Offered Intel job in California Marketing with a non engineer background New grad from college, us citizen Total compensation first year is: $119,000 Includes stock, bonus, base
Any benefits at Walmart, Sunnyvale? Free food, gym reimbursement? How's Sam's club WLB? Offer - Sr SWE (ML) Sam's Club, Sunnyvale Base 170 Bonus 20% Initial Stock - 45k/3 Annual Stock grant (next year April) - 45k/3 Joining Bonus - 40k/2 First year TC - 240k Second year TC - 255k Any room for neg...Read more
Hi Folks, I am an Indian citizen residing in India. I figured out that I can't invest in Amazon(AMZN) shares because the company isn't listed in local stock markets. Is there any workaround? Amazon has provided me with RSU, can I somehow buy additional stocks using that account (Morgan S). I trie...Read more
Age 31 No wife/kids NW: 13.7M USD (acquisition + stock growth) I am a US citizen (Indian by origin) . I went to Ooty in 2019, and really liked it there. I want to live there for the next 5-10 years. Any expats here know what tax implications would be for someone like me? 100% of my income would b...Read more
I got a full-time job offer as a Senior Software Engineer from a small size company in downtown Toronto. Compensation is CAD 135k base + 10% annual bonus + 50 stock options (Company is private so I don't know what's the real value of stocks). Currently, I am working as a Principal Engineer with TC 1...Read more
This is a complex one but many people in my company will soon face this issue. I worked for the international branch of my company in Asia. Was awarded 5000 RSU on joining and paid tax on all of this amount (per Singapore law) prior to leaving Singapore 2 years later and taking on a role in the US....Read more
Okay, I honestly think my career trajectory has been trending downwards ever since my first internship. I was an intern at the top tech company (think phones) as an research intern after graduating from the top university in Toronto, but didn’t get it converted to a FT role cuz they don’t hire for...Read more
Hi Blind, I am 2 years out of college, and just landed an 110k job today. I know it's not a lot on Blind, but as an immigrant I now make more than my mother. I know that with great power comes with great responsibility and this is why I am here to ask for advice so I won't mess my life up. I gre...Read more
Say you are a smart Indian who just landed his first high TC job in the Bay on H1B. You go save money and buy a 1.5M or so house somewhere (probably Fremont). You focus on paying it and with your high TC job you can do so under 10years (depending on the stock direction and speed even less). Now yo...Read more
I am a Canadian PR. I joined Meta in 2022 as an Engineering Manager(full time remote) and recently have an opportunity to move to Seattle for a new Engineering Management roll within the company. After reviewing with Meta immigration they have suggested that I am eligible for EB1C and that may lead...Read more
Hi fellow blinders, I need help evaluating some offers. I'm currently a research data scientist at Meta, on the high side of IC5 (have been IC5 for 1.5 years and will likely be promoted to IC6 next half). I've been applying to MLE roles at other companies, since DS is treated fairly badly at Meta i...Read more
Note: This post is NOT about property location, specific neighborhood etc. It is a general query. My GF and I (to be married, so no troll comments) just shifted to the South Bay and are trying to buy a house somewhere around next year. We're new to all this - house buying, mortgage etc. We are NOT ...Read more
I‘m planning to take a year sabbatic, just going to travel and focus on the family. Then we will ending the trip in UK where I will try to find a role in Tech. Is this too risky or let’s go already? (Real questions at below 👇) Quick background: 20+ yoe in sales, strategy, analytics, and consulting...Read more
Some of you are looking for new jobs or thinking of moving to finance. Probably HFT or Quant Finance if you're on here. Thought I'd share some things about GS to know before coming here. - Tech is a second class citizen here, even on front office "strat" teams. In the last 10 years you'd make more ...Read more
I am 45, married with a spouse who just started earning and two kids 9 and 5. I am a Program Manager with double digit work experience working with a large Pharma organization. Before this I have worked in Financial services. I live in a HCOL area. My company has announced that 85pct of the staff wi...Read more
Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform, is facing multiple challenges as it navigates a rapidly evolving industry. The company has been accused of mistreating employees, delivering poor product quality, and engaging in questionable business practices. Reports suggest that staff members are working l...Read more
Hello Experts, I am working as a full-stack engineer for a startup in Bengaluru (India). Here are my details YOE: 3 TC: Cash: 16.5 + Paper stock Designation: Full-Stack Developer College: Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering from a tier 3 no name college I am in the middle o...Read more