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- Telecom AE, Advice on breaking into higher paying AE positions? Feeling underpaid Hi guys, I am an Account Executive at Sprint (NYC). I am a top performer blowing out my quota consistently over 450% every month. As an AE at Sprint I sell telecom (obviously) and SaaS solutions such as 365, Gsuite, and cyber security solutions. My salary is very low $49,600 however I am on target t
- Telecom Account Executive. Referrals for new opportunities Hi guys, I am an Account Executive at Sprint (NYC). I am a top performer blowing out my quota consistently over 450% every month. As an AE at Sprint I sell telecom (obviously) and SaaS solutions such as 365, Gsuite, and cyber security solutions. My salary is very low $49,600 however I am on target t
- Seeking Referrals to SDE roles. 3+ years of development experience (Posting from friends account) I have 3 years of backend development experience from a payments startup in India. The experience and learning is unmatched, because I was part of the company from 1st day of development to maintenance phase of it. Currently, I am pursuing my Masters in CS and gradua
- Transition from Security Engineer to Program Manager / TAM Hi Blind, I’m currently wrapping my MBA, have a cyber sec undergrad, and my CISSP will be complete when I finish my MBA (currently associate). I’d like to transition to management/technical account manager type roles as soon as possible. I’m relatively young but would like to see what everyone’s t
- Referrals in Tech Hello seasoned Referral-Peoples and fellow Blind Society (braille / text to voice when?), I posted once a week ago but my time has come to drive this forward. I have meditated on the mountains, played 5 rounds of hop-scotch, and have revised my resume more times than I have had coffee. I'm a Produc
- Depressed by Praise - Looking for Referrals Hello Dear Blinders, I am actively looking for a Data Scientist/ML Engineer role and would appreciate any support. I am willing to relocate anywhere in order for me to work for a new company in the United States. I recently got my H1B visa and it will be active from Oct - 1, hence I need the new em
- Free advice I am writing this post because I feel I owe this to the Blind community. A few months ago I decided that it was the right time to consider switching companies. I had got rejects from some of the top companies (Google, Facebook, Dropbox etc) when I had applied during my masters, so needless to say I
- How Lyft’s Missteps Killed its Chances of Overtaking Uber 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
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa
- vote Are you taking PTO tomorrow? Election results
- Anyone still holding crypto? how to liquidate? I just remembered I had a bunch of crypto across several exchanges....a significant amount. Wondering if anyone else is still hodling or how you transferred back to cash.
- Where do people do their stock trading? I have 100k cash, want to diversify (will wait until election stabilises (or screw *shrug*) market. #investments #personalfinance
- vote How many of you bought the election dip? Blinders love to all talk a good game, but how many played the gamble before the election? How’s it going? What did you scoop up? What do you wish you were in? #investments #personalfinance #politics #elections
- Looking for a Tech Mentor I am 26 and in early stages of tech career. I am a Software developer but very interested in ML stuff. I am looking for a mentor. Can any one help me or tell me how can I find a mentor
- Biden Win- Tech What does it mean to Tech when Biden wins?
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- ML models for mining industry Hi Blind buddies, I have an industry related question. What kind of problems can ML solve in mining and using which algorithms? #data #dataanalytics #datascience #machinelearning
- Does your company's 401k plan support Mega Backdoor and individual stock investing? Hi folks in tech, I'm trying to learn about implicit benefits from 401k plan of each companies in the tech industry, since this is not considered in TC but could make huge difference at retire time. I'll really appreciate your inputs. Questions: 1) How much does your company match your 401k deposit
- Looking for referrals for software engineer role in Seattle area Hello everyone. I have 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer and looking for position in Seattle area. I was wondering if anyone here can provide me referrals? #referral #interview #softwareengineer
- What certifications are good to master Business Intelligence skill set? #data #dataanalytics
- How looks like Biden's politics regarding SWE foreigners from abroad who are looking for jobs in the USA? About me: - Country of birth and work: Poland - Other: lack of a college degree, 1.5 YOE, 420 LC Will be easier or harder to get any SWE job in the USA? #faang #witch #infosys #politics #biden #h1b #trump @Infosys @Wipro
- bytedance evaluation $180billion seeking new investment News link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-05/bytedance-seeks-funds-at-180-billion-value-before-ipo-of-assets What about unvested RSU of current employee? Double the unvested value or value stay the same?
- Google L4 offer evaluation Just received my initial offer numbers. Located in Greater Boston, had no competing offers so I’m surprised I didn’t get lowballed immediately. I’m honestly pretty happy, not sure if I have any leverage still to ask for more unless it’s for a tiny bit more on top of base. 144k base 15% performance
- vote Should I jump on a good deal earlier than prepared for? I was able to find a rare multi-family home here in Columbus OH that’s in a good area for 300k, which is very good for a multi-family home here. I was planning to start house searching in mid-December after I receive my bonus of 15k and pay off some debt while using the remainder as part of my down