employer like politics, poor perks, stingy compensation philosophy. But I never understood Amazon's reputation for bad WLB. At least I can attest for the Retail side of Amazon. (AWS is a whole different culture and officially a different legal entity
- Will work for PIP Are you an Amazon manager who’s struggling to meet their URA target? Are you having a hard time convincing candidates that they aren’t just being hired as a sacrificial lamb for the team? Well look no further. I would like to take a 6 month “vacation” and can meet the hiring bar while subsequently o
- Read this before joining AWS I want to share my experience working in AWS Aurora for less than a year and hopefully save someone from joining it. 1. INTRO I'm an SDE from Europe, had 5 yoe when entered AWS. 2. BECOMING AN AMAZONIAN Passed my first FAANG interview at AWS and was assigned SDE1 role. Recruiter said that the leve
- Working for 3 companies at once Im leaving Amazon for FB at end of year. I also just recently passed the goog HC and am stuck in team matching right now. Does anyone know if being overemployed at the FAANG companies can actually get you in trouble? I heard people do this at smaller places where you can get away with slacking?
- Hiring L5/L6 at AWS EC2 I'm trying to hire several Software Engineer L5s and L6s within AWS EC2. For L5, please have a minimum of 2 YoE and think LC easy/mediums are a breeze. For L6, minimum of 5 YoE and likewise can crush leetcode and system design at scale. I don't think L6 needs to worry about LC hard questions. Please
- link WFH Money Savings for employer 22,000$/year Hi All, Stats are out an employer saves 22,000$/year if an employee works from home permanently these are huge numbers for an employer. Whooping 2 Billion Dollars savings / year for companies by asking just 2000 employees to work remote. Many employers noticed working in office is less productive
- Hiring L5/L6 at AWS EC2 I'm trying to hire several Software Engineer L5s and L6s within AWS EC2. For L5, please have a minimum of 2 YoE and think LC easy/mediums are a breeze. For L6, minimum of 5 YoE and likewise can crush leetcode and system design at scale. I don't think L6 needs to worry about LC hard questions. Please
- SDE Charged with COVID Relied Fraud WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?! A Software Engineer in Seattle Fraudulently Sought More than $1.5 Million in CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Loans Defendant allegedly sought over a million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the SBA from multiple banks by claiming fictitious payroll expenses asso
- I want out of Aerospace What should i do guys? I want to leave Aero so bad...i'm 25 and i have 4 YOE as a Mechanical/Mfg Engineer. I've mostly specialized in automation (Kuka, CNC machines). By "specialize" I mean I can NC program the machines but my main role is to "procure" them and implement them in production. It's mo
- link Diary of a Bay Area tech worker, Part 2 Wednesday, 9:30am Head off for work. As you get into your car, you realize the window that was replaced yesterday is way cleaner than the others. You contemplate getting a car wash, but we’re in a drought so you feel too guilty to go through with it. Wednesday, 10:12am Traffic was light. Right as y
- Changed 3 companies in 2 years. Should I worry about it? After college I was working for a decent company. Then switched to Amazon for high pay and reputation. One year later pipped. Took severance and left. Then joined a startup. It was very good. Tech lead was very supportive and wlb was quite good. Loved working here. I was getting calls for interview
- Amazon Pivot during COVID and options? Just discovered this site recently and have been doing a lot of reading on similar situations. Apologies in advance for poor writing since I was just trying to get a lot of things out at once. Happy to clarify any questions. Some context and background: Joined Amazon almost a year ago (in seattle,
- No longer in Focus at Amazon, want to make a change. Update 1: First off thank you to everyone who has commented so far. There is a ton of information shared and I'd encourage anyone who is going through a similar experience to read through every note below - whether you like what you read or not. There are several comments making some assumptions abo
- vote Decline Coinbase 65% higher TC for Microsoft WLB Location: India(MS)/Remote(CB) Microsoft Offer: ₹1.2 crores (~$163k), L65, Principal EM Coinbase Offer: ₹1.96 crores (~$266k), L6, EM Possible Choices: 1. Choose CB for TC 2. Choose MS for WLB and level India team in Coinbase is still being set-up, hence don't have insights on the culture/WLB. How
- link Thank you blind. My incredible success story. Warning. This is going to be a very long post. Feel free to ignore most of it and just scroll down for offers if that's all you care to see. I've fudged the numbers slightly for the sake of anonymity but they are more or less accurate. A few months ago I made this post and promised to follow up if
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
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- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa