Overall very kind, smart people. Fully remote, but can go in the office whenever Jack Dorsey is paying attention again Not bad work life balance
Senior leadership is pretty chaotic at the moment with the recent reorg Unless you’re the #1 person on your squad/ team, it’s hard to get substantial raise with the current structure
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Which company is better to be at as an engineer? Stripe Pros: Faster valuation growth historical. Great APIs, developer good will. Related: better brand name in SV. Translates to easier recruiting. Collison brothers lauded as genius level intellects. Jack Dorsey comes off as derpy in interviews....Read more
Do you rent/own? BART, walk, or drive? What's your commute like? Specifically looking for those who work in SOMA (Twitter, square, uber, etc) but any info is welcome. We're Seattleites.
Prefer to be a little south of tenderloin or a quick drive to there so I’m near the twitter and square offices. What should be the max rent I should be targeting and recs on places plzzz #tech #faang
I thought housing was all about location location location. But then why people are buying houses 10+ minute drive from downtowns for high premiums? Im literally living in downtown Bellevue for quite cheap right now (3k rent), a house I saw in Kirkland suburbia is 1.4M (8.5k/mo) for same square foot...Read more
Hello Blind, managed to get through some processes and have some verbal and tentative offers. Would like to hear you guys' feedback with my current situation: Bloomberg, Senior Software Engineer, 240k Square, L5 (in hiring bar, final step) Google, L3 (through team matching, multiple teams gave feed...Read more
I'd like to live somewhere centralwith restaurants/bars/parks nearby, away from homeless, and also close to the highway for when the office opens up again. Currently thinking of Alamo square (the side near Hayes valley/lower Haight). Seems to be very walkable with a variety of neighborhoods nearby,...Read more
Guys if you want an affordable place in Silicon Valley look past none other than Sunnyvale. I pay 1800 for a 1bdr 650 square foot It’s great I love Sunnyvale Downtown is pretty neat Close to asian food in San Jose Tacos in San Jose Drive to Santa Cruz breach in under an hr Can still go to SF ab...Read more
Just curious how many NEW people with 1m+ TC in 2021 and how much price they can drive for the realistic market in the bay area or Seattle or NYC. Some rough estimation: 1. 25% of the FAANG E6+/ICT5+/principal/?/staff+ due to stock appreciation. Not sure the number, likely 10k+ people? 2. IC5+ pe...Read more
I’m about to be 36. Asian male. No house. Single. No kids. I drive a Honda. My apartment is like a 200 square feet studio and I pay 1000 bucks a month. No debt. I have a timeline to quit my job in the next six months. I’m going to be snowboarding in three continents before backpacking through Asia ...Read more
Where exactly is the Bing office in downtown Bellevue? When I drive by, I see multiple MSFT signage. There’s a one on a tall sky scraper, there’s one on Lincoln center or whatever it is (the mall that connects to Bellevue square), etc. Does the office itself have any amenities that are nice to ha...Read more
When I saw the lawlessness and rioting today in Union Square, the daily posts of store robberies and attacks on elderly in the AAPI community, the drive by shootings in the freeways, etc largely perpetuated by a certain group of people I can’t help but wonder if we have to be silent just to be PC. ...Read more
I only have learner's permit and never had a car before. I'd like to get a driver's license but have zero interest in driving. I want to move to a city where I not only don't need to drive, but also won't be judged for not having a car. I currently live in Canada and can move to anywhere in the US ...Read more
Hi Blinders, for those looking for startups to work with part time, here are two currently looking for elite engineers to work with their team 20hrs per week for cash + equity (36k + 1% equity) - Sully.ai - this YC startup also backed by Goodwater Capital is building AI Copilot for doctors is seeki...Read more
Everyone says HCOL is Cali, NY. What about WA, NJ - are they considered as MCOL? How’s the quality of life in Cali, NY, Texas ( Austin ) 1) In WA, A single bedroom apartment ( 650 square feet ) is around 2500 in a luxurious apartment ( best amenities + in house washer and dryer ). You drive to rela...Read more
I have a startup idea but I’m not brave enough to pursue it. It’s insane to me how some people can be so bold in life. Steve Jobs went to college, just smoked weed and chilled on the lawn, going to random classes and messing around, and then somehow still started a successful company, he was not wo...Read more
Hi everyone, Hope everyone is staying safe.. I'm looking for referral for Product analyst/Business analyst/ Data analyst roles I'm an Analyst with 7 years of experience in Retail, Hospitality ann Banking domains with a masters degree in business analytics. Core speciality lies in assimilating d...Read more
Since my previous post, and after DMing I realized my reqs are way off. Please provide some suggestions based on below criteria. Don’t want to stay in Newark as it isn’t safe. Criteria in ascending order: 1) Luxury apartments with all amenities 2) Preferably 20 min car drive to newark, good with 2...Read more
Hey Blind! I'm currently a rising senior with 2 internships on my belt, and 1 PM & 1 Business Analyst internship. Looking for referrals to drive hard to get into the door for interviews for APM programs & any other related new grad jobs/programs. Down to send over my resume in DMs. Looking for ref...Read more
After my previous post, I realized I need to go down on my requirements significantly. My office is in newark! 1) below 2.5k ( 1bhk, 600-700 square feet, amenities - dishwasher, dryer, washing machine, air conditioner/heater, refrigerator ) 2) safe place to stay with enough Indian community/restaur...Read more