The comp packages and benefits are great, as you would expect.
No work-life balance here. But with so many younger employees who are hungry and have minor life-commitments (no kids, can work long hours and/or at night), if you don't fit your manager's expectation of their ideal employee, expect nothing from them. 4 managers in 4 years here and this has been my observation with each.
Hi everyone. I love these stories on Blind so I wanted to share mine with you all, and hope it helps others in their pursuit to early retirement! Year 1: SWE at Meta, TC $200k Year 2: SWE at Apple, TC $300k Year 3: SWE at Google. TC $6.2m (Lawsuit payout after being hit by Google commuter bus) ...Read more
Which companies have the 'rest and vest' lifestyle and mentality? #engineering #software #swe #retirement #restandvest #faang #facebook #amazon #apple #netflix #google #microsoft
I am currently an Azure data engineer and I want to retire with 10million USD. What tech stack and skills should I possess ? Please advice! #engineering #software #swe #azure #apple #salary #millionaire #help #netflix #amazon #nvidia #harvardbusinesspublishing #finance #personalfinance #henryfina...Read more
I left apple over 4 months ago and still have my 401k money in the apple empower retirement account. Is there any way I still do a direct rollover to Fidelity IRA or any other IRA account without any tax penalty now that that 60 day rollover period has passed? The empower retirement account by app...Read more
Started Apple with $160k RSU and 6 months already.. Goal is to achieve $500k in stocks before leaving Apple. How long will I need o stay to acquire up to $500k in stocks? After Apple, plan is to explore another option with stocks potential. Planning retirement in 10 years, with $1.5M in stocks....
Not including unvested RSUs that are part of your comp, how do you personally invest in your retirement and non-retirement accounts? What’s your investment philosophy? Does it include BTC, art, and other alternative investments too? Why do you invest that way? Personally I have 85% in index funds ...Read more
I've heard some good things about Google / Apple as very amazing retirement companies. They don't have an ageism factor as long as you're performing well. What are your thoughts? Which company do you recommend as being your "last" job? TC: 35 Lakhs YOE: 3
So I have been doing an all roth investment strategy for my 401k including mega backdoor roth. Just wanted other peoples opinions in Tech, as to what do they think - saving tax now vs later what is better? Please also explain your choice. What do most people close to retirement think about this? Wha...Read more
I come to realize how it can greatly impact retirement savings amount whether or not your 401k has support for mega backdoor Roth. More specifically, the plan needs to have the following feature: - After-tax contribution up to 57k per year. - In-service withdrawal to Roth IRA. Below is a list of c...Read more
💩 status Google: layoffs, ChatGPT, Cloe Meta: metaverse gone, ai lead gone, tiktok Tiktok: US wants to ban Stripe: Missed IPO Airbnb: another layoffs Coinbase: no confidence in crypto Roblox, Unity: metaverse canceled Affirm: 90% stock crash Netflix: signups slowed down. Competitive space Snowfla...Read more
What are the best funds to choose from for my apple 401 k from empower retirement there is not a lot of good options from them so I’m just looks to see what everybody else suggest
"IRS does NOT limit match, after-tax 401(k) or total 401(k) contribution across ALL employers. The IRS only limits you to $57,000 within EACH employer 401(k) plan." Is this correct? I was at Apple before and I moved to FB this week. Source: https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-emp...Read more
Blind tax: 161k I care about benefits like 401k,hsa, healthcare and wlb. Don’t care about the free food or clout. Google l3: with lowball base Base 115k Stock: 180k Sign on: 5k Apple ict4 Base 170k Stock 130k Sign on 45k In terms of jobs they are the same. Internal tools teams. I get the level...Read more
Interned at Apple, starting soon as FTE (L3) at Google, not interested in working at Facebook or Amazon. I'm in a (sort of) niche field and I'm not sure my total compensation can get any higher than at Google (especially later at L5). What's the endgame here except for early retirement and / or fo...Read more
Just got laid off recently, but I have been saving agressively over the years. Need some advice on how to generate positive cash flow while looking for a job. Monthly spending is around $2500k. No loan & no debt. Checking Account: $82,000 Apple Cash with 4.5% interest: $85,000 Retirement Savings (4...Read more
I just realized I have about 15k cash in my retirement account. I bought 5k of baba already, is fb still a buy? Goog? I might be low on tech, I only have arkk, apple and qqq and maybe Disney if you consider that tech
Some 401(k) plans allow after tax contributions and support in-plan rollovers of up to $37500 on top of the standard $19500 traditional/Roth. We have these at Uber, and I know Google has them as well. Where else? EDIT: Summary so far: Uber - 45% of base Lyft Netflix Facebook Google Apple - 20% o...Read more
India specific post. Hi community, looking to start studying for a switch. Please share ideal retirement company as per your opinion at my YoE, expected salary at my YoE and link to your prefered study material for my experience. TC: 40 YoE: 6 My answer: Microsoft/60/Blind75 #flipkart #linkedin...Read more
I’m quite new and never invested in the stock market before. I’ve saved up emergency fund for 6 months (rent+food+expenses). Should I put all my savings from next month into index funds? I researched a bit about S&P500, and want to invest in that. I know the returns are not that great, but want to ...Read more
We wanted to buy a house in Seattle. But blind suggested not (for people who will move out in 4 years). Now what? This is our retirement money too. So can’t lose it all. I need to play safe but keep money at work. Currently it’s mostly in cash. #Amazon #microsoft #google #apple #facebook #personalf...Read more