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- Negotiating paper stocks when switching companies I recieved a verbal offer from Google and waiting for them to share the official numbers Any pointers to leverage paper money aka pre IPO RSU's during negotiation? Do public companies honor this as part of negotiation? Please share your experience successfully negotiating the $$$ Yoe: 7 Current
- Publish papers when working in a company? If I want to pursue a topic out of my own interest - how do I go about publishing a paper on it (& get it peer reviewed). Are there ways to collaborate with university research labs for example some universities have AI labs but you have to be a student. How do we involve in research while working a
- vote I have 100 citations from 10 papers, reviewed 12 papers, and 1 patent published. My company not filing for EB-1. #eb1
- Companies that encourage open source contributions, papers and talks? Looking for my next gig...
- Why do people say private companies stock is paper money? Can't you sell your stock on private markets like equityzen?
- Do system software engineers write research papers at electronics companies I see some answers on quora stating that there is a realistic chance that companies like nvidia that do actual research on new graphics techniques and system software engineers also play a major role in those. How likely is that happening?
- vote Wait for actual (paper copy) of h1b before resigning at current company? My h1b transfer case status shows approved on the uscis website. Should i wait for the paper copy of the h1b transfer to arrive and then resign or its safe to resign with the uscis online status? Tc/gtfo gang - 160 #workvisa #h1b
- How do you guys weight paper money against compensation at public companies? Curious how people think about it.
- Why is everyone hate ByteDance? Blinders complain ByteDance of their crazy WLB, paper evaluation etc. Even though other company has crazy work hours (Banana shop, Stripe etc), or paper evaluations too. The reasons I can think of are the company cultural differences, language barrier or jealous of their high compensation Let's ha
- So many posts about shit orgs and overrated companies. Whats an actually good company to join? Ill go first. Michael Scott Paper Company.
- SDE 2 companies Now that meta has a hiring freeze, what companies can I consider for SDE 2 roles? How can I get referrals? I’m currently at Microsoft with around 3 yoe and 220k TC Not interested in startups with paper money or Amazon.
- L+2 with 15% salary cut, will you take it? Got an offer at a small company for L7 with lower salary. I’m thinking if I can use this up leveling to jump (in a year or two) to a company with large upside. Is this a good idea? TC: 600k on paper, real salary is probably 10percent down because snap keeps tanking. Yoe: 10
- Companies that pay $500k+ for senior? Looking into interviewing again in next few months. What companies can pay $500k+ for senior swe? Yoe 5 Tc 500k(300k is paper money)
- Companies with shi##y benefits Would like to know other companies out there with some of the shi##y benefits. Ill go first.. 1.) Maternity Leave: 2 weeks. 2.) No wfh flexibility. 3.) Thinnest toilet paper 🤪😆 Please share yours... #tech #benefits
- Which companies would make >650K EM offers? For someone coming from L6 / M1 Google/Facebook.. Not paper-money. Just interested in cash and public company RSUs.
- ~1.8% Raise Been with my company for about 1.25 years. Got roughly a 1.8% raise. I joined in at the lowest for my level's pay band. New employees for my level are getting base salaries about ~10% higher and private RSUs that match what I get (but in the last year we raised and valuation doubled, so their RSUs
- Good Web3 companies to join? Get bored with current job. I am young enough to take paper money. Any suggestion on Web 3 crypo company? TC:400k post crash
- vote Is MSFT on par with FAANG? It seems curious because on paper it should be right up there with them (market cap, stock price, name recognition, etc.) yet seems to be thought of as a step below. Is it the level of innovation, relatively low comp, or just generally too mature (old) of a company?
- Amazon offered me a job WITHOUT an interview even after I RENEGED their offer a year ago Got an email from an Amazon recruiter today offering me a role as an L5 after I reneged them (accepted offer and told them I'm not joining 2 weeks before I start), she explicitly mentioned that there will be no interview and they are willing to beat my current compensation. Pretty funny how desperat
- vote 1M new job vs. 900k FB remote FB job: stable, fun, remote, 900k. I plan to move to lcol or to the beach . New job: Fintech, crypto, bay area in-office, 1M ( maximum offer, cash + stock ) not paper money or shit coins. I can't disclose the new company name, too easy to identify myself. Money wise, the difference is negligible
- vote Unpopular opinion: TC shouldn't include paper money I saw that many people on blind include paper stocks in their TC. Some people even include increased valuation of their paper money based on their last funding round. Should people still include paper money in TC? I feel like it leads to incorrect comparisons between roles/companies. TC 380
- what can you do with paper money? Is equity granted by a private company really just paper money until the company goes public? What can you do with that equity to liquidate it?
- Risks of paper money? Paper RSUs (shares from private companies like Instacart, Stripe, DB, TikTok) are currently worth $0. Some companies may institute a buyback policy but the price offered is usually significantly lower than the price used in offer letters. Given that for most startups, you get to keep vested RSUs ev
- vote Which companies are known to call candidates for rejection? Do you prefer email or phone call or ghosting(!)? Comment the company name and poll for preference. I know Google is known for calling to reject. TC: 135k + paper money #tech #interview
- vote Netflix isn’t a tech company. Change my mind. A tech company in todays world implies a few things. Namely that you work with technology (synonymous with anything touching computers these days, which I think is a fallacy, but I digress). But also that you are high growth and “innovating”. When we look at Netflix, it should be obvious that all th
- RSUs in startups that end up being worthless I work for a no name startup. Got 40K illiquid RSUs in paper money that vested in 2021. Today. I am finding out I need to pay an extra $6K real money on my 2021 return. I am almost certain the startup will fail and not IPO. How is this a good deal? What should my game plan be to avoid this in th
- Offer from big hedge fund company, but not Algo I got an offer from one of the big hedge fund trading company as a fullstack developer which I'll be developing internal tools. Is this less prestigious than Algo? (I feel like so) Feels like I would be going to Harvard and graduating with gender studies. Even TC feels like less compared with Alg
- vote Let's Boycott Interviewing at Stripe and Instacart after their New RSU Policy For folks, who are not aware of these companies new RSU policies, here's it in the nutshell. 1) Fixed bonus amount given in the form of stripe/instacart share. No stock upside to capture! 2) This shows it's not about having employees part of the company success and more about delayed bonus payout i
- vote Series A startup or Salesforce Got 2 offers and trying to decide how much risk there is on an early stage startup. Gonna try and negotiate them both up 🚗: 200 cash / 420 paper 💴 company value ~ 30m Salesforce: 165/ 140 stock — TC: 225 TC: 205
- Fellas, do you ever get over your first love? Yes you will eventually keep grinding and get a high paying TC offer Yes you will get in great shape Yes you will eventually get a 'prettier' girl Yes you will get a nice place with kids and hope that they study hard and get into Stanford Yes you will be able to take family on nice vacations Ye
- Highest L4 offer you’ve seen? What’s the highest L4 offer you’ve seen at any company? What companies offer the best L4 compensations? Can also be a startup/pre ipo company with paper money. Edit: L4 meaning swe 2/mid level/the next level after entry or new grad TC: 250k Yoe: 3
- How is AutoDesk/Automation anywhere as a company? AutoDesk vs Automation Anywhere... go with paper money vs public traded company...
- Are all engineers at MAANG intelligent? Do you think all engineers at MAANG companies intelligent, hold Phd, have many patents or published tens of papers? TC: 70k in Sweden YoE: 15
- How much is your net worth from Stocks/RSUs you got your company? How much is your net worth from Stocks/RSUs (maybe just paper money right now), and company + tenure at the company?
- Which companies are leading in AI research? Which companies publish influential papers? Google, Facebook, Amazon, OpenAI... Who else? #ML #AIResearch
- L1A manager requirements Hi all, I have been working as a manager in my company, handling people cross country too, but technically I was an IC on paper till last month. I have completed 15 months in this company. Can I move as L1A now? I've been manager [on paper] only for a month? #L1A, #L1B, #workvisa
- vote FAANGMULA Company for Research : PhD grad Which of the top tech companies is the best for a Machine Learning / AI researcher (recent PhD grad) Looking for roles that entails paper publications/patents etc. I have am expecting an offer from Amazon for an AS role. Current TC : 125 K
- What level+company in tech currently yields 700k/year TC? Which level+company currently in tech would yield 700k TC? Must be non-paper money(pre-IPO not counted).
- 6th year and no i-140 yet Due to some circumstances, j find myself at 6th year. Are there any good companies which tries do the paper work for GC from day 1 of joining on a case-to-case basis.#workvisa #h1b
- Paper money value Hey fellas grinding away at AirBnB, Uber, Lyft, Pinterest and others previously in similar companies. What do you do with your vested RSUs/options worth paper money? Is it worth the wait till these companies IPO or get acquired?How do you buy house or any property with this paper money? Folks consi
- vote Highest TC company for SWE generalist Consider TC and only TC Ignore WLB, benefits, ... Just curious which company hands out the most $$$ whether in cash or stocks or paper money, but if its paper money please use fair value estimate
- Does Microsoft just prove that successful products don’t need high TC to attract talents Everyone knows Microsoft pays shit with poor refreshers, but it is still one of the most successful company. Paper TC: 1M #microsoft
- vote Wealthsimple vs Faire Both companies are hybrid in Canada YOE: 1 Current TC: 110 Wealthsimple: - 142k base - 50k USD in options per year - No sign on Faire: - 135k base - 10k sign on - 55k USD in RSUs per year Wealthsimple seems like a way cooler product and tech stack but Faire seems more likely to ipo and actually h
- How much paper loss in your vested RSU’s since 2/12? I’ll start. Combining RSU’s that I’m holding from current and previous company, I am down roughly 175k on paper.
- Do you expect a total comp bump when you move from big company to startups? Knowing that big company give me cash whereas small ones gives me equity and only on paper. Thoughts?
- vote Pre IPO RSUs ? Got an offer from a pre-IPO startup for 15000 RSUs at a $5B company valuation. Each stock worth $20 (paper money until liquidity event). I accepted the written offer. But waiting to join until 2 weeks, background check etc etc. The week after the company raised a new round of funding and is now valu
- How is your experience with BAL? Planning to move to a new company(FANG) on H1B receipt. Is BAL good with their paper work? I don’t want to get a denial due to poor paper work. 10 years of H1b, I140 approved. TC 260K
- Push for 20 hour work weeks? Anyone else think 40 hours is way way way too long and just wage slavery? No choice but to work 40 hours cause no company hires for under 40 hours on paper.
- vote When should I tell my team that my wife’s pregnant? For context, I joined a month ago. She’s 2 months in, and we actually found out on the day I joined this company. Company is based in the Carolinas and focuses on wlb and friendly culture. Very nice people. When should I inform them about the pregnancy and prep them for the news that I’ll take the
- How to optimize tax at ipo ? As Lyft and other similar companies IPO, employees will lose a good chunk to taxes. What are your tax optimization strategies to offset these huge taxes? Tc: ~385k including paper money