Good work life balance and VP managers here are reasonable
Significant low pay than average job market. No career growth here for an AVP.
Please help me decide what offer to choose Barclays vs State Street, they offer AVP with 180K, Need suggestions based on career growth, Annual bonus, WLB, benefits etc. Current TC 150K YE 10+ TC. 180K
Does anyone have experience with the Align program at Northeastern? For those who don’t know, it’s a CS Masters for non-CS undergrads, 1 year bridge courses+2 years of masters classes. I’ve been at State Street in investment management for 3 years after graduating with a finance degree (CS minor), ...Read more
I have been working as Salesforce developer from last ~5 years and pretty good at it. Currently making about 150k after taxes and working for a desi consultancy. What do you guys suggest for me to go after? I don’t think I can try for companies like google and amazon by learning data structures and...Read more
This is mostly a rant than anything. But also curious what folks think around here. A year and a half ago, when the pandemic was young and the vaccines were around the corner, my partner and I decided to settle in SF for the forseeble future. We bought a house. It seems our conjecture of the pande...Read more
Became PIP fodder because i wanted to switch teams, now I'm on a career break and planning to visit the US and Rollerblade through a few cities on the West coast. I mostly plan on going around the streets and exploring local markets instead of the tourist attractions. I don't plan on driving and wi...Read more
my internship will be ending the 1st of April. ive been told there will be no extensions or positions available due to the current economic climate. i know its rough for a lot of people right now, but any advice would be appreciated. i have rent to pay, and its not like i can just get a service in...Read more
Hi Blind community. I'm new here; have been browsing a lot and am amazed to see such high TCs from people, which makes me feel like I've done something wrong with my life. I have 10 years of IT project/product mgmt experience, got my master's a couple of years ago and no matter where I go, jobs don'...Read more
I've spent a lot of time reflecting on my life and career, trying to decide where I want to go and what I want to do. It's been a struggle if I'm honest. With the ambiguity of life and the scarcity of a level head, I have not succeeded. Many factors have played a role in impeding my ability to deci...Read more
I have 15+ years of experience. Most recently quit the corporate world as Director of engineering and started my own business. I’m not here to preach anything but simply offer my peace and moral support to those who are anxious and/or impacted by layoffs. I was there in Wall Street when the 2008/0...Read more
I got laid off, so I decided to cast a wide net to 10+ companies of different "tiers". They include so-called "top tiers" as well as "lower tiers". The results are astonishing to me. I received offers "surprisingly easily" from "top tiers". Amazon L5 - offer 375k Uber senior - offer 440k Square L5 ...Read more
Growing up in a multi-cultural home in East San José during the 60’s, I had no idea what diversity meant. My parents raised me to be color-blind, and to treat others with empathy, respect and kindness. In September of 1972 I started middle school in another neighborhood. When I invited Mike (one of...Read more
Thoughts? Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/03/08/google-to-promote-fewer-employees-to-senior-roles-how-this-will-pressure-workers-to-improve-their-performance/?sh=c3131ebe92cf A new policy will make it harder for Googlers to advance within the organization. GoogleGOOG -2.5%...Read more
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/opinion/musk-twitter-tesla.html Autocratic chief executives are dazzling. Unconstrained by the bonds that hold back ordinary executives, they soar to higher highs and crash to lower lows. Today’s case study in dazzlement: Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, ...Read more
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/breaking-down-spending-at-one-of-americas-priciest-public-colleges-2d74ec48 TL;DR: cost increases come from administrative buildings, sports and non-professor salaries. " in-state tuition and fees, about $12,500 this school year, have more than doubled since 2...Read more
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday banned employers from using noncompete contracts to prevent most workers from joining rival firms, achieving a policy goal that is popular with labor but faces an imminent court challenge from business groups. The measure, approved by the agency’s Democratic ...Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-employees-vent-about-the-bank-return-office-tracking-effort-2022-5 Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, swaths of the white-collar workforce have experienced a transformation in when, where, and how they work. Powered by technology and the realizati...Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-employees-vent-about-the-bank-return-office-tracking-effort-2022-5 Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, swaths of the white-collar workforce have experienced a transformation in when, where, and how they work. Powered by technology and the realiza...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