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H1B Transfer Severance
- Please advise regarding GC filing Hi All I received an offer from company A back in June 2019 and on having a conversation with HR they stated that the company policy is to file GC , 6 months after joining.I accepted the offer Since my first extension was due with my current company later this year , we had to wait for that to go
- vote Continue with pip or grab severance? I've been handed the pivot doc. I have received an offer from another employer but they have not initiated the visa transfer process yet, no exchange of info with their lawyer till now. They seem pretty slow even after I've tried to push them. Amzn HR will keep me on payroll till EOM for severance
- FAQ Amazon Focus plan. Need advice. Help! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 NOTE: Let’s make this post a place where all valuable information is available for people going through Amazon Focus Hi I am an L4 SDE. Manager said he will start my Focus plan sometime this week or next. He said that the project would be for 6-8 weeks. I am on H1B visa and haven’t done Leetcode
- link Fair.com layoffs — avoid working here! Yesterday Fair.com laid off 40% of their people with no notice. They acquired Canvas a SF company a month ago and laid off half their team at that time and then laid off the rest with a significently less severence package. Factors leading to the layoffs: — WeWork debacle leading to decreased fundr
- link Engineers beware of Fair.com Yesterday Fair.com laid off 40% of their people with no notice. They acquired Canvas a SF company a month ago and laid off half their team at that time and then laid off the rest with a significently less severence package. Factors leading to the layoffs: — WeWork debacle leading to decreased fundr
- vote Amazon devlist exit plan 5 years at Amazon. Had good first 4 years. The org is a sinking ship. So many politics. I was put on devlist three months ago. My manager is a useless lier and he is probably on devlist, too. My skip manager was in trouble and got moved to another team with no reports at all. I started job hinting
- Advise on SWE career and life I would love to hear some advise for my career and situation based on my background. context: - graduated bsc cs from no name college - gpa 2.6 - yoe 19 months - full stack dev - mainly api backend, some devops, aws, etc. - tc 55k - net worth 38k (mint) - debt medical 10k, I was broke and no insura
- Good idea to join Amzn willingly? Would it be a good idea to study for and join Amazon software if I am currently in a engineering role but not in software? There are a couple of reasons and I needed some guidance. I am definitely overthinking a lot of stuff here: 1. I dont have a lot of time to prepare for other FAANG level softw
- 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
- 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.
- 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?
- High TC (>$350K) earner SWEs How often do you produce highly impactful work? Do you feel your glorious TC is well earned? TC - $400K YOE > 10 yrs
- 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