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Intel Diversity
- Intel Promoting Diversity good or bad. Recently we have observed that many young and un-experienced women have been promoted to achieve group's diversity goal. Is it good for all the Male who have been working hard to get the promotion?
- link Googlers, our diversity VP is coming your way and enjoy!!! https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/29/google-hires-intels-former-head-of-diversity-as-vp-of-diversity/ She climbed Intel corp ladders from fresh MBA to VP report directly to CEO in 5 years by kissing tons of asses. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-mastrangel-brown-b33343a/ She was the archite
- Which Tech company does not force diversity quota system? Intel forces diversity quota system for hiring, awarding, and promoting employees. Manager compensation is held accountable againt this quota number. This quota system has driven many excellent employees out of Intel. Now I am considering leaving too. Dont want to end up in the same bullshit situa
- link Media keeps incentivizing CEO's diversity initiative that promote racism. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2017/12/12/unions-are-dead-why-competition-is-paying-off-for-americas-best-workers/#22973555578a The first three paragraphs in this Forbes article literally make the following points: 1. First, Intel CEO laid off 12,000 employees (mostly old employees) 2
- Googles- is Danielle Brown on LOA? Rumor has it in the Intel lounge that DB was BK’s “relationship.” Someone said DB took a LOA at Google? I can tell you DB meteoric rise at Intel was unprecedented especially in an area like “diversity and inclusion.” Can the Goog’s comment on this rumor?
- I didn’t think Intel employees were racist until now Seeing comments on multiple threads from Intel employees essentially saying diverse employees are the reason Intel is failing is incredibly terrible. I’m so disappointed in this company. I was excited for Pat’s return, and so disappointed when he left almost ten years ago when I first started at Int
- link James Damore sues Google for illegal hiring quotas About time to stop this race and gender based hiring/promoting quota system. Discrimination in any shape or form is unacceptable. You cant complain being discriminated if you willing to accept discrimination practice that benefits you. Hypocrisy. I sincerely hope more lawsuits against these discri
- Danielle Brown at Google? Hey Google Folks, Danielle Brown has been at Google for over a quarter now. What do you have to say about her diversity efforts or is it still too soon for comments? Has she instigated her white/Asian male discrimination policies yet? IMHO, she was a complete BOZO at Intel. Her discriminatory U
- Diversity at Google & Lawsuits Can the Goog’s give an update on the You Tube gate? It sound like the lawsuit is about quota’s driving hiring is against the law. Do you have any thoughts on this? Intel employees, do you have any thoughts on this? Danielle Brown seems to be involved in this issue and was/is the diversity offi
- vote Who's got the shittiest engineers? I voted Intel and let me explain why 1. The office is half empy by 4:30pm 2. Most people take an hour and half lunch breaks 3. Most people have been with intel since the 90s or early 2000s 4. Starting salary with a MS is less than 100k -> attracts only desperados 5. At least half come into office
- meritocracy in silicon valley is officially dead – diversity killed it time to find a new industry. observations: 1) google and fb are so afraid of the outside and improving their diversity metrics that they have now instituted quotas for hiring only female candidates. 2) i recently interviewed a fb product manager candidate that should not have been hired but was hi
- link OPPORTUNITY: BLACK WOMAN Is this legal? If so, why isn’t this used more often to find diverse candidates? https://twitter.com/melaninelevatin/status/1082336843725557763?s=21 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Is there a BLACK WOMAN in the Silicon Valley with a computer science degree that recently graduated or will graduate in May?
- should I push for E6, L6 ? Hello, Google and Meta (Facebook) are both about to interview me for E5 and L6. I have a PhD with 7 years industry experience (after PhD - 4 of them in Electrical Eng, 3 of them in Software). Meta did a "levelling" call and ended up not giving the E6 chance to me.. I have no idea why, I think they
- Ethnicity demographic breakdown at tech companies in Silicon Valley A Microsoft guy's post about the majority (East) Asian team at Linkedin has me wondering - what are the ethnicity demographic breakdowns at each Tech company in the Silicon Valley? Diversity numbers always lump Indians (South Asians) and East and Southeast Asians into one supergroup "Asian" even tho
- 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