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Layoffs 2019
- Looking for software engineering manager referrals Laid off from PayPal as a software engineering manager - backend and machine learning. Experience scaling reliable systems. Rated top 10% in 2019, promoted in 2020. Currently in San Jose, open to roles here but also looking for good opportunities to leave the area. Appreciate any leads. TC: op
- OCI Compensation 2019 Anyone with offers from OCI(Seattle) in 2019? Has there been any change in the scale of the offers after the layoffs? Received an offer of 250K TC(IC3) with 5yoe. I can't seem to tell if that's a low ball or not. I saw an old post where someone was offered 290TC for IC3 position. (Not sure about yoe
- Groupon Seattle - software developer role Hi, I am in talks with Groupon, Seattle regarding sde role. I just wanted to know how is the work culture at Groupon. I am aware that there were layoffs in 2019, how is the company health looking like now? Any red flags that I should be aware of? Current Tc : 125k Cad 😓 Exp: 6 yrs
- link Feeling sad for sharing it After SpaceX’s recent layoffs, Tesla announcesd they are reducing workforce by 7%. I have seen many companies having layoffs recently. What is the reason? Last year everyone hired like crazy(30% fir TSLA) and now we see this reduction of workforce. Is this a normal trend or this happens during this
- link Tesla layoffs See https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/18/business/tesla-layoffs-elon-musk/index.html . I'm sorry about those impacted. This was done to enable them to reduce costs to sell cars at a lower price. There is much that can be read into this RIF. Like the cost or even availability of debt financing ins
- Looking for Referrals - Design Verification, CPU verification Hi everybody, I am currently working at Intel as a pre silicon Verification Engineer for one year since Jan 2019. I recently got affected by the layoffs at Intel. I am looking for referrals in the similar roles. Thanks in advance. #qualcomm #apple #cadence #amazon #broadcom #amd #nvidia #onsemico
- How stable is Apple SPG Expecting an offer from Apple SPG. Would like to know how stable is that group (Uber's layoff pattern really messed up my GC application). I knew there was a big layoff in early 2019 but a few months later apple bought drive.ai. I wonder if that layoff was targeted to specific groups or just reduce
- Got Laid off Hi everybody, I am currently working at Intel as a pre silicon Verification Engineer for one year since Jan 2019. I recently got affected by the layoffs at Intel. I am looking for referrals in the similar roles. I am very desperate to find a job. Please do help. Thanks in advance. #qualcomm #appl
- link SemiAccurate: Intel DCG laying off 25-33% From their paywall article.. "The majority of our sources are saying that the range of cuts in DCG are between 25-33%, a number we had a hard time trusting until we had multiple confirmations." "On top of this there is going to be a reorg of DCG..." The axe will fall in Q1. https://semiaccurate.
- link Saudi cuts Tesla investment -Timing stinks Please tell me this doesn't smell fishy. According to the Financial Times, the PIF put the hedges in place after the market closed on Jan. 17 with the help of J.P. Morgan bankers. The following day, Tesla announced layoffs and warned of "very difficult" times ahead. Tesla's stock prices has fallen
- Could use some referrals - ideally Chicagoland area Hi everyone. im getting laid off today, finance is having mass layoffs unfortunatey. i just got my bachelors in May 2019 and started my job July 2019. So ive only been working full time for almost 8 months now. I’m currently working as senior financial analyst, based in Columbus OH. From chicago ori
- link Layoffs at SAP, Oracle America, PayPal, Instacart and Thin Film Electronics SAP, Oracle America, PayPal, Instacart and Thin Film Electronics are among the technology companies that have alerted the state’s Employment Development Department of their intentions to reduce staffing levels. All told, about 1,100 jobs will be lost through the employment reductions being planned
- Layoff on F1 OPT - Looking for Referrals for QA/Entry level SDE/BA roles Hello folks, My wife lost her job due to layoffs at her company. She has little over a month to find another one to maintain her work authorization. She is a Masters grad from 2019. 3 YOE in QA, 5 months as an SDE and some experience in Business Intelligence as well. Would appreciate if someone is
- Looking for Agile PM / ServiceNow Admin/Developer role i was laid off today morning. my profile is that of an agile pm / agile coach / waterfall pm. was hired as an agile pm last Jan. i was told today that all PMs that were hired in 2019 or later have been laid off. i will start my job hunt tomorrow. im a SAFe SPC, CSM, PMP, ITIL 4 Foundation certified
- The good times are over! It was fun while it lasted. It was nice, the 2010-2019 tech boom, anyone who can leetcode getting paid 2-3x in America what they do in other first-world countries, building mostly useless internet stuff, living in trendy cities. The party is over, folks. Summer 2020 is going to be layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. Startups will be mo
- Anyone else offered a severance package when getting an NI? I finished Oct. 2019 at EE. WFH has been really really difficult and I'm likely to get an NI with PIP this fall. HR offered me 16 weeks base pay + 30k to leave (voluntary resignation), or risk being fired if I failed the PIP. Google hasn't mentioned layoffs, but I'm curious how many folks they're
- Product Manager Job Search Stats I thought others might find these stats interesting/helpful. During the 2019 job search, I had 2+ YoE, and I had just been through a layoff, so I took the first offer that I received. During the 2021 job search, I had 4+ YoE, and I was employed while looking, so I was able to turn down a job offer
- Referral for Uber LayOff Hi everyone, I am affected by layoffs at Uber, Amsterdam Site in June. I would like to apply for junior - mid roles in Europe. If you can help me get a referral for the application it will be appreciated. If you DM me we can talk about details. software engineer, 2019 grad, 1 year part time experi
- I got laid-off due to covid. trying my luck at Tesla Hi folks at Tesla, It was 6 months into my job that covid happened and I got laid-off. i graduated back in jan 2019 with masters degree. i love python scripting and SPC. i had worked at tesla for 8 months as an intern and now im tryina to get back on my feet post layoff. if any team is hiring for a
- Amazon - Account Representative Salary Expectation Hey Blind community! I will be interviewing with a recruiter for an Account Rep position with the Sales Team in Seattle. I will have to relocate if offered. Recruiter asked what my expected total compensation (base, bonus, equity) would be .Any help or thoughts in regards to the potential salary r
- Seeking referrals to Google and Facebook I am one of the 3,700 ex-Ubers from last week. As bad as that news was, we all move on. I am seeking referrals to Google #google and Facebook #facebook (have my 3 roles chosen, reviewed, tailored my resume to). In 2019, I had an interview with Google but did not advance (came directly from non-tech
- Need designer referrals; career/company trajectory has been screwed for two years. Lost my job at Capital One in 2019 due to reorg, landed at American Airlines (needed the job for benefits) and then COVID-19 hit. Another layoff. Then I landed at my current gig at AmerisourceBergen. I hate my job, but I had bills to pay and hiring was spotty as the pandemic raged on summer 2020. M
- link Uber layoffs confirmed for tomorrow, thousands to lose jobs, including ATG eng. group https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-layoffs-another-round-of-thousands-cut-on-monday-source-2020-5 Uber is expected to begin another round of layoffs on Monday, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Business Insider. Business Insider could not confirm the number of people that will be l
- vote Uber India - How common are firings How common are firings in Uber India. I got an offer from Uber and was wondering on how common are the firing in Uber India offices like Bangalore, Hyderabad, etc. I heard from one ex-uber, that sometimes the situation was that they fire some guys today without giving any proper reasons and start h
- Feeling Dejected! Need a Helping Hand! Hi Everyone, I am a product designer fresh out of school ( December 2019) with M.S in Huaman Centered Computing, Moved to SF for a Job Hunt, Just received rejects from last round with weird reasons from Bloomberg and Esri for Product design and UX designer roles, I am feeling hopeless, When I attend
- Laid off! Got laid off ! I am a full stack developer with a total experience of 5 years. I graduated in December 2019 and started working in February 2020. I worked for 9 months here and got laid off yesterday. My H1b visa got approved this October and November 6th was my last working day. Being on H1b I only
- Need Referrals- Layoff next week Hi Everyone! My company is laying off close to 150 people next Friday due to state budget not approved for 2019/2020 yet due disagreements between democrats and republicans in budget spending. Fortunately I was already looking for a change and started preparing for the interviews before 4 months.
- H1-B renewal - In 2019, I received H1-B for 3 years until 2022 while being in the US. - In June 2020, I was laid off and filed the I-539 to stay longer in the US. - In Dec 2020, I moved to India. **Note:** **H1B stamping never done.** **No I-140 approved.** **Current Scenario →** Now, I got the offer and look
- vote Startup TC evaluation I recently received a startup offer as followed Series E startup (last round in 2019) Location: Bay Area Role: Staff Base 245k Signon 35k RSU: 13000 over 4 years with current value at 40 to 50 a share with company valuation at 3 bil to 5 bil. Company plan to have an IPO in late 2023. Adjusted Annu
- Microsoft PERM - Urgent Please Hi everyone, I recently signed an offer with Microsoft and after searching on Blind, I found that there was a stall in the GC process in 2019 due to some layoffs and that may have created an internal backlog. I am looking for the most recent information in this topic as I am about to join. Is the
- vote Microsoft vs Oracle Data Cloud vs Verkada Hi everyone, Recently I have received offers from these companies and I am very confused about which one should I choose. Currently, I am a New Grad and have 2 YoE before starting Grad School. Few details about my offers- 1. Microsoft Base - 104K Stocks - 130K over 3.5 years Bonus - 50K Location -
- OCI COMPENSATION IC-3 Recently got a verbal offer from Oracle OCI. Location : Seattle downtown Base : $150k Stocks : Approx 90k per year [ 6500 vesting across 4 years (25 % at each anniversary) ] Sign on bonus : $ 20k Total TC : 150 + 90 = $240 k No target annual bonus or guaranteed refreshments. 3 Years of work
- Need immediate advice for a friend who got laid off because of Covid plus visa issues! Hey Blind community, A friend of mine got laid off today from a startup in hardware domain because of covid and visa issues. His timeline is as below: 1. Feb 2020 arrived india 🇮🇳 for visa stamping visa got hold off and consulate gave him 221g and told him to send additional documents 2. March
- link Recession may not be that bad for tech Below is annual revenue data during last recession. Many companies did not really experience recession. While a drop in revenue growth would definitely impact hiring, it should not impact current jobs or cause major layoffs. From the data below, I’m making the following not-so-scientic, yet somewha
- Should I switch teams? TLDR; I interviewed with 4 teams internally over the last 2 weeks and got offers from 3 of them. They all want me to join their team. Need to make a decision this week. My manager will most likely be upset. Not sure how to handle this. Or should I just not switch? My situation at work is not bad.
- HELP: Looking for job/referral | Laid off Hello, I’ve been interning at Millipore Sigma since June 2019 as a Database Developer and recently got laid off due to COVID. I graduated in May this year with a MS in CS from SUNY Binghamton. I’ve been applying a lot for Data/Business Analyst roles but haven’t been receiving any callbacks. If anyo
- UX/UI entry level roles! How to get through the door to solve real world problems? So, I am sure that there are others here who have asked similar questions but I would like to know if companies still require junior designers? Is the UX/UI industry done for good? . I count my experience with many others who have been trying to get our foot in the door so that we can solve real wor
- I’m a DS on an O1 with an agent (don’t need sponsor) and Google said they can’t sponsor (even tho I don’t need 1)🤷🏻♀ In November 2016, Google recruiter reaches out to me for a ML Soft Eng position in London. I politely explain I want to move to the US and I think I qualify for an #o1 visa. She tells me that Google does not do O1s except if I’m some important researcher. I explain I am a PhD student but I have done
- Family biz vs. Fintech career So I spent past 20+ years in fintech, started out in consulting, then on a couple big broker dealers and ended up with a major hedge fund. Had a decent run. Money was good and steady. It wasn't overnight IPO style money but TC climbed steadily from 5 digits to 500K over 15 years. I was able to lever
- link Goldman Sachs Compensation Bands Seeing many posts asking about TC at GS, hoping to clarify here (TC <100k not accounted for in polls) August 2019 TeamBlind Poll: Analyst (0 - 3 yoe): 100-150k: 44 votes (88%) 150-200k: 6 votes (12%) 200k+: 0 votes (0%) Associate (2 - 6 yoe): 100-150k: 12 votes (52%) 150-200k: 5 votes (22%) 200
- 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.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- 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