TC: 150K, Midwest, YOE 15+ I've been working as a SWE for most of my career. My goal has always been to reach principal level. However, lately I've been craving the financial stability without having to be so hardcore technical all the time. I also like being social and just talking about technolog...Read more
I'm 31. Single parenting. I started my career late (did a PhD + postdoc) in late 2021. I have around 600-700k in net worth, about 250k in liquid cash, $120k in a brokerage index funds, 62k in FB stocks, and the rest in IRA/401k. I work at a trading shop. My base pay is $230k. Bonus is discretionary...Read more
Wife & I earn, the two kids don't. We are 35+. Both are experienced Staff engineers in large cap companies that pay competitively. Our total TC crossed $1M couple years ago. We live in Cupertino in a medium SFH 2500sqft paying a large mortgage. Max out every tax advantaged opportunity. We both think...Read more
Hello! I am a Sr.Product Manager with 6 YOE and want to prioritize financial independence, quality of life, and career growth. The next step for me is to become either a Group PM or a Principal PM. At the same time, I want to get out of the rat race and just buy nice property in a mid-low cost of l...Read more
So some background first. I have a Bachelor's of Science and Business Administration (2012) with a focus on finance and a Masters of Science of Business Analytics (2020). I have over 8 years of total experience where I predominantly been focused on FP&A, financial reporting and data analytics in mar...Read more
Full list of open opportunities in London - please get in touch if any of these sound like you or someone you know. (Unfortunately none of these roles can offer visa support.) JELF101 Algorithmic Trading Developer – Well Established US based FS firm, expanding in London £80-£120k base, dependent on...Read more
This is my first post on Blind ever, so apologies if I say something stupid. Don't come for me. I am 1.5 years into my product management career and unsure of what my next move should be. For context: I joined my team at Microsoft in September 2022 as a PM right out of college. Love it so far. My ...Read more
Update to my post: Turns out this is the hiring manager, not a recruiter. They responded to my email -they wrote me they work hard to make their org a better employer. I believe they have good intentions, but wasn't it Papa Jeff who said that good intentions (by themselves) do not count? Backgrou...Read more
Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-landlord-defaults-are-escalating-as-lenders-brace-for-more-distress-894938c0 I think someone here said go buy REIT? TL;DR: commercial real estate is suffering from people not returning to the office and realizing it won't go back to where it was. Quote: T...Read more
Hello Blinders, Been meaning to post here for the longest time but haven't gotten around to doing so until now. Would welcome any help that the community could provide! I have about $230K in student loan debt that I incurred between 2016 and 2020 while I was doing my MBA. Without going into much d...Read more
TL;DR: Small investors put their money on real estate syndicators .. companies go bust into foreclosure, small investors take the losses while syndicators (admins) keep their fees. I hate too much regulation but is this okay? https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-housing-bust-comes-for-thousands-of-small-...Read more
Blind wont let me post a google sheets link so here it is in raw format. It contains 95% of companies with more than 10 reviews. company ratings career growth wlb compensation culture management overall Formidable 12 4.7 5 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 Boston Scientific 38 3.6 4.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 4 Hudl 14 4.4 4.9 ...Read more