Saw something for grace hopper and was thinking some of my best bosses and employees have been women. I love them and I see them as equals. Shit many are better than me. But… doesn’t this seem silly to focus on them so much. I mean there are more women graduating from college. More women becoming d...Read more
I have 8 jobs on my resume. Am concerned I look like a job hopper. College jobs Internship: 5 weeks Full-time job over the summer: 4 months --- Jobs I held during my long-term leave from college Apprenticeship: 4 years Internship: 2 months Full time job: 12 months --- After college Part-time jo...Read more
US University enrollment for International student has seen 35% increase from India in comparison to previous year (270K vs 200K). China is still the top, but has seen 0 changes (290K) and is predicted to lose the number 1 spot to India next year. This might be a f**ed up situation, and will screw ...Read more
As a college student that will be looking for new grad opportunities this year, is the Grace Hopper Conference worth attending for recruitment and possibly securing offers? I’m considering attending and I would like to know if it’s worth it. The cost would be out of pocket for me. TC: 0
My first job out of college I spent 2 years at the company (.5 was a contractor and 1.5 normal), second company I was at for 1.25 years, and currently I’ve been at Amazon for around 1-1.25 years. I left my first company because I felt I wasn’t learning anymore and the second company because I felt ...Read more
This is my 2nd full time position out of college as an SDE. My 1st only lasted one year. I’m about to hit 1 year with my current. I know the market is hot right now and my pay is not the best I can get especially since I also have UI/UX Design experience, but I’m worried about being marked as a job...Read more
my last role (first job out of college) was 9 months and i’m starting a new one next week…. curious how long y’all think i should stay at this one? the salary is pretty low (105k) so i’m still interviewing. i kind of need the money now so i went ahead and accepted this role but curious how long i sh...Read more
When I was in college, it was all the hype- get a CS major and you’re set! We were told that 80% of needed CS jobs in the US are unfilled. Now, there’s 100K+ folks laid off, clearly the 80% unfilled number is bogus. What jobs should we recommend folks do instead? Edit: It’s not just parents doing ...Read more
I was laid off the first time in June 2022 and joined a new role in November 2022. Unfortunately, I was let go by them in September 2023. My resume now has two short stints and I haven’t received a single interview call this time. Maybe recruiters presume that I like job hopping and hence, don’t wan...Read more
Microsoft - Core Services Engineering (Redmond) Atlassian - Platform Services team (Mountain View) MSFT comp is slightly higher considering COL and a few other things. This will be my first job out of college beside internships. I prefer to be in the bay - [If you want an A+ career in technology, ...Read more
Company 1 (First company/job out of college) SWE: 8 months (68K base plus 10% bonus) Associate Product Manager: 1 year (68k base plus 10% bonus) Product Owner: 1 year 3 months (90k base plus 10% bonus) Company 2 (Present job) Technical Product Manager: 4 months (116k base plus 6% bonus) I’ve been...Read more
2 Months of experience. Tier1.5 College. Undergrad in CS. 9+ CGPA. No publications. Want to maximize savings, will have to take a loan if I decide for masters. Which option is the best bet? Family financials are not too good, so worried about what happens if I take a loan, do masters and don't get h...Read more
I have about 1.5 years of experience trying to better myself and my TC. I was at my first company after college for about 1 year before half my team either got laid off, furloughed, or left voluntarily due to the pandemic. I am currently working for another company (located in another state) remotel...Read more
We all know the alt-right is full of racists, but for the most part they hold no control over tech companies. However the extremists in the left do have control of many companies. I mean I thought Satya was going to be forced out for an innocent gaff at Grace hopper convention a couple years ago. W...Read more
Hi folks.. Need help from people who have been in situations similar to mine. I'm going through severe depression and not able to gather courage to open up to friends. I was a SWE in a 20 person startup(was seed funded when I joined, now post series A) since 1.5 years and in March one of the founde...Read more
For new grad Associate Product Manager (APM) positions, what are people's perceptions of whether I should include my current employment that I just started in August on my resume? For context, I graduated from college this past May and I started a product management position in August. I am still a...Read more