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- Blind lingo .. I’ve been on blind for about 3 months and I see a lot of acronyms .. just starting this thread to list as many as possible .. Update: TC 300k (I got the GTFO.. see below) (Updated based on comments) TC: total compensation FAANG: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google Faamgmula- FAANG + Microso
- Why stock markets are STRANGE... 🤔? 20 million job loss but still stocks doing great..!! ≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠==≠ Welcome back to the greatest casino on God’s Green Earth, the Stock Market 😉 Why the market’s moved higher from the March meltdown, there isn’t a rhyme or a reason. It doesn’t care about pandemics, or the
- Transition from Finance to BigTech Wondering if anyone successfully transitioned from finance into big tech. Any tips and tricks you can share which worked for you? I have an undergrad in engineering, a grad school degree in finance, and worked in financial services/banking as a client facing product manager for 10+ yrs. Since bank
- Why am I not getting interviews after 400+ applications? Background: bio bachelors degree, research, business and finance internships, job experience as warehouse manager at Amazon, research experience, multiple written web publications, awesome person- will bring homemade pie to office Skills: writing, Excel, GIS, financial analysis, Adobe InDesign Com
- Open to Senior/lead data science/data science manager referrals! DM me if you are hiring! Hi guys, I have started looking for new opportunity in data science. I am open to Senior/lead positions. Qualification and experience: PhD in Statistics, 5+ years of experience post PhD. I am in particular interested in the pre IPO companies (but open to any company as long as their product have
- Compensation Tiers of Companies for Tech Jobs By popular demand, I'm reposting one of my replies on another thread. This tiering is based on both trajectory and overall scale of total comp (base+bonus+stock) for IC positions. Edit: subsidiaries with the same pay go under the parent (e.g. Twitch and Amazon) Based off of all the comp data points
- How to leverage brand name of a FAANG company effectively as a PM? Seeking guidance on this since I joined Meta 3 years ago, after leaving a pre IPO company after a short tenure of 3 months (so no stock vested and they IPOed successfully). Naturally, it would have been more financially rewarding to stay there, but it was the brand name that drove me to Meta. Since
- WFH/Hybrid/Back to office companies Master thread Creating a master thread so can track which companies are WFH vs hybrid vs old school back to office. This is what I have so far. Update in comments about any company you know and I will update the list or correct this list if you work for any of these. Amazon is mostly appearing to be hybrid or
- Looking for Financial Analyst opportunities! Hi all, I'm posting on behalf of a friend. They're a Lead Financial Analyst (FP&A) with 4 YOE and looking for a new role. Not sure exactly what the market is like or what the top companies are but I believe #netflix #google #uber and #instacart have some roles. I think strategic finance and FP&A hav
- link Whats a good/fair TC expectation for Southeast US? YOE: 5 Location: Southeast US (Remote for SF Office) Role: Revenue Data Manager Company: DoorDash I was trying to find estimates, but most DoorDash roles seem to be specifically for high CoL areas (Bay Area, Seattle, NYC) and this role seems to be relatively new. I tried asking the recruiter for th
- link Where should I apply? Looking to jump ship from Salesforce. TBH it is pretty chill but I feel like I should advance myself and my career. Where should I apply? YOE: 2 TC: 200K Looking at Google L4, FB E4, Apple ICT4, and Amazon L5. Are these the right level for me? I have a Bachelor’s from a top 3 CS school. I already
- vote Chime (FinTech) vs Google vs Square Background: New Grad (B.S.) with 5+ previous internships Highly value: Culture/WLB > Growth/Upside > Benefits I have narrowed down my options to these 3 and having a hard time choosing. Remote offers are for current location. Note: These are maxed offers after negotiations. For new grad, Sq
- vote Chime vs Confluent vs Google vs Meta vs Square (New Grad) Format: Base / Equity over 4 yrs. Excluding Sign on Background: Undergrad with 5+ previous internships Highly value: Culture, WLB, Growth/Upside. Benefits is a nice plus Chime (remote): 140k/160k at Current Valuation Bonus: 10% Team: Financial Platform + Pre-IPO (barely) + really great reviews
- Any recommendations for any training classes which can help preparing for highly paying companies? I am 42 years old having beautiful wife and 3 beautiful kids. At this stage of life when I have lots of responsibilities towards my growing kids, I feel I haven't save much ( reason 2008 crash fobia when I lost good amount of money) and feel myself a failure and sometimes when kids are demanding, I
- Looking for Product Management (PM/APM) role referrals Hi everyone, I have been a PM for one year since graduation (May 2021). I am looking to advance my career in tech and move to a different company. Have one year of experience in a SaaS cloud product. Looking for referrals in bigger corporations like tech or financial services for APM or PM roles.
- Morgan Stanley Technology Analyst to Quant Hi all, I am interning this summer as a technology analyst at Morgan Stanley and would like to know more about the transition from technology analyst to quant at Morgan Stanley. Has this been done before, and what tips can anyone provide on how to go about the transition? I have yet to choose my te
- Where to go next? I am an MLE in infra, 10 YoE, Sr, ~350TC, full remote. I like to work hard for 40hrs per week but not 60. Was in well-known old big tech before Twitter. Say an eccentric billionaire was about to buy your company and there was much uncertainty re RSUs, WLB, continuation of remote work, potential mas
- vote Mozilla Offer Is it worth it??? I applied for a SR. Financial Analyst position at Mozilla and was offered a base of $150k with bonus potential of 35% which would bring me up to $202k. I honestly don't believe Mozilla is a strong company but am considering the role because my current comp is very laughable at Microsoft base 95k wit
- Exit opps for PE/HF investment middle office analyst Currently @WF in NC but I’m very desperate to get out and welcome any legit helpful suggestions because I’m very much at a loss. I love the role in terms of the experience gained (portfolio management support with meeting client requests/demands, investment manager research and point of contact for
- 45% paycut to move to an early stage startup? Would you take a 45% paycut to move to an early stage startup? Context: I’m a staff level IC. No management experience. I’m thinking about next steps for my career and I’d want to explore people management. An ideal role would allow me do both (Some IC work while managing a small team) More establ
- Referral Request for FAANG!! Hi Everyone! For the last couple of months I've been grinding leetcode questions and preparing so hard for coding interviews. Now I feel pretty confident about my coding skills and also I'm a one of the consistent highly paid Chegg expert ranging [70k-1lakh](This just to tell you about my coding sk
- Robin Williams is a lot on my mind these days. I am watching various movies of his in Netflix and elsewhere and feeling sad, sometimes tearing up. It all started with a post in Blind where someone said they're stressed and depressed and having suicidal thoughts. Someone responded that op is an idiot and they have
- Financial Analyst Looking For Guidance I’m a finance & corporate develoment analyst at a media company with 1.5 yoe in CA. My team was laid off due to covid, including my boss who had been with the company 8 years. Since then I’ve had countless interviews for financial analyst positions and haven’t been able to lock anything down. I’ve
- 20 YOE: Need Referrals for Senior SWE/Cloud Solutions Architect Hello, I am a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Banner Health looking for referrals to all technology-focused companies for SWE/CSA senior level roles. YOE: 20 Past Companies: Microsoft, Honeywell, Capgemini, Broadridge Financial #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics #Ap
- Troubled Finances I am a 30 Year old making 145K Base in Bay Area. I have about 350K in vested RSUs and 70K worth equity outside. I also hit my vesting peak at my current company.. After Tax . I make contributions to 401K and ESPP ( Both Maxed Out) that brings my Per Paycheck earnings to about $2500 ($5000/mo) Here
- Biggest financial crisis in my life. Need help I'm an Indian. Because of some unexpected turns in my family(can't explain). We were in deepest shit right now. We have debts of 1 crore Indian rupees and have to pay 2 lakhs as interest monthly. There is no financial support other than me for my family. Married but spouse is not working (H4 visa -
- Blind Community Please Help : New PhD Grad Seeking MLE or ML-SWE interview advice Hi Blind Community, I would really appreciate every cent of your advice. No trolls, please. About Me: I am a Ph.D. grad focussed on ML research. The 2020 year was a bumpy life experience for me as I got covid, met with a road accident, my leg got amputated, and stayed in bed for 7 months. Suffered
- Middlemen like airbnb,Yelp,doordash , Uber , Eventbrite etc are unsustainable in the current shape Edit: this analysis is more for the years to come after this pandemic. But pandemic might have just hastened failing of some companies and I think this will also significantly change how some of these companies operate. We a switch companies, when you switch companies think of the next 2-5-10 yea
- link I've started my FIRE journey in India! (Part 3: Miscellaneous Odds and Ends Before Leaving US) Here are links to my other writings around our FIRE journey and returning back to India: Part 1 (Intro and Net Worth): https://www.teamblind.com/post/sqhzju14 Part 2 (Financials Before Leaving US): https://www.teamblind.com/post/ShzXbLBN Below is an account of all the miscellaneous stuff I had to a
- Blind glossary for newbies Every proper forum has a glossary page for new visitors. I've started one for you. You're welcome TC: total compensation. Normally base+annual bonus+annual allotment of RSUs GTFO: get the fuck out, as in TC or GTFO YOE: years of experience COL: cost of living RSU: restricted stock units Refr
- No one to talk to I am still losing friends after 30. Friend 1 : School friend. She got married and I flew from my current location to my hometown only to attend her wedding but on the day of her wedding, nature played a joke and there was a hailstorm. I couldn't attend her wedding and she got mad. She changed her n
- Does working hard really pays back in long term? I've joined Amazon as a fresher about an year ago. I really like the work I'm doing as an SDE, learning a lot, manager is encouraging and applauds my work. However, all this comes with me working hard tirelessly about 50-60hrs per week, putting my efforts over the weekends and learning stuff outside
- Should I take a low level role (in or out of tech) while looking for high level? Would this hurt me? Hi Blinders. Happy new year! Hoping I can get some of your wisdom & insight. Spent past 7+ years in startups abroad as a passion project founder, a co-founder at another startup & a Director PM role at another. (not in that order) Returning to the US after recently attending a few events and seeing
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals for PM roles Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals and advice Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- How I got a job in BigTech despite multiple rejections/hurdles I think all of us need to share our failures more with the world than our successes coz thats what motivates people...i know lots of people have started coming out with their worst failures to eventual success stories in recent times with the great courage and this is my attempt to uptick that trend
- link Post FIRE Life: Notes to self for a meaningful life in 2022 Almost a month late in posting this New Year Resolution, but better late than never. TC: 0 (Financially Independent / Retired Early) My FIRE post: https://www.teamblind.com/post/sqhzju14 Context: I've begun trying out early retirement and have been on a break for nearly an year now. Although I've
- 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
- 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