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- Using commuter benefits card on Uber / Lyft while WFH Can we use Uber/ Lyft commuter benefit while WFH or how are people using it? #wfh #benefits
- Anyone commute from Mountain View to SF (Lyft office) How long is your commute and when do you usually leave home/get home? How do you like and and will you continue to do it?
- Why do all lyft drivers have a 5 star rating? I use Lyft pass to commute to the office. So far, I have been driven by more than 20 lyft drivers. All of them have a 5 star rating. How’s it possible? They don’t even share the number of people who have rated the driver. What a load of crap. Tc 280k
- vote Offer comparison (Google Facebook Lyft) I have three offers in hand (post negotiations etc) and planning to make a decision this weekend. Which would you choose? Google L5: 380 TC (170k base), no sign on Facebook E5: 410 TC (205k base) + 100k sign on Lyft T6: 475 TC (225k base) + 55k sign on Additional thoughts: - In terms of team fit
- Would you join Lyft for 30% pay raise? Team and project fit seems to be marginally better than what I have. Pay is 30% more than in Google. Benefits and commute is worse Would you join Lyft?
- Stay at FB or Join Lyft? Current comp at facebook: Base - 175K Bonus 15% Stock - 225K (4 year vesting) L5 Role: IT Applications engineer Got an Offer from Lyft: Base - 200k Stock - 600k (4 year vesting) Sign On - 20K L5 Role: IT Applications lead I am happy with facebook but Lyft stock is good and commute is going to suck
- Does Lyft provide orca card in Seattle? Current TC: 220 Yoe: 9 yrs Does Lyft provide Orca card for daily commute?
- vote Buy in Fremont/Warm Springs...work in SF? I'm really interested in those new condos and townhomes being built in Fremont. However, the commute to Lyft SF would involve a 1 hour Bart ride plus a half hour walk to the Lyft SF office. Each way. That is 3 hours a day spent on commuting. In the past, my commute to any job has never been longer t
- E5 fb vs t6 lyft Which one will be your choice 1. Fb about 15 min drive, lyft 1.5 hours commute each direction 2. Lyft. T6 staff/tech lead. Fb only considerong e5. I am not sure how soon one can get promoted to e6 there. 3. Compensation still needing to work out
- Does TikTok pay for Caltrain? They have pre-tax commuter benefits for uber and Lyft. I was wondering if they reimburse Caltrain if I live in sf. Thanks!
- how to use commuter card with covid? Anyone has any ideas on how to use the commuter card? i have $600 in it and i cant go anywhere anyways. Uber and lyft dont show pool available.
- Spend free commuter card cash Is there a way to get any form of gift cards at any place any using commuter benefits? I couldn't find an option for Lyft line or Uber pool. Employer sponsored commuter benefit cash has hit the limit and is not crediting any more money for future use.
- Lyft Level 5 Location Have an offer for Lyft Level 5. What’s the address for the Palo Alto location? How’s commute? Also on another note if anyone has any thoughts about the team there I’d love to hear them.
- Facebook commute from East side What are the commute options from East side, Redmond and Bellevue, to Facebook campus? Are Lyft pools allowed? What about cheaper parking near Facebook building? Would appreciate if I can get some answers here.
- Why Software Companies Locate Office in Busy Area I understand it has advantages for retail stores or restaurants in busy areas. But for Software companies, e.g. Amazon, Uber, Lyft chose offices on very busy streets. It is difficult for Empoyees to commute and parking, and it costs more for companies. Other companies like Google and Facebook chose
- Commute to Downtown SF Hello! My husband got an offer from a company in the Downtown SF. What are the areas commutable to SF via BART? If you want to drive what are places within 45 min of commute distance and how high can the parking fees be? How do you compare BART with driving? TC: 200 #bayarea #airbnb #lyft
- vote Commute from Sunnyvale/Santa Clara to San Francisco PRE-COVID How common is the Sunnyvale/Santa Clara to San Francisco commute for work ? TC-240 Don’t the tagged companies have offices only in the city especially for non-tech roles (bizops and product/program management, business development, etc.) ? #zillow #amazon #salesforce #uber #lyft #pm #
- Joining Lyft? Happy and comfortable with my current role, but considering a switch to Lyft to minimize commute, and would come with a ~30% comp boost as well. I'm mainly worried about job stability and work environment -- prefer not to take a significant down grade in those departments, and I don't want to have
- vote Family with kids, where did or will you buy in the Bay Area after IPO? #housing #airbnb #affirm #uber #lyft Where do folks with kids buy after IPO and reason? Usually IPO companies are in the city, but city is not ideal to raise family IMO. What’s the optimal balance here between school, commute, future value of the houses etc.? TIA! Household TC: 800K Please commen
- Lyft PM role Have an intrest from Lyft team for PM role. I am not sure I am ready though primarily due to commute, paper money. I havent got offer yet but want to check what numbers can I expect. Got 12 yrs of experience and been in valley for all this time.
- Has anyone used Waze Carpool yet? In SF, have a job interview down in Mountain View and the cost on Waze Carpool was estimated as less than my Uber/Lyft to current job in SF. How the fuck does someone without driver's license (NYC born & raised) commute without giving up hours of their life to public transpo.
- vote Commuter benefits Amazon in NYC is actually surprisingly generous with commuter benefits. They give us $240 pre-tax and up to $400 a month to use for a surprisingly large variety of commuter costs (subway, trains, Metro North, LIRR, NJ Transit, buses, Uber Pool, Lyft Line, Vias, PATH, Amtrak) plus, people who drive g
- Commute to SF after Caltrain Living in South Bay and trying to see if opportunities in the city is worth considering, and one thing popped up is commute. Looks like Caltrain is the best option to also be active and do some reading during commute. But I’m not sure how people make the final mile work. How do people get to the SF
- Amazon NYC I am about to accept an offer from AZ in NYC. Anyone have insight into the culture? Or is it totally varied by team? Any overall pointers? Also, is the commuting benefit only good for public transit, or Uber/Lyft too? Thanks in advance.
- Commuting for interviews Hi all. I live in SF without a car. I'm anticipating some onsites with a few companies (fb, apple, etc). How are y'all usually commuting to their onsite location for interviews if its not in the city? Would it be too much of a hassle or look bad to ask to take a lyft/uber And expense it to the compa
- Lyft Have anyone else noticed that Lyft will no longer alert you if they are surging? Before I will get a popout telling me the price will be higher, but now they don't and even in the receipt they will not disclose the price details! I know they will tell you an upfront price, but when you are used to u
- vote Pinterest Staff L6 vs LinkedIn Staff Blind community - Request you to assist, 1) How to negotiate higher offer AND 2) Pros/Cons on choosing (relevant to priorities mentioned below) ||||||||||| Top priorities in order: 1) Work and Team culture 2) Domain focused role (Can learn easily) 3) Comp 4) Commute (less from Santa clara is bette
- Preparing for interviews, need suggestions. I am starting to prepare for interviews and could use some help in setting the direction. I am mostly looking to target Senior SWE positions at Uber, Lyft, Fb, ServiceNow, Qualtrics etc. Any guidance on the following will help... 1. What level of leetcode questions should I practice more? 2. Does a
- Understanding the BayArea cost of living I'm living in east coast TC $125 YOE: 10 Moderate cost of living city. Married. no kids. Spouse not working (no need of day care for future kids ) 15 min drive to office. double bed room home with rent $1800 (luxury apartment) Moderately go out for restaurants I'm having very comfortable life her
- Facebook or Lyft - Offer Eval Hey folks, I have an offer from Facebook and from Lyft, and I’m mulling over which one to choose. Any input, particularly on comp, is appreciated! Basics: Current role: L4 SW Eng in Test. Promoted to last year. 6.5 years of experience, all large companies. All SET, nothing as SWE. Role at both F
- vote Sharing my offer numbers from big companies for your reference I see many questions on compensation here and would like to help answer some of them with the limited data I have. I'd like to shed some light on what the industry is paying and also encourage people to negotiate hard. I went on an interviewing spree recently with the big companies for an SWE posit
- vote Snap vs Square vs Stripe UPDATE: I decided to go with Square. Thanks everyone! --------------------- Original post: I'm having a hard time deciding between three offers. Which would you choose? I would also appreciate if anyone from these companies can comment on WLB / culture / etc. Snap L5 - TC 492k - 520k (bonus struct
- link Bay Area | Eng Leadership | Prep Resources Hi Blind Community, Following up from my earlier post(https://www.teamblind.com/post/fFNduLYB), I wanted to just share my experience interviewing for EM roles and what preparatory material helped me in the last 6 months. Hopefully this is helpful and a way for others to get started. Background: -
- 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.