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FB Guys, E6 vs M1 which one has better WLB, less stress, better visibility and career growth? Is it possible for E6 to become M1? TC: 340k #facebook #fb #instagram
Facebook is notorious for having really bad work-life balance across product teams (eng, design, pm). 9-7/8 and weekend work is common I hear with tons of stress. Is Instagram different? I’ve heard they actually respect work life balance and it is mostly 9-5 with no weekend work and lower stress l...Read more
In E5 team match, current level 64, TC 440k, 12 yoe. Meta offer details are not shared before team confirmation. SF Bay Area. Which teams or orgs are more suitable at optimizing for WLB. Looking for light oncall and relatively low stress. Promo scope not desired, just looking to hit consistent str...Read more
What’s it like in the TPMO at Insta? WLB ok? Stress and pressure levels? I see they’re hiring and thinking of applying. That said, I loathe FB/Meta in principle. L5 TPM with 10 YOE TC 330k #instagram #tpm
Mgr had an unscheduled meeting today and told me I’ll be part of the upcoming headcount reduction. Got 2 weeks to look for roles/opps. I do process and automation. Leave me a note or DM with any open roles at companies yall know. Thank you. 2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed TC: Ligma Edit: What I do, sin...Read more
Blind and Fishbowl ads on instagram are so goddamn cringy. Bragging about that one random person that negotiated a higher tc and making poor unsuspecting souls download this anxiety and mental stress causing app Tc: 190k
I am a female in early 30s. I don’t have anything to complain but I feel tired and scared of future all the time. During covid I picked up some unhealthy habits and they still continue. I feel anxious around people and spend most of my time after work wasted on tv or instagram. I stress eat at nigh...Read more
How much time do you work with concentration other than checking Facebook, Instagram, Blind, News,... Etc in a week. If you are spending more than 50 hours a week, how do you relax your stress, why not switch to a different job?
23 Male here, I just see a trend in my batchmates after graduating after 2023, all the high CTC people are just forming groups and talking among themself as others are useless and fit for nothing in life They are sdes in big tech and once I approached for a referral i was rejected saying you are du...Read more
Seeing all instagram teams in UK getting affected, I'm thinking of taking up an opportunity to move to US on L1 visa in case my department folds too. Indications are bad. Some questions regarding this 1. IC5 eng, will I be getting L1A or L1B 2. Is L1A better to get GC than L1B (I'm born in India) ...Read more
My wife dedicates most of her free time to browsing and sending direct messages to male Instagram users. One of these individuals frequently uses strong language in his posts (he's known for his playful and edgy content), and my wife has been completely captivated by him for the past six months. She...Read more
Previous post: https://www.teamblind.com/post/hYfevi8D?cid=17676156 We're seeing a couples therapist and overall the relationship has had problems. Though many times its pretty smooth and easy, there's cracks to where I don't know. She kind of doesn't see it or pretends not to see it. My spouse doe...Read more
And i feel so much better. Youtube is very addicting (i don’t do facebook or instagram and youtube is my only digital addiction) and i have been spending about 3 hr daily on it on my phone. I already have dry eye issue and staring at my small phone for that long is not great. Now that i have survi...Read more
A best friend of mine was in devastating car accident last year and passed two weeks ago. The gf refused to hand over her phone or laptop has been modifying the fb page to remove people over a period of time. Now, her gf has shut down both the FB and IG accounts without authorization to do so. The ...Read more
Hey all men of Blind. Do you really have someone to reach out to when you are at your lowest? For context, I am 32 M (race: Asian Indian) and since last two months I have been at my lowest and want to speak up and share but there is really no one who I can do this that can give me comfort. I have f...Read more
Edit: Thank you all for the support and suggestions. It will take time but I hope to be able improve my well being. I'm single at 30. I'm alone on a Friday evening. I hate my job, I keep failing all the interviews at the phone screen level. I hate my managers, the backstabber coworkers and the l...Read more
My significant other has had her business closed since covid and periodically open. There's a big monthly rent that just burns money and it hasn't been profitable in the several years since being open. I tried to see if maybe she can do something part time online to help pay, but she's resistant to ...Read more
My girlfriend and I have been together for almost 2 years. We both lost our virginities to each other, and we have both planned to get married one day. Our families are pretty good friends too. So this brings me to my current situation. My girlfriend goes to college 4-5 hours away from me, close to...Read more
I got into actually working out last year in the middle of the pandemic. At one point I was going 6x a week but it wasn’t sustainable for me. I took a long break and then started again, only to be halted by my job search. Now I have a new job and I feel stressed all the time and working out would he...Read more
We married about 5-6 years ago while she was on a J-Visa. Her issues with me: I'm not "there" for her, I'm not actively looking for a house for us, or considering what we can do to have kids or open to changing our apartment. My issues with her: She's not receptive or open to what I communicate to...Read more