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- IBM ESPP Tax If I sell my ESPP shares which are subject to Disqualification, I would be paying the discount on the purchase date as ordinary income and remaining as capital gains tax And if I wait for 2 years to make it qualified, I would be paying the discount on offering date as ordinary income tax and remaini
- If Meta is metamates, what about your company? As the 👆 Alphabet - Alphamates Playstation - Playmates IBM -> Stalemates Zillow -> Housemates Pixar -> Animates Alibaba -> Illegitimates Microsoft -> gatesmates Amazon-> primates Continue... Blind tax 250K
- Salary vs Job Satisfaction I recently joined IBM (less than 6 mths) ago and I right away started hating my job. I moved to IBM from one of the big and better parts of US and this IBM location is in one of the most impoverished places of US. The salary was good. Now I have got a job offer from one of my old client for a full t
- Referrals Needed DONE with my time here and looking for new opportunities Can anyone help me out with referrals for the following companies? Apple #apple Oracle #oracle IBM #ibm TikTok #tiktok Intel #intel Walmart #walmart Coinbase #coinbase Robinhood #robinhood Bloomberg #bloomberg Databricks #databricks
- IBM vs Nordstrom I have offers from both. Data engineer role (cloud tech, a bit client facing) at IBM vs data scientist at Nordstrom. Which would you chose and why? Nordstrom offers a bit higher TC + no states taxes in Seattle. IBM is more likely to allow doing the role remotely, which I'd like. Related question, ho
- Is it in anyway more depressing to work at dying or dinosaur companies? People who work at places like: Yahoo, AOL/Verizon, Macy’s, IBM What is morale like...? what are the projects like? Do you think it’s any different, more or less taxing, than working at a growing or floating company?
- Mega backdoor Roth Not working at IBM anymore. Can someone please explain me the difference between an after tax contribution to Roth IRA v/s converting the same to a Roth 401K. Pros and Cons of each please ? #401k
- Bringing in 6 figures to US. Tax? I bought a property in Taiwan a decade ago and it is worth 300-600k USD now. Is there some "legal" way to bring in the money incrementally to not get taxed too much? I work at IBM so TC is peanuts
- Zillow employees affected: I will refer good candidates IBM is no top-tier company but WLB is good and cash compensation is fine (don’t expect stock, it is what it is). If you’re leaving because of the downsizing and are interested in SWE/consulting/design roles, I’m happy to help. Blind tax: YOE 4 TC 185k (not HCOL)
- Looking for Referrals Done with my time in Amazon and looking for new opportunities. Would the masters of Blind be ever so kind to give referrals for the following companies? Walmart/ Walmart Labs IBM Apple Cisco Intel Robinhood VMware Thanks in advance Blind tax: TC 163k 2YOE all in AWS
- IBM 401K matching I have a question on IBM's 401K plan: From www-01.ibm.com/employment/us/benefits/2019_Benefits_and_HR_Programs.pdf: • Automatically enrolled into the before-tax 401(k) at 5% of eligible earnings after approximately one month on payroll, if no action taken • May increase contribution up to 80% of p
- IBM has made me so dumb now I am unemployable Basically the title. I am so disheartened! I have no problem getting a call back, but I am unable to pass the tech screens. About 10 rejections so far. My mental health is taking a huge hit. I was hoping to switch to a new company before the end of the year, at this rate this isn’t going to happen.
- Amazon compensation sdeI, sdeII I just talked to recruiter from Amazon they will move forward with the offer this week, we will talk about the numbers soon how much should I ask or how should I ask ? I have MS degree from Ivy league with 2 years of Experience. I am not sure if they placed me for sde I or sde II. What are the strat
- Move to India from US - Suggestion about moving investments move in 2 weeks. Realized that I would not have time to manage my stock investments. My personal brokerage account has 35% ETFs (VTI, VUG, BBUS) and rest is individual stock from tech (aapl, msft, fb, ibm, Amzn, amd) tsla etc. Ask from fellow blinders about suggestions or experiences. I am planning
- vote Who offers the best Sabbatical? Dell does not offer, interested in current state of tech market. Post your company policy and I’ll update the thread. Please share any personal thoughts on such a policy. Personally I want >=8 weeks paid every 5-7 years. If companies want to retain talent they really need to reward tenure. Time i
- Looking for New Grad Referrals :) Hello Blind! I am a fourth year CS student with 2 years worth of internship experience spread across Amazon, Shopify and IBM. Currently I am looking for referrals to any US based company that is willing to sponsor my work visa (I am a Canadian citizen). LC: 121 (65 medium/hard, starting to practic
- Referrals: New Grad/Early Career Hello, y'all, My friend is about graduate with a master's and is looking for new grad roles. On their behalf, I am asking for referrals from the entire silicon valley. Please DM and help a brother out!!! My blind tax: YoE: 2 TC: 200K (Sorry for the tag list! Inspired from a recent post) #apple
- Work For Yourself Ideas!! Hey guys, So I’m in sales right now left IBM about a year ago and joined a smaller company about 50 people it’s fine and pays pretty much the same as IBM. I also own half a liquor store with my family members I help out there a little in the weekends and make some decent side income about 70k-100k
- Referral: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OCI, VMWare, Twitter, LinkedIn++ Hi all, I'm looking to change careers from hardware to software engineering and would appreciate any help getting started. About me: I graduated from a top 10 school with a Master's in EECS about 4 years ago and have been working in hardware design since. The direction the hardware industry is goin
- Where can I stay employed working only 20 hours/week there’s a lot of good posts on WLB, namely google/linkedin/microsoft/adobe/salesforce/oracle.... you name it. maybe even more outside NYC/SF however, the number of hours of real work (including email and meetings and interviews) seem fairly scattered. I believe google still needs a minimum of 30 ho
- H1-B Haters, hear me out.. While I understand my views won't be welcome.. but hear me out.. Here are the steps one has to do to hire an H1-B, 1. Prove that this job position cannot be filled by current local workforce. 2. Prove that the company has requirement for this specific role. 3. Prove that the job is fairly compensa
- Indeed Hiring Freeze Updates? (+F1 woes) New here! Could anyone keep this post updated with any news regarding the Indeed freeze? Or, does anyone know of specific companies in the Austin area that seriously consider international students? Full story: Bf got a verbal offer from Indeed in Feb (written offer was minted and ready to go), but
- Referrals requested Hiya I would really appreciate any and all referrals for any position that will let me write some code. Remote is cool, but I'm not picky. Heck I'll even give one lucky person who helps me out a tmo discount code! Really though, thanks for commenting if you do :) Alternatively, I would be very g
- How do I improve my system design skills? Not just interview point of view, but practical aspect as well. Overall I have 10+ years of experience in the software industry. Started my career as a QA engineer in one of the big service-based company(with TC: 2.4L/yearly). After close to 2 years, moved to a small product based company as SDE 1.
- Blind glossary for newbies Every proper forum has a glossary page for new visitors. I've started one for you. You're welcome TC: total compensation. Normally base+annual bonus+annual allotment of RSUs GTFO: get the fuck out, as in TC or GTFO YOE: years of experience COL: cost of living RSU: restricted stock units Refr
- 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
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup
- How should I hedge my portfolio from election result next week All my assets are in stocks and I am super anxious. Should I sell them all now which will trigger massive tax for this year or should I wait and a crash may happen if market overeact on election outcome? TC: 115K Investment value: 9.4M
- vote Do you miss hardware Lounge? There use to be good discussion and I loved scrolling through the posts. I think hardware posts have reduced significantly since HW Lounge disappeared #hardware #semiconductor
- Who’s ever thought ‘Coding isn’t for me’ then... Hated it, you’re not good at mathematics, kept meeting needs for coding, picked it back up and actually got good at it? That’s me . But I am looking for like minded folk who actually cleared the hurdle and is now grateful they did . I feel so worthless in my current job and I did a whole data analy
- someone not wearing masks? I see news wanting country wide mask mandates. who is not wearing masks in public (indoor) places still and where? I live in seattle and everyone seems to wear it in grocery stores, restaurants, malls etc.. ps : not a discussion on efficacy of it..