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- Uber Layoff Concern Hi Blind Community, As you all know, Uber is currently experiencing layoffs due to Covid. At this time, there really isn’t certainty around what will happen in the future. I am trying to prepare ahead of time and wanted to see if anyone can help out with a referral at FB? thanks ! #layoff
- Facebook & Google offers expiration I received offer from FB and going through team matching process at Google, unfortunately I am burned out and am afraid to move during pandemic/wfh while being so stressed( I interviewed because I was afraid of another layoff wave), I heard that FB & G offers are valid for one year, if I want to joi
- Blind can share your comments on social media Just saw a post on FB regarding Oracle layoffs and a blind user quoted there word to word. I thought everything we shared on blind, remained on blind. Not very pleased.
- Need Advice – Product Design at Uber vs. Facebook Folks! Need your advice in choosing between Uber and Facebook for a product design role. What's the design culture like at both of these organizations, alongside work life balance etc. The Facebook offer is better but Uber's design team seems kick-ass. On the flip side, all of these layoffs at Uber
- vote right time to switch companies? what is your opinion on moving companies during this time? im interviewing at facebook but im intimidated on being a new employee in case of layoffs. i am almost 3 years out of college. #interview
- vote Should I grab the first offer ASAP? So i made it to HC for both Facebook and Google, going to hear back this week. I know FB goes to offer from here if i get it and Google has the team match and all that other jazz. I need a new job badly but would rather work for Google than FB but I’m nervous about turning anything down as soon as i
- Dell layoff - Need help Went through first layoff of my career today. I don't know how to think ahead. Any guidance/referral would be very much appreciated. 6 yoe - Management Consulting, Operations, e-commerce 7 yoe (pre-MBA) -Tech HW #microsoft #facebook #amazon #qualcomm #Nvidia #vmware #instacart #amd #oracle #salesf
- Good teams and orgs to join, internal tools web (React, Python) Of the following companies, what are some teams that develop internal tool UI (not customer facing features) with relatively secure job security (risk of layoff) and good WLB and relo allowance? Fine with no career growth opportunities. LinkedIn Facebook GitHub 4.5 YOE
- senior software engineers reach out! with layoffs, and unpredictability , I am reaching out to the senior swe who are looking for new opportunities to reach out to me directly and will be happy to help them find new opportunities. Be safe in these stressful times. #engineers #facebook
- Is Uber worth joining? I fortunately received an offer from Uber for SWE role in the data engineering org. But given the recent layoffs and volatility of the market, I'm not sure if this is the right move. I am currently optimizing for career growth and learning opportunities though and it seems like Uber has that. What d
- G -> FB -> G I came to Facebook from Google. I made the switch because in G, it was so hard to prove that you were good enough to get promoted. At FB, I see the opposite problem. Facebook is much more aggressive laying off, and it’s hard to prove that you’re good enough to stay at the company if you have even on
- Big dreams wee bucks !! Thought I would be a Engineering M2+ by 40 making out like a bandit at 800K/yr. Missed all the Faang upside last 3 yrs, kicking myself for not pursuing my Faang interviews seriously 3 Yrs ago, bought into too much hype of gig economy Lyft/Airbnb and autonomous. At 37, stuck at Lyft (lucky to survive
- Leaving FB for Twitter in this economic environment... Crazy? My current role at FB is safe and my TC is above average but the team I am in has a negative environment (politics, empire building, overzealous competition, etc). I am in the late stage of interviews with TWTR where it is known the exec in this space is on mission rather than on politics. I'm expec
- vote Facebook, Robinhood and Uber offers UPDATE: Thanks a lot for great answers and casual roasting, it really helped me to come up with the decision - I have chosen Robinhood in the end and I do not regret it even after recent WSB events if you are wondering. Hey, I've finished my interview process and landed 3 offers (which I wouldn't
- should i be concerned about layoffs as a new grad? I’m starting at Facebook in less than two months as a new grad systems engineer. With the stock market tanking and coronavirus fears rising, should I be concerned about getting my offer rescinded? What about getting laid off in the first few months? FWIW Qualtrics will never, ever do layoffs as lon
- Facebook contractor can not be re-hire in 6 month? I worked as a contractor at Facebook for 1 year after graduation and was layoff last month. Another team approach me immediately when I open LinkedIn since the hiring manager is hiring contractor. I passed their interview and she wanted to hire me. I was so released because I hold H1B visa and the g
- SWE vs Solutions Eng I saw a recent trend of SWE => SE Is this because of layoffs and people need income, or is SE becoming lucrative? I know at some companies SE do not even write any code. Personally I know at Atlassian they do and I also think so at Facebook. TC: 230 Location : Austin
- Referral needed? Hello, I got laid off today from Intuit. I was woking as a DevOps Engineer and have a 4+ yoe. I’ve a decent coding exp in Python, also have hands-on exp with Java and GraphQL. I’d really appreciate your help Thanks #twitter #facebook #spotify #devops#google #layoff #java #graphql #apple#splunk
- How to prepate for SDET interview at Facebook? Hi all, I got laid off from my previous company and luckily get an interview opportunity for the SDET role at Facebook. I worked as a general Software Engineer mainly focused on backend dev and don't have many experiences about roles like SDE in TEST/QE/QA. Besides general interview materials(Leetc
- Job Contract negotiation Can you negotiate your full time employment contract with top tier companies like Google and Facebook. Ex: if i want to introduce a clause like one month notice period before layoff etc will that be acceptable to these companies? Have any one done that?
- Fired from Facebook under false pretense * This is an updated post as the original had to be deleted for personal reasons * I was fired from Facebook. Not because I wasn’t good enough - I was. Not because I violated any policy - I didn’t. I was fired because a colleague that didn’t like me, filed a false complaint about me. The experienc
- Going to Snap vs staying at Uber Just heard from the recruiter that they'd be offering me L2 at Snap. Gonna be in team matching for now. I'm currently an L3 at Uber. Is L2 at Snap equivalent to L4 everywhere else(Google /Fb/Uber)? How's snapchat as a company as compared to Uber? I find Uber very unstable and the layoffs that hap
- Looking for a referral! Howdy! I work as a Senior Software Engineer, and I have my virtual onsite interviews scheduled next month with Box, Fb, and Google. I am looking for referrals in other FAANGMULA+ (tbh, any big names). I'd like to align a few other companies along with my current on-site interviews to increase my ch
- 12+yoe PM / PM Mgr seeking referrals in SEA I’m another covid-casualty, looking for referrals. Much appreciated. Over a decade of product experience, including managing other PMs. 16+yoe in the industry. Just not seeing many jobs posted other than amzn. If you’re a hiring manager looking for a very experienced product leader, I’d like to talk
- Recession proof companies Which tech companies do you think are recession proof**? Lol I know I'm in an automotive industry. Would use this post build my list of target companies. ** I understand there is no company that is unaffected by recession. But let's talk about companies that do not have to layoff people like crazy
- vote Interview Bar is all time High now Here are few observations i have after few onsite interviews with FANG. There are lot of good applicants in market now because of layoffs in top Tier companies. Recruiting companies are taking advantages of this because of supply/demand gap. I hear from others also similar thing. What's your take on
- laid off @vmware - Need referral @vmware currently - Software developer with 6 years of development experience in Cloud. Lost confidence after the annual review. My team lead has been narcissistic from past year and made me look like a new grad. Since he kept on repeating that i am a loser from a while indirectly, i have gone insid
- Laid off due to COVID-19| Looking for referral I have been recently laidoff due to COVID-19 workforce reduction. I am looking for the referral. I already gave interviews to Facebook & Amazon and got rejected. I'm on H1B visa. The two other companies that I gave interview for, was put on hold due to visa changes. Any help would be greatly appreci
- Trending discussions on your lounges/channels Let’s share what are the top 5 topics being discussed these weeks on your company lounge/channel. I will start with #Microsoft 1. Recent global reorg 2. EVP leaving to Magic Leap 3. Performance review 4. Annual awards 5. Rumors of layoffs What about your company? #Facebook #Google Apple #Amazon etc
- vote Msft vs vmware - offer evaluation MSFT: base: 144k RSUs: 140k/4 sign-on: 40k/2 bonus: 0-20% Refreshers: 🥜 Location : Redmond Avg TC : 200k pros: Stock growth, brand name, WLB, benefits cons: comparatively lower TC, internal platform team, stock is already all time high. It can have a drop of 10 to 20% in short t
- Companies in Seattle Right now at Amazon. YOE: 5.5 years, TC:200k. Started interviewing and made rookie mistake of going for google and fb. rejected at both. Want to know where to go from here. Which other companies are hiring, doing interesting work in seattle, pay well and are relatively stable when it comes to layof
- Facebook E4 offer Seattle Hi all need some suggestion on Facebook offer. Received an offer from Facebook for E4 SWE for Seattle office. Details below (final offer after negotiation) Base: 160k Stock: 320k for 4 years Joining bonus: 50k TC: 240k + 50 k year 1 and 240k year 2-4 TC with 10% target bonus: 256k + 50k year 1 and
- Uber or FB? I got an offer from Uber (L5a) recently and am expecting an E5 offer from FB. Uber's recruiter gave me numbers on the phone, not on paper, and I couldn't note down the breakdown, but from what I gather it comes down to around $406/year + they'll offer a signing bonus of around $60k. I assume that if
- Facebook referral needed Hello all. I’m on a massive job hunt as Amex is undergoing layoffs and I’m going to need some more stability. Can anyone reach out and help me get a interview for the below role? Payments Data Analyst, Payments Operations (Austin, TX) I have 5yoe with Amex/Mastercard/Bosch in short #Facebook #faa
- Why does any big company need layoffs? Snap recently laid off quite a few engineers but they are still recruiting new engineers. Microsoft also had many layoff waves, and usually it hires back the engineers a few months later. So I really don't understand why any big company has to do layoff, because 1. In any big companies people are
- what was the impact of last recession on FAANGs? What difference or things you saw during and around last recession in FAANG companies? layoffs, firing, less hike, no hike, no RSU, no joining bonus, hiring freeze? Do mention if some positive things also happened during that time. I was a student at that time so I would like to know from people who
- Is it a good time to hunt for new jobs? A lot of bad things going on recently in new tech companies like WeWork, Uber, etc (valuation or stock price dropped, layoffs, etc). At the same time many big name companies like FB and G freeze their hc. To me it feels like recession is coming. Is it a good time to seek for positions in new compani
- what do engineers do at big tech companies Just a general question from somebody outside the tech scene - what do engineers (YOU) do at established tech companies? *instagram - no changes to the front end, no new feature.. what do you do all day? *facebook - same old just a refreshed interface every long time *Netflix - mobile app’s remained
- Referrals needed Hi everyone, Very recently I found out that my jeopardy and scared me immensely. I am a business analyst/data analyst with a lot of passion for analyzing the data. I would be very very grateful to you if you can kindly refer me to any BA/DA positions in your team/company. YOE:3 Leetcode 200 + I h
- Frontend engineer at Facebook - Help getting a call Hi, I have 4 years of experience and passionate about frontend development. No matter how much ever I try, recruiters at Facebook are not considering me. Could some one please help me get a call for the frontend role(I will give you more overview of my background)? I was recently affected by covie l
- 3 onsites with Facebook, Google, Amazon - no offer Friends, I was really hoping to get in one of these companies when interviewed at Facebook, google, Amazon. I prepared really well for more than 1 month but no luck. I was laid off 2 months ago for no good reason and it was done part of mass layoff in January. I could really use your help for any
- vote Patreon or Meta Been at Meta for 2.5 years. (E5) Received Offer from Patreon: Pros: - Pre-IPO - Smaller Team Cons: - in SF - Paper Money - Level Demotion (Demotion to mid level at Patreon in the offer). - Seems toxic? Sudden Layoffs. - Benefits worse than FB Offer: Base: 225k - 200k/year of RSU. (425k TC) Cur
- Laid off from JPMC, Need FB Referral Hi Blind Community, I got laid off during the sweep of layoffs this past week at JPMChase. I'm pretty devastated as I am based in NYC and the cost of living is so high here. I saw a job at Facebook that I would be a great fit for, but don't have many contacts in the Tech community. Can anyone hel
- FANGETC Tech Companies hiring for SWE roles in May 2020. Seeing that the list keeps changing every month with many laying off too. I think it's useful to have a list of big and medium tech companies still hiring. Think FAANG like pay, preferably providing visa sponsorship. I'll expand the below list as more comments keep coming. Facebook Amazon Google (s
- Happy to give Facebook referrals I would be happy to refer anyone who may be interested in working at Facebook. I realize that this is a challenging time for everyone. There have been lots of posts on here regarding layoffs. Of course I cant guarantee anything, but I figure this could be a great platform to help those facing hard
- Uber vs Microsoft Having difficulty to choose between both: How stable is Uber now ? Are there any layoffs again ? I see they are slowly turning out to be profitable. Worried about stability as i am on visa right now. Microsoft has an upper hand over visa stability. Any suggestions on which one to opt ? Microsoft
- What companies are: general hiring, easy in internal team transfer, no forced quote of pip? I found such companies can normally reduce corruption in hiring, management, are more fair, and more employee friendly. And why other companies do not follow the suite? I saw some teams in those companies hire people that managers have some connection with. This would bring unfairness in layoff too
- Seeking referrals to Google and Facebook I am one of the 3,700 ex-Ubers from last week. As bad as that news was, we all move on. I am seeking referrals to Google #google and Facebook #facebook (have my 3 roles chosen, reviewed, tailored my resume to). In 2019, I had an interview with Google but did not advance (came directly from non-tech
- Failed my PIP today, looking for referals I failed my PIP today because sometimes it is difficult to understand what I am talking about. The main reason was that I got distracted at the end of Q2. The assignment for the PIP was delayed by a month. I do not think I deserve that but it does not matter anymore. I am looking for referals. I a
- Being laid off, need reference to Google, AWS, MSFT Hello, I just found out my org is undergoing a layoff at IBM. I am currently looking for a reference or email to a recruiter at Google, AWS, or MSFT for solution engineering. I have 3+ YOE. I also have great references from my managers and colleagues. This would be greatly appreciated as I also hav