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- Why doesn't GS/Apple increase my credit limit? Currently, I have 4500 as a credit limit on my apple card. Took in July 2020. My credit score is 760. My annual income is nearly $200k. STILL, GS/Apple does not increase my credit limit. I am tired of asking them to increase it. WHY? please help! #credit #apple #goldmansachs
- Low System Design experience Should I mention to the recruiter that I have little if not 0 system design experience? I'm not sure I can pick up this part in just a few weeks... LC should be in better shape. I have Google, Lyft, Apple incoming Tc 135k
- First snap now fb... Amzn skip earnings pls Incoming 8% drop I can feel it. #apple
- I owe Uncle Sam $35k in taxes? How do you top earners of $500k tc save paying taxes? My yearly TC is in low $100s and last year in Dec I sold some stock(NQSO stocks from an older employer and not Apple RSU which is arrested as W2 income), hoping to buy a home but didn’t. This moved my wages to upwards close to $500k which put my
- vote Google glass v2 coming! Google going head-to-head with Meta for ownership of the MetaVerse. Apple incoming soon as well. Apple worries me, they can execute. Google, I think it will be Google+ all over again. Google can’t win a product space unless they have a massive head start. Exciting times!! Happy 2022 to all!! added
- How much car you can afford?? Just curious what percentage of annual income folks are spending on buying a car? Pls share ur tc in the responses! TC 550k(multiple streams) 35 Married, Seattle, YOE 10 #Google #apple #amazon #Netflix #tesla #money #finance #car
- Does CTCI & EPI: C++ combinational study still holds true for FAANG prep? have incoming PS & OAs for faang, does the good old [ctci, epi: c++] content still valid or is there a new smart combination which i might be missing #faang #meta #amazon #apple #interview
- What are your side hustles? I want another stream of income but my ideas seem tech focused (goes against my intellectual property agreement). What are other ways you generate income and how much? And if you’re still doing tech, any IP loopholes you want to share? #apple #facebook #Amazon #tesla #Netflix #google #tech #healt
- vote What is the best business job/role for long term career/income growth? What is the best business job/role for long term career/income growth?#google #meta #amazon #microsoft #apple #faang If you select others, please comment
- Apple employee discount tax implications I asked my friend for the Apple discount and they said they'd have to pay income tax for the discount value? Can anyone help me understand? TC: 150k, YOE: 3.5
- Is it silly not to sell covered call to generate income? Let's say if we are holding onto $100,000 worth of Apple or Google stocks, if we sell call options (covered call) and get some income, for a strike price that is not quite possible to reach, we can get $3000 to $4000 each year. Or, let's say if we some day has $1 million worth of Apple or Google st
- vote Quit Apple for family. I currently work in Seattle for Apple but recently they have asked me to move down to bay area office by September. My parents don't want me to move because they want a son around to take care of them. My mom had a heart transplant a couple years back and is now doing excellent. But she lives in co
- Apple referral?! Hi all! Anyone able to give a referral for Apple for a marketing role please? TC: 🥜 - this opening that I have more than enough relevant experience for could more than triple my income! Please help!
- Are Siri improvements coming soon? I watched the Google Duplex demo and I was floored. Though I don’t expect Siri to look like that tomorrow, can someone from Apple confirm that serious Siri updates are incoming? Thanks
- Interview tips for Apple Design Verification Graduate role I have an incoming initial screening interview (45 minutes) for Design verification Graduate role. What things should I expect them to ask or prepare for? Is DSA needed for initial interview? #designverification #apple
- vote Which FAANG company will pay the highest over the next 15 years? I am not the kind of guy who likes to interview and job hop every few years .. wondering if i should stay at apple or go to another FAANG for better long term income prospects.
- vote Is this the downfall of Fb? Apple is going to make it tougher to benefit from targeted advertisement. Will this hurt Facebook stock and inevitably Bring about the downfall of facebooks ad income? Justify your vote in the comments below ⬇️ https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/17/apple-hits-back-at-facebook-says-new-ios-14
- vote Where to invest these days? Age 30, TC about to go from 270 to 400. Net worth of $1.2M - Currently in a rent controlled apt, own 2 rental properties worth $870k with total mortgage balance at $600k that bring in $3350/month in income and cover a bit over expenses. - $520k in the stock market, $200k of that in Apple. - $3
- Apple's Return on Equity is 87.9%? How do they do it? Apple 87.9% Amazon 18.7% Google 17.9% Facebook 24.3% Microsoft 37.4% Netflix 25% What is it about Apple's whopping 87.9% ? How do they achieve it? Is it related to Apple's Spaceship that costed a lot of money, so Apple can now take the depreciation cost, therefore higher net income, and therefore
- Looking for Referrals Incoming Analyst at GS. Would love referrals to companies in US, Europe which hire foreign applicants 550+ LC, good knowledge of system design with four technical internships. New grad. Thanks! #referral #meta #apple #netflix #databricks #amazon #aws #newgrad #google #softwareengineer #softwarede
- Apple intern -> full time conversion rate? I’m an incoming ML SWE intern at Apple for the summer looking to convert it to full time after graduation. What’s the intern -> full time conversion rate? How easy/hard is it to convert to full time?
- Apple Referral Hi, I'm a student majoring in Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley. Working as an undergrad researcher in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and an incoming Fung Fellow. Would appreciate an MSE internship referral. #apple #tech #materialsscience #mse #engineering #internship
- Why aren't interests taxed at capital gain tax rate? Stocks and qualified dividends enjoy capital gain tax rate of 0-20%, but interests from (long-term) bonds, savings accounts etc are taxed as ordinary income. Why aren't they taxed the same way since they are all investments of similar nature? #personalfinance #investments #tax #amazon #google #fa
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 housing vs tech job pay Single income family and we are planning to move to vancouver but the real estate price to TC ratio looks worse compared to that of Bay Area Based on what I looked into so far there are very few options for SE/SE Manager Roles. Amazon, Microsoft & Salesforce are there in vancouver that pay decent T
- vote Series D startup vs FAANG(Apple) Startup vs FAANG has been discussed multiple times but I wanna know what are the fine prints of being with a startup vs Apple? I have: Apple 400k+/year (600k RSU and 215 base + joining bonus) - Senior SWE Series D security startup: 185K base 500k equity offer - Senior SWE (close to staff level as t
- Apple seattle offer - seeking opinions Received an offer to join AMP org at Apple Seattle TC - 200 YOE - 2 Seeking two clarifications: - can anyone at apple Seattle please comment on Seattle offices and any benefits/ culture aspects - can anyone at Seattle comment on suggestions for rental apts complexes, outdoor activity. Am relocati
- looking for opportunities Current in risk - fixed income limited growth slow promotion Happy to take any advice or referrals for new opportunities interested in :macro research/ FI S&T/ investment management/ risk hedging role YOE:4.5 yrs Tc: 130k Skill set: python/sql/excel/vba/ Quantitative Master degree Self study
- How can I arrange US Visa for single parent? I have a single parent in India and need to take care of them. I am also young in career and want to move to US for few years for career and income. Is there any way I can have both? #google #amazon #apple #microsoft #uber #visa #tech
- vote Apple and Qualcomm employees. What will you do? Apple and Qualcomm announced return to office. What we you do? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tech-giant-qualcomm-will-have-a-flexible-return-to-office-policy-for-workers-183304424.html Qualcomm's incoming CEO Cristiano Amon shares his thoughts on the return to office plans for the tech giant.
- Am I spending more than I should? I'm starting a new job at FAANG and planning to change my lifestyle. Here's the summary: Age: 33yrs YOE: 7yrs Current net worth: 290k Income: TC: 430K (Base 200K) Monthly in hand: ~ 9.7K Expenditure: Rent: 3.3K luxury 1B1B apartment in south bay including utilities, amenties and parking Car: Plan
- Do most corporations target a 10% to 15% yearly growth? I noticed companies in QQQ typically can grow 10% annual, as the rate of growth from 1990 to 2022 has been 10% per year on average. So is that how corporations do it? Perhaps target 15% growth for the cash flow or net income, and then some departments may disappoint, but overall they make it at 10
- MSFT vs FB stock awards Looking at levels.fyi, say, for FB E6 vs MS L65, I'm trying to understand the RSU portion. Is the 45.5K avg that shows up for MS the total stock award income (i.e. amount vested) in that year, or the amount _granted_? Because from experience it aligns more with the latter (granted "annual stock awar
- Apple H1B transfer during lockdown I recently got a job offer from Apple in Cupertino. My H1B change of employer petition was filed by Fragomen and it got approved on March 12. However, Apple does not on board people without a physical copy of I-797 approval notice. The way it is supposed to work is, USCIS sends the notice to Fragome
- Q3 earnings of FAANG Just announced - Microsoft Q1 Earnings Revenue: $37.2 billion ⬆️ 12% Operating income: $15.9 billion ⬆️ 25% Net Income: $13.9 billion ⬆️ 30% EPS: $1.82 ⬆ 32% Read the full earnings release here: https://lnkd.in/gchDeYD Note about Forward-Looking Statements in earnings post: https://aka.ms/MS
- Ratio of watch to income or net worth? Watches and cars are a pretty polarizing subject on here, as they are objectively a waste of money. If you're in tech the only non flashy choices are Teslas and Apple watches. That said, for those of us who like watches, what's an acceptable target for your net worth/ income to watch ratio? I pers
- vote Dividend kings or Real Estate? Help me out... I am a foreign national working in US. I have bunch of money to invest. I am looking for passive income. Where should I put it? What are pros and cons of real estate over dividend kings? PS: Consider that the property pays for itself. If you have other suggestions, please comment b
- link How to get a mortgage? So I’m on better.com and filled out some information. Seems like I only qualify for a 970k loan when my TC is 550k. This seems so off and wrong, I should be able to afford a 2m home w/20% down fairly easily. My TC is split between base pay and bonus. No RSU (not at Apple anymore). Do lenders look
- Is passive income worth it? I spent the last year on the side building apps that bring me about $4k a month in passive income checks from Apple. But I’ve not worked as hard at FB, and a year out of college am still E3. I’ve put in a lot of effort into my apps, and it’s taken away from my job. I still perform at a meets all le
- Apple ICT4 vs Amazon L6 #Apple #Amazon 15+ years total experience. I am Apple ICT4 in Eddy’s org. Should I move to Amazon as L6 for $130k increase (total around $435k) in per year income? What if Apple matches the offer? What I am worried is Amazon RSU refresh vs Apple’s RSU refresh. Over a period of 2-3 years Apple’s
- What dos stock refresher mean? Recruiter at Apple kept mentioning that after some time, the base becomes less relevant and most of the income is from RSU refreshers which keep adding up and will probably surpass the base. The initial RSU offered though is only 20% of the base, how do refreshers work and how many years till it su
- Deferred compensation plan Any one know any big tech provide deferred compensation plan? I know MSFT has one for 67+. How about fb google apple amzn netflix or any other? Especially those available for mid management level which I may have a chance, not the c-level which I can not reach 🤣 Besides ISO from startup, deferre
- Does Apple contract disallow employees to sell their own apps? I am thinking about applying to Apple for a software developer job. But I also have modest but good income from my own apps in the AppStore, they were there for years. It would be a shame to find that Apple’s job contract bans employees from having their own commercial apps in the AppStore. Does A
- Durham, NC - is it good time to invest for rental property ? Hi all, after Austin and San Diego surge - do you think investing in Durham is a good idea for a rental investment ? Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia are few companies in that area. If you can refer any realtor that can help in buying a rental property that would help me a lot. Referrals from Blind commun
- link apple investing 2.5b on cali housing FB also put in 1Billion recently. Can someone with good study of economics & knowledge on these initiatives evaluate how this will impact the average homebuyer. Decreased housing prices? More people moving to Cali? Less homelessness? Not enough money to make a big impact? No impact on high income s
- Would appreciate referrals Incoming Junior at top 10 CS university recruiting for spring and summer 2022 SWE internships. Prior SWE internships at two startups, VMware and PayPal. Did 400 LC this summer to prepare for this recruiting season. Would appreciate a quick chat to discuss SWE or a referral to the following companies
- vote San Diego or Seattle? Bit of a dilemma of where to live currently. San Diego seems like the new “up and coming” tech scene with Apple expanding and what not but seems that will take a couple years. I could move to Seattle where I’m from where I could move around jobs much more easily (I’m in analytics). Is it worth it t
- vote Apple Seattle versus Apple HQ Got 2 Apple Offers. One for a really cool team at HQ and another for an alright team in Seattle. I like living in the city, so if I were to move to the Bay Area I would live in the city and take the 3 - 4 hour shuttle commute everyday. Which offer to take given the HQ one is only a 10K bump in Salar
- vote Apple/FB/Google, or who else? I am soon a NG, and have a return offer from F and G. I also have passed apple, but am still waiting to get a written offer with a number on it. That said, I was wondering which company you think is best for NG? I don't know much about apple, but I lean towards Google rather than Facebook. Reason i
- Looking for Intern Referrals to Google, FB, Stripe, etc I just finished my internship at Uber and am looking for referrals to the following companies: Microsoft LinkedIn Quora Facebook Apple Stripe Nvidia Robinhood Google Dropbox Airbnb Background: I am an incoming senior undergrad at a top CS school and going to become a masters student the year afte
- Looking for FAANGMULA+ referrals Hi everyone! I'm an incoming junior at a target school, currently interning at AWS, and 200+ LC. I'm looking for referrals for SWE internships next summer to FAANGMULA+ companies. Please comment so I can DM you my info. Any help is appreciated! #tech #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring