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- Work from home budget with Microsoft For people hired recently with Microsoft, is there a wfh budget for each employee? I start next week, I got my laptop, monitor, and dock. But for example what if I want a desk/chair, keyboard/mouse, should I just buy them out of pocket? Just trying to plan ahead of my starting date as the office wh
- Best areas to live for a couple working in Seattle and Redmond? What are the best places to live for a couple with no kids working in Seattle (AMZN) and Redmond (MSFT)? EDIT: Will be renting. Budget is $3500/month. TCA: $340K
- Stingy Microsoft All other giants are allowing business trips, training budgets, morale budgets, except for IBM… ooops it’s actually Microsoft who behaves like a rust belt company. The only difference is that Microsoft is in good shape. So just being stingy, as talent leaves.
- Masters in UK from India? How is masters in UK? MS in US seems out of budget for me, so I was looking for MS from UK. Please share you thoughts.
- Does Microsoft provide allowance for WFH costs? I'll join Microsoft in London in a month. My current company provides a budget to each employee for WFH costs. Does MS offer something similar? TC: 200 GBP YOE: 17
- Best city/neighborhood to relocate near Microsoft for Single Family I accepted an offer from Microsoft. What is the best neighborhood/city to rent a townhouse/house for a single family... budget lower than 3000. #redmond #microsoft
- Microsoft and housing Hi, going to be working at Microsoft and will be relocating to Washington State. Was wondering were do you guys live and your commute times? Am trying to live in a decent area with 30min max commute. Looking for suggestions on living areas besides bellevue since that seems out of my budget..Thanks!
- Cheap 1 bedroom apartment near Microsoft Redmond I am joining soon and looking for something near Microsoft campus. My budget is 2000 if it covers 1 bed. Otherwise a good studio is fine. Any suggestions? Primary preference is: no driving to work, safe neighborhood, access to groceries nearby, and possibly free car parking included in rent.
- Signed offer, can I chill? Signed microsoft offer. I am not worried about background check failing like my resume is legit and no illegal things. H1b transfer I don't see problem. I guess it's possible something horrible happens with budget or something but is there any reason to continue interviewing? TC:105K
- Tired of MSFT Just ranting here. Done with MSFT BS game of vendor budget, same scope and delivery dates. Been through many ups and downs at MSFT. This might be the one that breaks my team. I grew my team, delivered impact for my product and what I get? Peanuts and reduced budgets. Thinking of vwmf soon. Yoe: t
- Where to live in Seattle? I recently got a offer from Microsoft, Seattle. Can you guys help me find best locaclity/ Housing to live in? Please comment below. Both 1B/2B will work. Budget, Luxury, Safe, Culture and Amenities #mortgage #housing #sanfrancisco
- vote Continue interviewing after signing and accepting? I accepted a job with MSFT but I have been having trouble sleeping because I may get managed out of the company and I am not confident I am good enough to survive there and may be terminated before Microsoft files for my I-140 and green card. I am ROW btw. I am being hired in MCOL area of the countr
- Mill Creek vs Issaquah Highlands Need suggestions/concerns regarding new home buying in these areas. Commute would be to MS main campus. Budget - $900k SFH, No Kids, Flexible work hours
- Company Employee Perks Budget What happens to the money that our companies save from on-site food/snacks, morale and travel budgets during the pandemic? #tech #google #facebook #microsoft #amazon #apple #netflix
- New Employee Gear at Microsoft Hello, I'm starting at Microsoft in 4 weeks. What kind of laptop do employees get? Also, do we get any monitors, keyboards, headsets, etc? Any welcome swag? Is there any WFH equipment budget, like for desks and chairs? #microsoft #wfh #swe2
- Austin Apartments WFH Looking for apartments in Austin, TX and it’s suburbs (Georgetown, Leander, Round Rock, Buda, Cedar creek, Bee Cave, etc). I work from home. Any recommendations? Budget < $1300/month 1b1b. TC ~ 150k #austin #apple #google #dell #ibm #microsoft #apartmentlist #housing #rent
- Microsoft: home office equipment stipend? I’m about to start a job as a full-time employee at Microsoft in the Seattle area. Do they offer any sort of budget/stipend for buying home office equipment? I.e. a standing desk, ergonomic office chair, etc?
- Training/Education stuff at Microsoft Hey Microsofties, How is it like at Microsoft for getting budget for things like: - Training courses - Uni classes - Certification Exams (including MSFT ones) It’s not great at Apple and I hope it’s better there. I’ll join MSFT in London soon. TC: 200K YOE: 6
- Good budget laptop for programming Could you guys help me in purchasing a budget laptop ? Requirements - - Programming - movies - browsing Price range - within 60,000 Also, I know that MacBook Pro and Microsoft Surface are good laptops but I was looking for something in lesser range
- vote Monitor recommendations for work with budget around $250? Do you recommend any monitor that I should buy with budget around $250? My work includes looking at lot of graphs/videos, coding, etc., Poll to recommend when/where to buy from. TC: 175k #tech #microsoft #software
- Best place to rent a 1 bedroom apartment for a single guy working at Microsoft? I like to have some amazing restaurants near to where I live, malls, etc. I also need to stay close to Microsoft but the closest set of apartments to Microsoft don't have close access to great restaurants, good downtown, etc. I don't want to travel more than 6-7miles to office. Which place should I
- Santa Clara vs San Mateo? Santa Clara is more affordable but further to FB. South Bay might appreciate more due to Google, Apple and MSFT new campus. San Mateo is in the peninsula, easy access to anywhere. Where would you buy for $1.5M budget?
- Best cities to buy a house (Washington state) I work in Microsoft( Redmond, WA) and i am looking for a home right now since the mortgage rates went down. I prefer good school district and has better chances for renting them in this future when i move out And commute.. Budget: 800 - 900 k TC : 240k Thanks in advance.
- Bothell Vs Issaquah Planning on getting a house. Partner works at Amazon and I work at Microsoft so looking for someplace with reasonable commute to both. No kids yet so not worried about great school diatricts for next 5 yearas. Any other suggestions. Woodinville ? Budget: 850k
- vote Unpopular opinion - PIP culture is good You can't tell if someone could do their job well from 4-5 interviews. Aggressively PIPing low performers is important to remove bad hires. Bad hires lower the engineering standard and increase costs -- hence reducing available budget and headcount for the high performers. Concern: PIP is cruel a
- Seattle RE Agent Recommendation for Northside I’m looking for an agent that can help connect me with pre-market houses and has connections in the shoreline area. Budget is 1.5M-1.7M Appreciate any and all recommendations! Thanks #housing #seattle #google #Facebook #amazon #microsoft
- Areas to look for apartments around Redmond? I will soon be joining #Microsoft redmond. I saw some 1b1b apartments in Bellevue and Redmond area, but the new ones are $2k+(out of my budget) and even the old ones are like $1800 - i was fine with $1800 but now i am discovering that utilities cost another $300 on top of this rent, which takes it
- Referral for companies that move fast I have onsite with Meta soon, and don’t have competing offers. Can anyone give referral for companies that can match or offer higher than Meta and also move fast for the interview process Could be interested in MSFT but only in a group that would have budget for high offers not low balls #engineer
- vote Single family housing in WA? I have been looking for SFH in Seattle after moving here last year. For me, Bothell, Lynnwood, Kirkland are unaffordable now. Looking for your opinions on which area is best for me. I will have a hybrid work option at MSFT. My spouse works in Kirkland. No kids yet but planning next year. Looking fo
- Suggest good apartments in bellevue downtown Suggest good apartments in bellevue downtown area. I will be commuting to microsoft near commons. Budget: upto $2300 Commute time: upto 30 minutes(one side). Location: Bellevue downtown (I can consider Redmond Downtown too) I will prefer either 1/2 BHK and open to studio! It should be close to Micr
- vote Should I buy a house or keep renting I will keep it short : Household net worth : 500k$ (MSFT)+ 200k$ (Retirement account) + 100k$ ( FAANG stocks) Household TC : 400k$ Current rent : 3400$ (2B 2B) I want to buy a townhouse with 3 bedroom in south or east bay. But I don’t find a single decent house for 1M$ What should I do to protec
- MSFT layoffs are a regular thing? Hello, I am waiting on numbers from recruiter for a sde position at Microsoft. I am going through blind posts and saw some layoff and rif posts. I know MS does not pip much but are budget cuts/rif pretty common? When I asked my friends who work at big tech, they said Microsoft is one of thr safest
- Negotiating L66 sign on bonus at MSFT Hello-my research tells me that l66 sign on at MSFT can range from 50-100k. The recruiter made it sound like it’s division budget based. Maybe she was trying to quell negotiations? Does anyone have a recent experience to Give me a good roadmap?
- Bellevue downtown apartments I am joining Microsoft and looking for 1 Bed/1Bath apartments. Looking at the reviews it's very confusing. Would be nice if someone can suggest some good apartments. My budget is around 2k/month Edited post - Specifically asking for Bellevue downtown and around that area
- Looking for referrals - Financial Analyst Hello Blind Community! I'm looking for referrals to any FAANGMULA+ companies. I am interested in the following roles: Financial Analyst, Budgeting positions Qualifications: MBA- Strategic Finance YoE: 6 Thanks! #google #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #
- Buy an affordable house with good schools Hi Everyone, I have elementary, middle and high school aged kids. With three kids I can not afford a private school. I will start going to Micrsoft Atlantic Yards office complex at Atlantic Station. I am looking to buy a 2000 sq ft house within reasonable commute. Good schools are main requirements.
- Redmond Housing I am looking for an 1BR apartment in Redmond/Bellevue area. Budget is around ~1800$. I have a car and don't mind 20 mins commute. I work at Microsoft. Any recommendations? Is Talisman a good place? They are offering 6 weeks free. Also do all charge 125$ for parking? #redmond #seattle
- buying a house in south bellevue I am new to Seattle and am trying to buy a house near Factoria(South Bellevue) for primary residence - I have a new born baby and my wife will be working at Microsoft Redmond and I will commute to Downtown Seattle. With budget of 900k, is Factoria/newport good area for SFH?
- microsoft low balls offers all day, don't bother to apply! these days #microsoft looking to hire senior resource with 10years of experience at L62/L3 max current #microsoft hiring/$$$Pay standard is broken completely for some teams. in initial call they will say they have budget blah blah...... once you successfully complete the interview and then ask for
- vote Moving to a new City I recently took a job at Microsoft in Atlanta, and I’m looking to move down sometime in February. I want to weigh my options: either a solo apartment or finding a roommate. I’m looking to walk to work, which is in Atlantic Station, and the 1 bed is around 1700–2200. I don’t think that’s too out of
- Recruiter says there may or may not be budget for relocation I've an on-site with msft next week. The recruiter told me, I may or may not get the a sum for relocation. And she said, that depends on the budget. What's happening? (I realize this is minor, but what if they do the same for sign on bonus or something)
- Apartments in Redmond/Bellevue I am looking for a 1 bed apartment near Microsoft office(Redmond) or somewhere in Bellevue. I have a car so I’m not too keen on living close to downtown.. but don’t mind that either. My budget is 1500-1700$. I would like to get a good secure building/community. Kindly recommend some good apartment
- LinkedIn / Netflix Referrals Hello blind community I have worked as a program manager for #microsoft WWL since Jan, 2020. I was informed that due to budget cut Microsoft is ending the contract end of September. I came across two Learning and Development PM roles at LinkedIn and Netflix. Can somebody give me a LinkedIn/ Netfl
- Learning & development for devs? I'm lvl 60 SWE, been at the company for two years now and really bored by what I'm working on. Don't wanna switch teams tho so just trying to find ways to upskill. I considered doing pluralsight or completing a Microsoft cert but that seems boring and I don't think I'd follow through if left to my
- Salesforce LMTS offer Base 230k RSU 300k Yearly bonus 15% Location Bellevue Recruiter mentioned the team doesn't have budget for any sign on. Could increase base 235. How does it sound? Any scope for further negotiation? The team is Omnistudio formerly Vlocity. Any idea about the team, tech stack, wlb, growth etc? Cu
- Fired after one month of hired as a contractor I am hired as a contractor by Microsoft one month ago. Received the working machine after one week. And it took another one week to set up the working machine and project. The next 2 weeks I completed 6 tasks of 2 different projects. Yesterday, I got the release notice and fired me. I am told th
- 300 LC | Sequoia, and IBM Intern | Looking for referrals Hi everyone, I'm looking for Winter/Summer 2021 intern referrals (preferably Winter). About me: - student at University of Waterloo - LC 270 (all patterns memorized with spaced repetition software Anki) - 4 mo intern at IBM, 8 mo intern at Sequoia backed startup - got team matched with square inte
- Lynnwood (WA) for house Would it be advisable to buy a house in Lynnwood (WA). I know it's a 20 mile drive from MS campus but with COVID, I don't expect us to be working 5 days a week from the office even after things get better. At the moment, I don't have a high budget and hence Lynnwood fits the bill. With link rail to
- Should I wait or buy a house in Bothell, WA? Will be moving to Seattle area soon to start work at Amazon. Was thinking to buy a single family home in Bothell area with a budget of approx. 850k, access to Indian community, and approx. 30 mins commute time to Seattle downtown. Given the current crazy housing market, any thoughts on buying vs wa
- How do compensations /salary bumps work in big corporations like Microsoft? Microsoft is a huge giant, hiring 1000s of employees daily and bumping salary of 100K+ folks every so often. Curious to understand does the seed money come from? Starting up top the compensation budget must be in the order of 10s of millions of $$. Does it come from Satya’s paycheck or do they sell