What is the outlook for Box? They are really focused on expanding beyond just cloud storage. They also have better security than their competitors.
Hi.. I need some help with the offer evaluation for Box. Can some insiders share your thoughts on these? 1. Why the company hasn't hit 1B in revenue even enough being there for close to 15 years? When evaluating the offer, I'm more concerned for the outlook of the company. Can some insiders shed th...Read more
I think every year in Microsoft there is a contest of "how to annoy the users" and "make the users miserable". Take outlook for example. Its common for laptop users to be mobile and move in an out of areas of network connectivity. But rather than making a small message. Microsoft publishes it as a d...Read more
Deciding between the 3 following offers: I’m trying to move to NY as an additional factor. - Tiktok / 375tc - it’ll be miserable. Not terrible total hours but already synced with team that I’ll have many evening meetings with China. Interesting work. RTO, but to bay area. Possibility of relo after ...Read more
Finally landed a dream job interview with my favorite company. Passionate for the product, remote work, good comp, great team, positive outlook. I checked every qualification box. Had a great interview with the HM. Then came the rejection. They enjoyed the chat and would keep me in mind for the futu...Read more
Hi I recently got an offer from the following 3 companies for Senior role. Have 6+ industry experience and have a Masters degree. Company A (cloud based storage company like box, dropbox etc. not a Google/amazon level company) - 175k, 250k rsu,10k sign on. Company B (telecom services based like Pl...Read more
Hey Blind community, We've recently been seeing some layoffs at PayPal, and the future outlook isn't looking too hot. I've been sending my resume out to various companies, and would greatly appreciate any referrals for remote frontend/full-stack positions. TC 140K YoE: ~1 #swe #engineering #softw...Read more
In today's environment, where lots of companies are facing the macroeconomic headwinds and making decisions about headcounts in their workforce, if you are impacted by one of the layoffs, and are looking at potential employers, it is quite natural to be curious about their economic outlook. But bein...Read more
Hey Blind community, I've recently been laid off at Cisco, and the future outlook isn't looking too hot. I've been sending my resume out to various companies, and would greatly appreciate any referrals for full-stack, back-end Software Engineering positions. I’m in the US on H1B. Looking for refer...Read more
What’s the state of the company right now? I have a new grad offer to join as a SWE in Denver and was hoping to get some insight here. Been following the company for a while and it checks a lot of my boxes, but wanted to get some employee opinions as well. Looking for any takes on the company’s: * ...Read more
Inspired by this question: https://www.teamblind.com/post/Racism-in-the-tech-industry-kC513tgi Let's try to be honest here. The first step to addressing biases is to recognize them - but at the same time, we don't want to overcorrect for a bias that doesn't actually exist. Speaking honestly myself...Read more
Hi, I assembled a detailed overview of Micron layoffs for those who care to alleviate any concerns. Some info here is unconfirmed by myself. The Announcement: Micron finally did their layoff after first announcing in December 2022 with their Q1 results – 47% year over year loss (yes, Q1, not a mist...Read more
TL;DR I do more than all the senior engineers on my team, both in terms of deliverables as well as ownership. Should I push for a promo with <; 2 YOE (I can negotiate it because I have been ticking all senior engineer boxes for a while now) ---- read edits at the bottom I work at a startup that