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- How important is job continuity on one's resume? Thinking of taking some time off or time to do some contract work. Is having a time gap on my resume going to be detrimental?
- Microsoft Background Check I recently received an offer from Microsoft and accepted it. It’s been 13 days and the hire right background check still shows a blue check mark and the ‘gap standard’ is yellow flagged. I briefly worked on a research project on the side in my school and I’ve listed it as work experience. It’s star
- Explaining a career break during interviews To those who’ve quit their jobs and took a break due to burnout (i.e., not laid off), how did you explain the gap to future employers during interviews? Did you do anything during your break? I’m thinking of doing some consulting/contracting work while figuring things out.
- Looking for good consultancy firms in Bay Area It was not working out with my manager and I put down my papers yesterday. I'm on H1B, so cant stay unemployed for long ( backup option - get an H4. But ..) I am looking for a stop gap solution. Any suggestions on good consultancy firms around here that I can get in touch and work for maybe a couple
- All this fuss, but no concrete action on H1B abusers With the initial intention of H1B to be a highly skilled visa, why does the government not impose restrictions or penalize the companies hiring contractors on Visa, when it's clear that it's just a workaround to circumvent the visa intention, almost enabling abusers to continue leeching the system..
- Frustrated by the listing agent I just realized today that our offer was 50k higher than the closing price...It's for a new construction sfh. The listing agent's explanation is that they had the preferred lender, and explicitly waived a bunch of things that are implicit waived in other parts of the contract. This is so frustrating
- vote Dropout of College or pursue Startup? Senior in Highschool, 18. I am currently talking to various Venture Capitalist and investors, I have 1 investor already (angel investor). I am the post-MVP stage of product wise but its super unique and have almost 5 people working on the product itself contracted. We are rebuilding it from scrat
- link Booking.com decided to terminate my contract after 1 month of probation. Need referrals! Booking.com decided to terminate my contract after 37 days of probation. Well that sucks. Anyways, what's done cannot be undone. I need to immediately find a job to support myself. I have 4.5 years of experience working as a software developer and I just came to Amsterdam from India a month ago. It
- PM seeking PM roles Learned today that my (6 months so far) PM contract at Oculus is ending in 4 weeks as contractors now require specific project and scope. I support multiple projects and no FTE heads open yet. Is anyone on the Puget Sound Eastside (preferred) looking for Senior TPMs? I spent several months unemploye
- Employment gap of 1-2 month before buying a house or applying for loan! Finally after 12 years of visas, I got my green card yesterday. At this moment I want to take a break from work for a month or 2 and not do anything.. However I am not sure if this small break of a month or two will be considered as risky if I decide to buy a house? ( before I plan to buy a house I
- Help !! Need Referrals. Posting in multiple threads !!! Hi Blind - I was able to finally land a role after numerous applications, the lack of interview calls due to gap in employment (lack of work authorization). However, I'm nearing the end of my contract role. My manager and the leadership wanted to convert me but HR ci
- How to start coding career Folks, need advice. I have been a manual QA engineer for several years in a tech company. But I never got a break in automation. Finally, I quit my job and started to take programming classes. I did all three - Python, Javascript and Java. Python is my favorite, and JS is a close second. Java class
- vote Haven’t broken into Tech- should I stop I’ve been trying to move into tech over the last 6 months as a non-tech PgM. Interviewed with Stripe, Amazon, Square, and others. All rejects. I’ve got a fed govt offer coming in that won’t impress anyone here, but puts me on track for a pension. Should I take the govt job, pension, WLB, and cal
- vote Seller’s agent lying or not? Bid on property in MCOL area. Market is quite hot, good homes go under contract in a week or so and the most we’ve seen is 15% over asking in last few months of home sales. Most good homes sell around 5-7% over. Bid 21% over asking on a beautiful house in a great location that may be a few % unde
- I was laid off due to Covid-19 I was told by my manager my last day is April 30th due to the current global pandemic. About 5 other qualified professionals were told they no longer have a job from the same team. My manager was almost in tears during my 1:1 but I understand the situation and its beyond her control. Due to the fac
- My wifes shitty employer My wife took a maternity leave for 3 years and started working last year August. She is now a contractor working in Software. The software contracting is structured in this way E(employer on w2) -> V (vendor ) -> C (client). The client C is very nice company, they take care of her very well. S
- Cracked competitive market After numerous lost offers, we decided to go all in, up front, on a home that we liked. If you’re from Seattle or Bay Area, you know how competitive it is right now so here is how we landed our new spot: -The day the home came online, we got in with our agent. Made decision then and there we wanted
- When should I apply my next job? I transitioned my career into UX design about one year ago. (Not an easy journey by the way. ) Last month I was hired as a design contractor for Facebook. The contract is 6 month. Here is my question, when should I apply my next design job? I am aiming for a full time position in the Bay Area. I wi
- Renege accepted Amazon new grad offer. What is the consequence ? I received a new grad offer from Amazon after doing an internship. This was 8 months ago. Right now, I receive a better offer that doubles Amazon's TC. ( the better offer is based in U.S and the Amazon offer is not. This partly explains the dramatic gap in numbers ) Given that I will most likely
- AWS 2 years plan I'm in a European country, have been doing mostly contract work as Architect/technical PM for last few years. Feeling the need to become much more knowledgable in the cloud + devops as the old on-prem world will be significantly reduced in 10 years time and I want to keep a level of relevancy in thi
- pls help, should i accept this offer? So I was a Bloomberg contractor (Jr python developer) and my contract ended about a month ago. it was an 8 month stint and i started applying to jobs about 2 weeks ago. I am not able to do questions past Leetcode Easys (The bloomberg contract interview was very easy) so I am not able to crack full t
- Quit amazon, do I have a way to get back in? They saaaaaay if you quit, you are hirable. If you get fired, you aren't. (Fair enough.) I was on contract with amazon that was 9 months long. I had a super condescending manager who had no idea, knowledge, background on anything I was working on. All he could hone in on was my Work in progress spr
- vote Urgently need resume advice Applying for few firms and I need resume advice about how to present my previous role. I am at YoE 4 and this question is very basic but critical for me. Question is - How do I present timeline for Company A on my Resume? Context: I worked at Company A from November 2017 until June 2018. (8 months
- Took 2 years gap due to work visa delays and maternity - what’s next? I live in SF and we moved from the UK to the US for a great opportunity for my partner. He’s reached a level in his company where he doesn’t need to work that hard anymore and can spend more time with the kids while I fully focus on my career which I’m super passionate about but I’m now concerned ab
- Offer accepted I spent the past 7 years working as a contractor for different tech firms. During that time there were always a few months of gap between contracts. And then there moments when I just did not have the energy to work. Remained depressed and felt lonely for long periods of time. Before landing in tec
- Preparing to be a contractor @ Apple? I received a cold call from a recruiter at Apple and was offered a position in less than three days after two rounds of interviews. It looked like the team was a bit backed up on projects and looking for a contractor, since their headcount was full. The team seemed friendly and genuine. I received a
- No one wants to hire me? Getting really burnt out doing second and third interviews. Just found out yesterday I didn't get another position. My background is an Executive MBA from an Ivy League school and a minors in comp sci and cad design. I left the workforce 3 years ago to peruse my own startup, and after an internal
- Not consistent in leetcode? And have guilt of not starting it earlier when I had time. Ok so let me give you little background of mine. When I was doing MS in USA, I was very good at coding and I wad one of those guys who would complete his coding assignments way before time and help others. I got internship and through reference, one of senior who was already doing internship at a st
- Mortgage and salary in Bay area. Bought a new home. My base salary is 138k. My bonus is 15% and the stocks that vest this year is 50k. I have another 100k rsu's unvested. Tomorrow, I m going to sign a contract for a 760k town home (2 bed and 2.5 bathroom), newly constructed in Newark. (Builder lennar) My mortgage is 3200$ + HOA is 394$. Other expe
- Raised millions in startups switch to MAANG Product tldr I have been wanting to get into MAANG or tier 2 companies as a product manager. Not sure how my experience carries over into the large enterprise tech vs the startup world. I am curious to hear from people that have made the jump. Unfortunately non of the startups popped enough to be on anyones
- Swap to Software Engineering in US or promote then move? Joining Google (GCP) soon in EMEA. My team / role is on the business side but is still technical - a hybrid role between Data Engineering and BIE at Amazon basically with GCP experience. I am excited as I enjoy Python/SQL/the cloud so its a perfect fit. My goal is to move up the ladder within the s
- What must I do? A little background: I have a computer science engineering as undergrad, and then worked for Fortune 100 company for close to 5 years(this was in India). Came to US to get an MBA; from a non target school(chose this bcoz I got scholarship). During my MBA, I was so focused, and inspite of being non
- How to keep going? A little background: I have a computer science engineering as undergrad, and then worked for Fortune 100 company for close to 5 years(this was in India). Came to US to get an MBA; from a non target school(chose this bcoz I got scholarship). During my MBA, I was so focused, and inspite of being non
- Google Team (Borg) That Keeps Services Online Rocked by Mental Health Crisis 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
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA