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- From Amazon to Facebook? Worth doing? Crazy? Stick with the company on the upswing or go to the place with a better workplace reputation but increasing public problems?
- Grubhub How is it like to work at GrubHub in New York City? Is it a reputable tech company? worth applying?
- vote Pinterest vs Palantir internship I'm leaning towards Pinterest because I like companies that make consumer products and I feel like they have a similar technical bar and/or reputation.
- Product Management at Goldman Sachs What is it like being a PM at Goldman (reputation within company, work life balance, career growth, etc.)? Appreciate any insight!
- Which company does not have PIP culture? I know Amazon has a bad reputation for firing people. But when I joined Blind I saw that people from other companies are also talking about getting PIPed. Now I am wondering if it a new normal in every organization. Does every company PIP a portion of employees every year?
- is it worth interviewing with clari/tata1mg/myntra/intuit title says it all I am looking for- 1. avg work life balance 2. company reputation 3. great work culture 4. great pay and perks 5. quality work #clari #tata1mg #myntra #intuit
- Use remaining PTO before Exit To former Amazonians, Did you use all of your remaining PTO before leaving the company ? What was your experience ? Could this cause damage to my reputation?
- vote Amazon vs DD ? Would you rather join Amazon or DD given TC is the same? L5 Amazon - 400K (Ads Org) E5 DD - 400K (New Verticals Org) 5 YOE Looking for stability since I’m on H1B - but I guess both the companies don’t have a good reputation for it. Which one would be a less regrettable choice? Update: Location:
- Is accepting counter offer safe at Microsoft? The other company has already completed H1B transfer, etc. Is it burning 2 bridges at once? Will accepting counter offer affect long term career growth and reputation?
- How do you evaluate startups before joining? Having always worked at large companies, I’m curious how you all evaluate a startup before joining. Is it reputation? Founder? Product? Growth plans? TC breakdown? Some mix?
- No H1B transfer premium processing. What now? I was planning on jumping the ship. But looks like H1B transfer is gonna take very long time. With no RFE and re apply bull shit, what is the advisable thing to do? Join on H1B receipt to a big reputable company or wait till H1B transfer happens. Will companies wait for 6 months ?
- Apple vs Amazon. More reputation in tech industry Which one do you prefer or have more reputation when you have candidates from both Apple and Amazon in interviews? I see most of the folks from Amazon go to Google, Facebook and other top companies, rarely any posts from Apple folks. Amazon has more good engineers than Apple? @google @facebook @ne
- Best Seattle Companies? What are some companies in Seattle that have good TC / learning opportunities / brand reputation for resume? Obviously G / Fb but who else?
- I am so scared to join Amazon as Sr TAM After all horror stories i am reading about Amazon, i am truly thinking about skipping. How such large company has shitty reputation like that…it is shameful
- Twitch vs. Amazon (compete) I passed onsites for both Twitch and Amazon and am wondering which is better for negotiating with other companies since I can only receive offers for one. Does one of them have a better reputation than the other SOLELY for the purposes of negotiation?
- Offer review Current job tc as a software developer : 60k Offer from a startup : ~100k Would you keep working at a reputable company to get a better opportunity (ie. google, Amazon ) or take the offer from a startup
- Which company would you choose? Late stages with VMware, Zendesk, and Affirm. Which company has the best reputation in terms of resume building, wlb, and total comp?
- What are some lesser known companies that are great for new grads to apply to? (w/ good TC) Looking for alternatives to FANG, perhaps B2B companies I've never heard of that have good TC, good reputation, and/or good culture?
- vote META - Would you work there? #data #datascience #machinelearning #machinelearningengineer #fb #facebook #meta Give FB reputation, would you work for Meta? It is not a clickbait, it is a sincere question. - From one side the FB/Zuck reputation and track record is uninspiring - to say the least. - However, if no one who cares
- Best Companies for Working Parents? I've been a part of both good and bad spots for working parents and I'm curious if there are any companies with a particularly good or bad reputation in that area? Anyone have any thoughts?
- vote Telling Who Competitor Is If you got a higher TC elsewhere and your current company wants to keep you by offering you an even higher TC, would you tell them who the other company is if they ask you? What if the other company is less reputable? TC 175
- Offer matching post vs pre IPO? Say you’re at a post-IPO company and you get an offer at a pre-IPO company. What is normal to expect if you go back and ask your current employer if they can match to keep you? I mean obviously it’s going to depend a lot on the reputation of the startup but let’s limit this to good reputations... I’
- vote Snapchat or Uber? After a bunch of negotiating I have offers from both companies. TC is 350k for snap and 380k for Uber, both e4. Does Uber still have a good engineering reputation? Is snap's stock still overvalued? Current tc 280k e4
- Is it fine to decline previously accepted offer. I have received an offer from company B. I had already accepted offer from company A. What is correct way to decline the accepted offer from company A. Company B is paying me little more that A. But B has better reputation and work culture. Current CTC: 🥜 CTC A: 110% CTC B: 150%
- Should Google be in FAANG? I have heard that Google ruthlessly downlevels you and also gives out lowball offers. I have also heard they do not engage in negotiations even if you have a counter offer. Is this true? Are they in FAANG mostly by perceived reputation? Blind Tax: Company: Amazon YOE: 11 (10 in Amazon) Level: L6 (S
- How is Atlassian as an employer? I’m looking into a role at Atlassian now and hoping to hear more from people. I’m a product marketing manager, if you have any insight for that role or the company in general. How is their culture? How is the pay compared to other tech companies? How is there reputation / respect in the industry
- What do you think about Nextdoor? Curious what other Blinders think about the company. Both in terms of what Nextdoor is building as well as the reputation of the Eng/Design/Product teams.
- vote Join risky culture for 100K or 30% TC raise Would you join a company that’s currently going through a bit of turmoil either reputation wise or internally for a 100K or 30% increase in annual TC? Is it worth it? And why? Companies that come to mind include Robinhood, Zillow, etc. Current TC: 285k
- vote Is Google's prestige worth it? Have a Google L5 offer, still waiting on numbers. I also have another offer from a less reputable company with a higher title. I do not have any FAANG on resume, but have been at good companies (comparable to Lyft, Airbnb, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc) . Is Google's brand worth it? I do not think it ca
- vote Down-leveled Google offer or $140k more at a pre-IPO Got an L4 offer from Google. TC is $340k/year (excluding sign-on and refresher). I heard this number is already the median of their L5 new hires. I'm L5 at my current company. Also got L5 equivalent offers from a few companies that are going public this year or 2020. The highest one has a TC of $480
- Applying for jobs via Workday - It's so boring and not that good. What's your thought? I have applied via Workday for numerous jobs. But its so boring and not that good. Why do many reputed companies use it? I don't understand. What's your thought?
- vote Microsoft vs LinkedIn Since MSFT acquired LI, what’s the consensus of what people think about the companies? How do they compare in regards to reputation/prestige and which one you’d rather work at?
- vote Elastic on resume Hello Blind, I was wondering what kind of reputation Elastic Search carry on your resume? What is the perception of having worked for Elastic as an engineer (as an employee for that company)
- Companies with best immigration support I have seen and been hearing stories of different companies (incl FAANGMULA), and I felt intel has one of the best immigration support. Though they use fragomen too, their service seems top of the class compared to other terror stories I heard from people from other “reputed” companies. So bottom l
- vote Facebook, Robinhood or Square? Senior IC now. Will likely get offers from Robinhood and Square. No idea how comps will compare, but let's assume they are in the same range. Curious what would people choose, factoring in professional growth, company reputation, product space, etc.
- Companies asks for your visa documents before interview I am applying to some of the reputed companies and i am on visa. These companies are asking me to submit my visa documents like I-797 etc. is it ok to give such documents? What happens to my documents, if after interview or after offer we don’t join these company?
- Data Engineer less "prestigious" job than Software Engineer? If your company has both types of engineers, how do they compare in terms of compensation and reputation? Amazon's Data Engineer role appears to be a bit behind the industry. Very few DEs can play ball with SDEs in terms of Java/Python coding, and most focus on interacting with relational databases
- vote Is it a good time to start interviewing with layoffs everywhere? I've been at Microsoft for about 1.5 years and have been passively browsing blind and levels.fyi to see what I'm worth. Seems like from what I've been reading, I am quite undervalued. I'm also not really passionate about my work at Microsoft (or any other work within Microsoft). I've been studying L
- $170k in US or $120k in India Hi, Currently working with Amazon with TC $170k. Got approached by a company in India and got a $120k offer. (82 lakh INR). The company is a reputed company but doesn’t have global presence as of now. Confused only because I have gotten used to the lifestyle here and not sure if I want to deal wi
- vote Which of these companies would you join now? Considering TC, WLB, Resume-Building (growth, learning, reputation…) etc which company would you join now (and why in comments)? TC: 450, YOE: 10
- vote How much TC increase is enough to jump ship? Suppose your team and the target are more or less equivalent in terms of the type of work and the culture, the location is the same, and that the companies have similar reputations. #career #compensation
- Starting data science career 0 yoe and struggling to find interviews - UK I have a bachelors in mathematics and a masters in data science both from reputable universities but I am still struggling to find a company that is willing to take on new graduates with 0 yoe. I’m not sure what companies want from someone fresh out of uni.
- vote Accept an offer but recruiter reach out with better opportunities Let’s say you accept an offer form company A and ready to join next week. But a company B recruiter reach out with better opportunity. Company B has better reputation than company A. Interview will likely to happen during the first month you join company A. They can see you update your LinkedIn prof
- Whats the compensation for staff electrical engineer in Bay area For a friend: What’s the general range for staff level electrical engineer at Proteus Digital Health company In Bay Area. In genera how are the salaries (Tcomp)? Yoe - 12 + Bachelors in EE. Current TC - 120k in Arizona at a reputed company.
- Which company/industry will less likely layoff if bubble bursts? See title It seems we are in a huge bubble. What industry and company will less likely layoff? FAANGM especially G/M as they do not have reputation for firing? Gig companies as people need to make money without any other skills instead of driving? Cloud companies? Ads tech?
- Are there even dream tech companies anymore? Just saw the #Facebook or #Meta thread asking if it’s a dream company to work for. But I’m not sure if there are. I think in tech five or more years ago a dream company would involve: 1. Unbelievable financial upside 2. Great company culture 3. Public prestige For 1), there’s a ton of companies
- How bad is this job offer from startup? I have 7 YOE in full stack software dev / dev ops I received this offer from a startup : - Senior Dev position - 125k base - stock worth 15k - basic benefits offers (healthcare , 401k) - unlimited PTO — Even if the stock grew x20, this is only $300k (which is very ambitious) —- Update 1 : I jus
- vote Do companies issue higher offers based on pedigree of candidate ? I'm looking to interview with companies that offer higher end packages. Was curious to know if the offer is strictly based on interview performance or does the university degree from ivy league colleges and past experience from reputed companies play a factor ? #faang TC - 180 K
- vote Should I keep interviewing? Got a 225k offer from Qualtrics that I would need to relocate for. Is it worth it? How’s the company growth/reputation? Out of 8 on-sites (any many more phone screens), I got 2 offers and feeling exhausted. Not sure if I should commit and be over it or continue interviewing. Any thoughts/comments
- How much value has Facebook as a brand on your CV and portfolio? I would like to hear some opinions about this question: How much does Facebook influence your career and reputation once you worked for the company about 2 years as a Product Designer? Thank you very much!