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- LinkedIn Company logos look stretched out I just went to look up someone on LinkedIn and noticed that all the company logos look stretched out in people's profiles. I don't know if is just me or if this is happening to everyone, but this makes look the UI very unpolished. I just thought I will put it here, so somebody from LinkedIn can fi
- vote 😍 Sexiest company logos on LinkedIn? 😍 Vote for your favorites?!?
- Facebook logo keeps changing in Linkedin A blue 'f' to a multicolored 'FB' to a black 'FB' on white background now. Don't see this happening for other companies. Why?
- vote AWS logo on LinkedIn is changed to PINK It may be silly but I recently noticed this and a bit disappointed. Do you feel the same?
- Why contractors are not allowed to use company logo on LinkedIn profile Is it not legal to use company logo in LinkedIn if you are a contractor
- vote Are LinkedIn services down? I can’t see images on company logos and people’s profile pics Anyone else? Or LinkedIn employees are having their hot gourmet ?
- Quibi shutting down and laying off all employees. I’m refreshing LinkedIn as the LinkedIn premium logo pops up for people working at Quibi. Good luck to all those at Quibi.
- LinkedIn premium stealth mode? Why can’t LinkedIn allow us to hide the premium logo? I don’t want people to know I have premium.
- Why do these GenZ/millennial kids write big bullshit of “achievement”, “dream big” etc on landing their first job? LinkedIn is spammed with these new out of college entitled brats writing about achievement, dreaming and all sort of things post signing up for corporate slavery? Along with their photo and laptop displaying company logo and thanking every tom dick n harry. Problem is it hides relavant content.
- Scala -- is it used? I've been using Scala (for actor systems, mostly) for the last 2 years at my current company, and now I'm looking to change jobs. Are there any large companies that use it? Are there any Scala devs on blind? I've seen some logos associated with some libraries, Adobe, Amazon, LinkedIn and Walmart La
- LinkedIn Premium: Definitely Looking Does anyone pay for LinkedIn Premium who isn't looking for another job? Is it just a big flag on your profile announcing this? Whenever I see a contact with that gold logo next to their name I just assume they are looking. TC 200k
- vote Microsoft vs Apple I have an internship offer from Microsoft and Apple. I do not know which to choose lol. I really don't want to go through interviews again for newgrad, so whichever company I choose will be where I go for newgrad MSFT pros: - girl I'm crushing on will be there - Higher newgrad TC when you take CoL
- vote Will you run into problems if you publicly post an excerpt of your letter offer I have seen people sharing an excerpt of their job offer on LinkedIn. As far as I know, offer letters are meant to be confidential and usually has company logo on them so you really can’t legitimately share them in public. Just curious to know if they can run into problems with HR by doing this #off
- Square vs Cash App? Are they different entities from engineering standpoint? Is Cash App engineering managed and run separately to Square engineering? Is it like how LinkedIn is to Microsoft? Is it about enterprise vs consumer space? Do they share any common infra or two siloed orgs? I see examples on Linkedin where folks from cashapp use a different logo and potentially t
- How is LinkedIn still around? I used (tried to) LinkedIn pretty heavily in the last few days and realized just how wacky it is. My primary browser is Safari and I noticed that some profiles wouldn’t load at all, profile photos and company logos don’t always show, and I get the “this webpage is using significant energy” alert at
- Intern return from other bets to Google? For software intern at Google other bets (Waymo, Verily, Nest), is it possible to apply return to Google teams at the end of internship? Also, for new grad, “brand name” seems important to attract HR attention, so is it okay to put Google logo on LinkedIn or write sth like Google(Waymo) or Google(V
- Why can't people just be real? Opened LinkedIn and got overwhelmed by the massive amount of humblebrag/virtue signaling koolaid drinkers. Recently hired College kids use hyberboles like "OMG life-changing" after attending a diversity seminar at a fortune 500 company while posing with the company's logo and bearing a forced smile.
- vote Need your take on following job offers - TPM vs Solutions Architect I have two offers 1. Health-tech startup (not really, they have been around for the past 4-5 years and received multiple series of funding from well-known firms like GS etc...) in telehealth as TPM. Base: $165k; No bonus; 20k in options (2-year cliff and 4-year vesting schedule. Currently valued
- Fraud or real? : Leader-Board Technologies Inc Seeking the help of Blind sleuths and investigators. A friend's niece got an offer from a company called Leader-Board Technologies Inc. But everything about the offer and the company is looking suspicious. I can't tell them to just not accept the offer, and lose a good opportunity if it is genuine.
- Any referrals? Morning, Recently was let go from my last position due to Covid. I have been applying like crazy on LinkedIn and Angel, but it seems landing a job right now is all about who you know these days, so I have started asking my networks, but I figured I would ask here as well. I'm a hybrid AE mixed wit
- Contract @ Google/Facebook? In a pickle and hoping for some advice/interesting views to help me make a tough decision. Current YOE 9, TC ~$190k. Summary: I recently interviewed for non-tech FTE roles at Facebook and Google but am now looking at contract roles at both. Tl; dr: stay put in a good job in a dying industry, or ass
- Be careful when working with contract recruiters From personal experience: Google: - Contract recruiter "sorry can't give you an interview". This one was screaming on her LinkedIn how she got into "Google" (via another firm). Profile photo pointing at Google logo, big Google letter on the banner, multiple posts about Google, etc. - Company recru
- 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.