Remote work, work life balance. New CEO is increasing the stock price
Career framework, cost reduction efforts have impacted engineering quality significantly.
Between bizarre and uncalled for releveling, way lower refreshers and a surge in PIP I don't advize folks joining. Not to mention that the culture went to shit they nickle and diming everything like removing 100% of morale and learning budgets. Unsatisfication is through the roof. #pinterest #pip ...Read more
I am EM at Pinterest. I have an exciting ML opportunity (8+ yoe only please) that has a highly leveraged impact across the ads stack at Pinterest. Some areas that you might work on: * Media planning * Recommendation Center for Ads * Ad/Advertiser ranking models * Bid/Budget/Keyword suggestions * Ma...Read more
What are some budget monthly parking options near the Pinterest SF office? I drop my dog for daycare and then take the shuttle to FB.
My team has 10 engineers, but we only ever have work for 5 or 6. Engineers on team aren’t rockstars either. Pretty mediocre imho. One worker is on a work-visa and may have to go back to their country if they are laid off, provided they can’t find a job within a certain timeframe. I want to be hel...Read more
Hello everyone, still hammering on with my job hunt - 6 months and about 40 interviews later. Only failed 1 tech and 1 non-tech interview so far - mostly rejected for "too much desired TC for Canadian market" and, now 3 times after a successful final round - due to budget freezes, head-count freeze...Read more
Doing six onsites, one every other day in the span of two weeks. Im hoping I will get more offers interviewing at the end of the year from managers trying to hire with their leftover budget. I need a Christmas miracle to get a top tier offer lol. Shameless plug: there are still companies such as S...Read more
I keep receiving emails from recruiters representing unknown consulting companies regarding job opportunities, even though I am not actively seeking new employment. While the emails themselves aren't bothersome, I expect recruiters to conduct some research on a candidate's experience and current jo...Read more
Hi I'm a product marketer, who recently lost my job at a startup due to budget cuts. My partner also lost his job in December, so we have both been on the job hunt for a few months now. Really discouraged at this point, but trying to stay optimistic because I have come across several companies that ...Read more
Based on all the latest features released on these platforms in last few months, which would you choose with these considerations: • Low budget side hustle • I’m new to mobile development • Will eventually have a web app • Would like to iterate as fast as possible • Priority for optimal UX • Supa...Read more
My contract as a designer for Google just ended (wasn’t able to get extended due to my team getting their budget cut) and I’m looking for new opportunities! I was in the midst of final rounds for a full time position on a different team but the role has currently been put on a pause. Would love any...Read more
Hi I'm a product marketer, who recently lost my job at a startup due to budget cuts. My partner also lost his job in December, so we have both been on the job hunt for a few months now. Really discouraged at this point, but trying to stay optimistic because I have come across several companies that ...Read more
I work for Amazon web services AWS and got affected by lay offs, need to find a job asap to keep my visa or else I need to move my family to India but the market is so bad, even the interviews are getting canceled due to budget cuts. This is very stressful. Please let me know how the rest are coping...Read more
Hi Blind fam, One of my friends who works as SWE for a mid size company got laid off today (without any prior notice) due to the budget constraints in the company . It's not just her but their entire team in the US from various domains. I feel pretty bad for her as a friend and also as someone who...Read more
I’m currently a student who is graduating May 2023 and currently doing my internship at Tesla. I did my internship at Amazon and got my return offer but due to layoffs it got postponed to December and My current team is not having an headcount at Tesla. I can’t wait till that as I need to get a job ...Read more
Hi everyone, I am an upcoming SWE new grad (Dec 23') from SFSU and I'm hoping to get referrals. I recently did an internship with (a big tech unicorn) and crushed it, but didn't get a return offer due to lack of budget. (I even helped other engineers outside my team with technical issues and involv...Read more
TL;DR: TC will be flat for most of us in tech industry in the next 2-3 years. Here's why I believe this is the case: 1. A mild recession during this time period at the very least. I don't think we will see a major collapse like 2008 but there are strong signs of stagflation which will result in slo...Read more