Heya Blinders! I'm planning a big move this year - packing my bags and heading to the US for a remote work adventure (think at least 2 years!). To make the most of it, I'm on the hunt for the perfect city to call my home. Here's a little about me: - 28, single, male - Canadian-Indian, born and rai...Read more
Recently no longer employed (due to Covid). Have a career with very few roles nationally and most roles are in top 4-5 major cities. Going to smaller cities means a 40-60% paycut. Priority is to be happy. As a single person I’m gravitating towards younger cities such as Austin however the lack of r...Read more
I have gotten a Walmart offer for data scientist position. The offer looks handsome, also Walmart is a very good brand to build a data science career. The only issue is the location, Bentonville, AR. I tried requesting for remote, Sunnyvale, Dallas location and nothing worked. So I guess I will have...Read more
I have dated my girlfriend for two years now. Everything between us has been great, except for her mother. I was a phd student in an east coast city. My girlfriend and her mom live nearby. Earlier this year I graduated and moved with my girlfriend to a new city. Her mom is extremely upset. She told...Read more
I am from Boston working in the software industry. Looking for next move in career. New England area is a very beautiful and vibrant place except for harsh winter. We do a lot of hikes in spring and summer in the New England area. And enjoy all seasons except Fall and Winter. (September - March) A ...Read more
Update: It's not a bragging post, just sharing my journey, I am not super rich either, many people here have the NW a few times more than mine. Today, after 14 years since my first job, I am finally bidding farewell to the 9-5 job life. I am immensely grateful to The Almighty, the software enginee...Read more
obligatory tc - $90 per hour, consultant. obligatory yoe - 16+ in java, includes 9+ in android, 13+ in the US on an immigrant h1-b work-visa. TLDR; i have no clue how to salvage my software engineering based career, because this is all I can do. 1) i have employable skills, adequate for software en...Read more
Hi Everyone, These days, I see a lot of posts about folks wanting to move back to India. I just wanted to share my story and hopefully this can help someone who is thinking about a similar decision. We (spouse + toddler kid) moved back in late 2021 from the Bay area to India. I had two reasons. 1...Read more
Recently travelled in NYC for a week around thanksgiving, and enjoyed it a lot. It really reminded me of how much I enjoy a mega city life after living in Seattle for 4 years. Apparently I enjoyed enough to think about what it'll be like to live there. Considering that thought still hasn't left me a...Read more
Why_post: I wanted to talk about this here, because I've never seen a post from Portugal, and I want everyone to know how much we make, to hopefully help any Portuguese people here from getting lowballed (difficult, because just being Portuguese is lowballing). Intro: I am trying to change to anoth...Read more
Blind wont let me post a google sheets link so here it is in raw format. It contains 95% of companies with more than 10 reviews. company ratings career growth wlb compensation culture management overall Formidable 12 4.7 5 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 Boston Scientific 38 3.6 4.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 4 Hudl 14 4.4 4.9 ...Read more
Article: I If there were ever a time when Lyft had a chance to catch up with Uber, it was last year. A constant barrage of negative publicity, including a #deleteUber social media movement, offered Lyft a gift in terms of picking up business. But while Lyft made some gains, it still finished the ye...Read more