A tech company in todays world implies a few things. Namely that you work with technology (synonymous with anything touching computers these days, which I think is a fallacy, but I digress). But also that you are high growth and “innovating”. When we look at Netflix, it should be obvious that all th...Read more
ALRIGHT LADIES, IT'S TIME! We all like to dick measure about the prestige/perks/TC/diversity/other assorted nonsense around FANG. However, as a customer, let's talk about real impact. If you had to choose just ONE company to eliminate from existence, which would it be? Which could you live without...Read more
Every single time I open a video I get the same guy reviewing a piece of junk starting with "I like the build" "this thing is solid". How do I opt in for some diversity of my ads? #youtube back then I get all sorts I would actually watch some but seeing the same shit all the time? I wish there is an...Read more
Hi all, just got email from LinkedIn that they would like to move on with an offer. However, I just changed my job from Indeed to join Google(Youtube) about 6 months ago(I actually got the Google offer in June but due to visa issue, can only join full time by Nov last year) LinkedIn: Pro: 1.They w...Read more
Why am I leaving? This goodbye is bittersweet. I've enjoyed working with you guys very much, and some part of me regrets this departure. But the truth is I've been upset about several things going on here at Google for several years, and it's been wearing on me. To put it simply, I'm tired. I'm...Read more
#Top 5 Updates of the Week: * Tiktok’s new program in UK “Fulfilled by Tiktok” takes a stab at Amazon & highly differentiates it from other apps. * Youtube launches “new & returning users” metric for Creators. * Twitter (X) CEO says the platform is close to breaking even. * Facebook Groups will ...Read more
Google was a symbol of elitism, security, prestige. The safest and most innovative, and profitable. "Nothing can happen to us". Where are you now ? As it stands, Google has lost its status. You could clown Amazon, Msft, Meta etc and claim Google is the best. But during the glory days, G employees we...Read more
Comrades, Google's response to the anti-diversity rambling was entirely justified and the perfect expression of our growing hegemony over the anti-progressive, anti-equity fascists that infest corporate America and especially the anti-human tech industry: Because reason and evidence are tools of w...Read more
love women. love women in tech. hired and promoted many women at google in technical roles ... years before it became topic of discussion or fashionable groupthink obsession ... before training, c level diversity staff, or self loathing reports about how googlers are not right colors and genders etc...Read more
I recently interviewed for an L5 Embedded Software Engineer role at G. Seeking guidance on my chances from Googlers based on my own assessment of my performance: Interview 1 (Googleyness) - 7.5/10. Answered most questions well as they were relatable, with interviewer showing positive body language ...Read more
Two incidents that deeply affected me: 1) Lost a friend in road accident in college. Our entire class except few couldn’t attend the funeral. The street he used to live denied entry of dead body. Not sure if it was caste or some religious festival. Note: he doesn’t belong to the bottom most caste. I...Read more
Let me start by saying I in NO way want to or intend to discuss the manifesto fiasco. But what I do find strange about the whole thing is how Google jumped to be a knight in shining armor to the sensitivity and well being of employees when, in my first hand experience, they have some of the most su...Read more
Think Jerry Springer/Maury but less trasher, staged, and a little more formal. Thinking more street fighting where the fighters are the most average looking mid-western pajama wearing in the afternoon at a Walmart with heart issues american. They got issues with each other but instead of taking thei...Read more
I know Blind is not always the best place for advice, but I want to ask anyways as I’m curious to hear from others who are in successful or unsuccessful marriages. Wife and I have been married for 3 years. We weren’t the best choice for each other in hindsight, but past is past. Currently we do not...Read more
I’ve been at Amazon for over 3 years and have interviewed extensively. Over time, when interviewing for partner teams (that is when your colleagues ask you to be part of assessing candidates for them) I took a greater interest in Phone Screens where I got to speak to candidates at initial stages. Wh...Read more
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-20/inside-google-s-brewing-mental-health-crisis-claims-of-toxic-work-environment When Chewy Shaw left Google’s site reliability group in April, he told colleagues in a memo that interactions with his managers had made him depressed and suicidal. “I n...Read more