Technology is really cool although your team might not be
Bad inexperienced management taking bad decisions. Good talent left the company only mediocres exist.
Sigh. $2B+ raised and cannot weather a brief storm/do right by their employees. I hope the severance was decent. https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/magic-leap-announces-layoffs-amid-covid-19-slowdown/
That's over half their workforce and boy didn't they have a lot of talent. What are the consequences for the unfortunate folks? Also, my heart goes out to them and the people laid off in other companies in these extraordinary times, whether you're on a work visa or not. They were looking for a buye...Read more
What roles got hit by recent magic leap layoffs? Any swe roles impacted? Is layoff focused on florida headquarter or wordwide? How current employee feel about this? Do you believe magic leap have a bright future? Thx for sharing. Tc:200k Yoe:12y #layoff #severance
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/6/20998796/magic-leap-two-ar-headset-prototype-layoffs-low-sales-sundar-pichai-board
I was recently laid off by Magic Leap. We were told that our work ends but we can expect to be employed till June 21, 2020 ie. we will be paid till then. Some people contacted HR and lawyers and they said that they have told USCIS that H1Bs are no longer employed at Magic Leap. So does that mean t...Read more
I moved from Microsoft to Magic Leap last year with a small salary bump against the advise of pretty much every search result on blind. "Vaporware", "sinking ship", "unstable", are just a few of the things I heard. Kinda glad I did now with the economy in the current state. Layoffs at every major te...Read more
There were some people asking in the past about moving to Florida. This is a reason why you don't want to move to a city where there are few tech jobs. It is going to be even harder to find another tech job in Florida. https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/magic-leap-announces-layoffs-amid-covid-19-s...Read more
Looking for a job after layoff. I have an interview with MagicLeap next week. Its a team based in Florida for backend role. Can anyone share their experiences of interviewing at Magic Leap? Preferably the Hangout interview and the onsite interview. TC - $0
Let’s share what are the top 5 topics being discussed these weeks on your company lounge/channel. I will start with #Microsoft 1. Recent global reorg 2. EVP leaving to Magic Leap 3. Performance review 4. Annual awards 5. Rumors of layoffs What about your company? #Facebook #Google Apple #Amazon etc...Read more