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- So Facebook I have deleted all my contacts. I have deleted all my posts. I have blocked your cookies. I have gone to privacy dashboard and deleted every bit of data you let me delete and set every privacy setting to its most restrictive setting. My Facebook account is now just an empty shell that I keep open on
- vote Microsoft L60 vs L3 Google SEA (posting during week) Posting from a friend's account Hey guys, I am focused on growth. Completed MS + BS in 2.5-3 years have some research papers online. I have close to 1.5 year of experience (1.5 YOE - 1 year and 4-5 months) from a well known company Here are the final numbers (both in seattle) 1.5 YOE full time
- Pure storage, Am I being offered market value? Hi, I was approached by Pure atorage for a presales systems engineer role. The total comp 70%-30%split and I would like to know how much they pay for this role. I was told by the recruiter that the range is 215k- 220k. my YOE: 13 with Masters degree in Computer science. is this a good package? cons
- vote Google vs Jump Trading offer eval Posting from previous account. Current TC - 55L INR (Hedge Fund) YOE - 3 Google - Location - IN Base = 40.90 L INR Target Bonus = 6L INR Equity = 130K usd over 4 yrs => 32.5 L (33% 1st yr) TC ~ 80 L INR Pros - Work looks quite exciting as per the discussion with the HM - Good WLB Cons - Fron
- Frontend engineering career path at FAANGMULA companies I am aware that one needs sound CS fundamentals and leetcode etc to get hired as SWE frontend engineers. But whats the career path going forward, can you land an engineering manager gig without strong distributed systems knowledge. I have non FAANG but strong frontend experience and some backend ex
- vote Google vs Facebook vs Apple offer comparison Hi, I have recently cleared the above three companies for the Canada locations. following are the details 1. Apple ( FEAR (Fraud Engineering, Algorithms and Risk) Team, Vancouver) Level: ICT4 TC: 339k USD (Including sign on and annual bonus) Base: 145k
- 1 Million Net Worth at 33 All, I'm happy to share that I hit 1MM Net Worth for the first time in my life. I started my career in 2011, with $75k base salary and worked my way up to get $350k TC today (at 33). I'd like to know how I can grow this money moving forward. I'd like to retire at 50 and hopefully have a Net Worth o
- How actively do you make trades in your 401(k)? I’m not an active trader. I want to ask questions before I make any changes. I’m curious how actively everyone is trading in their employer-sponsored accounts, and what types of trades you’ve utilized to get you the best performance. I’ll detail my current situation below. ERISA-compliant 401(k) t
- How to pay off my house? My dream is to pay off my house. I need to pay back 380k to the bank in 30 years with a mortgage at 4%. I already increase my payment every months to target 15 years but my goal is to finish it in 2 or 3 years. I know you are going to say it is stupid, that it is not worth it that i should be inve
- Google L3 offer evaluation (Seattle) Base:- 127k Equity:- 146k in front loaded vesting manner Sign on:- 0 Relocation:- 10k Target bonus:- 15% Level:- L3 Location:- Seattle/Kirkland YOE:-2 (not at FB, I am using my intern blind account) Front loaded vesting result:- Out of 146k over two years Year 1(36%)=53k, which makes year1 TC=200k
- Microsoft IDC Offer Evaluation - Downlevel ?? Hello, Good People of Blindstein! Using a friend's account to post this. Received the following Offer from Microsoft Hyderabad Location: L63 - Senior SE Base: 45 Lakhs Joining Bonus: 10+5 Lakhs Stocks: $220k - Spread over 4 years Annual Bonus: 0-30%, target: 15% Current TC: 70 (Base 54) I find
- How do you guys budget and how do you make sure you’re saving? I’ve been bad with saving money outside of my Roth IRA and 401k, both of which I’ve been maxing out. I’m 22 and only have $15k in my emergency fund that was my signing bonus and after that I never could add money to it. I kind of just leave money in my checking account just in case. I want to get i
- vote How much to use for house Mid 30s couple with one kid. My Tc 330k Household tc 540k (very likely to hit 650k within 2 years as my spouse tc increase potential is high and real. She is underpaid grossly.) Household base 330k Vested stock 900k Cash 50k Monthly debt 2k (daycare) No other consumer debt No car payment We bring
- link Trying to negotiate Google new grad offer update: Disney offer got upped to 110 base, 133 stock (extrapolated from 100k/3 years), 30k signing-- everything else still applies. Updated post is here: https://www.teamblind.com/post/fY4Rh56t Currently deciding between two new grad offers: Disney (Seattle): 106k base, 106k stock*, 26.5k signing,
- could someone really explain the right way to do TC calculation? Example Salary, Target bonus % (typically prorated first year) Signing bonus (cash) Initial Grant vesting period expected refresher grant (is it prorated first year? does this vary by company?) Do you take the actual expected comp for partial year plus the next 3.5 or so when we your bonus and ve
- link London: FB Infra E4 vs Apple ICT3 YoE : 5 I'm not sure if recruiters are browsing this Blind Tax FB Infra E4 Base 85k GBP Target Bonus 10% Signon 25K GBP RSU 225K USD/4y Apple IS&S, Apple Media Products ICT3 Base 85.7K Target Bonus 7.5% Signon 25K GBP RSU 225K I know numbers wise Apple beats FB hollow, however I expect FB to upd
- Selling myself to sell others Translation - I’m interviewing for professional services sales roles Curious if any folks have insight on the interview process at AWS, MSFT or Adobe. What should I expect? Anything specific to prepare for? I’m targeting service sales roles at those 3 companies specifically. I already have the ini
- Recruiter lied about salary Hi, I took an Account executive role, and have been working it for a month now. My recruiter told me it was going to be $55k base and $56k commission making it an OTE $111k. When I signed the contract it only had base stated. Now that I’ve been in the seat for the month, I’ve learned that the commi
- Definitive list of questions to ask recruiters for an offer Saw a comment yesterday where if you join Google in Jan 2021, you don't get stock refreshers till Dec 2022 and recruiters don't reveal this. There are countless such examples and we need a list of questions to ask to combat the lack of transparency. Here is a starting list. I'll add to this based o
- Is it better to just invest passively? In this thread I see crazy discussions about picking hot stocks, when to jump in or out, etc. I have been trying to do that for a few months and find it a little exhausting, both emotionally and time wise. I compared the performance of my hand picked stocks/etfs to that of the Schwab robo account I
- How to prepare 401k if there is a recession? Currently all amount in 401k is in target retirement funds (distributed across 2025,2030,2035,2040). It is about ~$335k in value and just dropped 3k in today's corona virus news. Now, let's say recession/market correction is sometime after US election/early 2021 or anytime soon (from now to 1-2 yea
- Asked about target comp @ Google Was told by a recruiter that next time we talk she'd like my target compensation. Struggling with what to say. I always hear that you should NOT put out the first number. But, I don't know how I am going to get out of doing so. FYI I am in California (both currently, and job and recruiter are in
- Is changing 401K investments a taxable event? I enrolled in FB's 401K plan when I joined the company and chose to distribute my allocation into a bunch of Vanguard target date funds alongside a bond fund as well. Over the course of the past year, I have realized that my 401K portfolio performance has been rather dismal, mainly because of the bo
- Google offer preferences - base salary over equity? It seems to be when considering a Google offer that more base salary is preferable to more equity. I’m interested if the Blind community agrees or if there’s something I’m missing. I’ll give two hypothetical offers to illustrate what I mean. Offer 1. Base salary 150k, RSUs 172k (over 4 years) Off
- Target's Engineering Manager Immersion Program Target has a 12-month training program for leadership of engineering teams in Minneapolis. Has anyone taken this and can give feedback about the program? - How does the program work - Did you find it useful for your career - What is the compensation like? - Would you recommend it to others / what
- Moving away from sales. Currently an insurance broker with a decent sized book, TC about $180k (strictly commissions no salary). YOE about 6 years in the industry. The constant stress of bringing on new accounts while not losing the ones I have means I work a crazy schedule. In the next 4-5 years I'd like to transition out
- Advice on my FIRE target to settle in India Hi Blind, I’m 35 and need some advice on my FIRE target. I plan to be FI by 40 and move to India on a lowish income low stress job if not retire. Here are my current investments & savings: 1. Home currently worth 1.2M with 750k in mortgage. With 7% agent costs and closing costs if I were to sell, m
- Investing tips for a new grad? Hi, Wanted to ask this community for any advice on how much money I should be investing vs keep in savings as a new grad. Currently, I’m maxing out my Roth 401K (Vanguard target retirement 2060) and IRA, and have about 10K in FAANG stocks. I also have company RSUs that I plan to hold for a little
- vote PM vs GCP TAM TAM = technical account manager. Professional services role, gcp customer support, project management, upsell, engagement manager Initially posted in wday channel so apologize to the workmates if you are seeing this again. Currently a P4 senior PM (tools not apps) at Wday and have an offer as a TA
- Amazon Finance Manager Question Hi Everyone! I was contacted by an Amazon recruiter, I shared my resume with them. A few hiring managers showed interest and so potential Senior Financial Analyst roles were shared with me. With that being said, I am a CPA with 10 years of Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Strategy Finance experie
- link Move to bay area? I'm making about 260k TC in AZ and have an offer for 420k TC at a bay area company. Using paycheckcity.com salary calculator, my net pay difference would be ~60k after taxes. If I'm going to pay $2-2.5k more in rent, I am really only making 30k extra and half of it would wipe out because of cost of
- vote Interviewed with Microsoft, will i get the offer Hello blind, Interviewed with Microsoft Vancouver as a part of hiring event. Recruiter mentioned the leveling will be done after the interview (targeting between L59 to L62). This is how the interview went- Round 1-leetcode medium question. Answered correctly, ran the code and all test cases passe
- Grocery stores in the Seattle area? In Europe we've these giant supermarkets called "hypermarkets". Usually you find them in big malls like Bellevue Square and they account for half of the mall in size. In these kinds of supermarkets you'd find everything you'd be looking for. I was told the US was the country of mass consumption an
- Life after AWS Solutions Architect: Need Suggestions Hello Blind Community I m AWS Account SA (L6) around 3 years here. TYE : 15 CTC : 375K ( Premium Market, US) After one year I lost hope with AWS & it’s culture but staying 1/ Stocks appreciation 2/ Visa. As many of you know account SAs are Jack of Trades and master of None ( May be few ) so I m n
- Snowflake Sales? Hi -- I'm interviewing with Snowflake for an account manager position, and everything as usual sounds rosy from the recruiter and hiring mgr. But I've also heard through the grapevine that things in Sales are actually pretty bad. I'd appreciate any candid color anyone could shed on the situation
- Buying house in south bay Me and SO are looking to buy 3bd 2ba SFH in Synnyvale/Santa Clara/ Cupertino/MTV region. No kids yet, may have in next 2-3 years. Both of us are working and are trying to figure out our budget. Total TC - 630K (370K salary, 55K bonus, 210K vesting stocks) Liquid savings - 430K Vested RSUs and other
- vote Sell stocks for downpayment or take margin loan? Hi guys, Need some financial advice. I am not keeping any cash around and have around 1.4M in stock market as of today (1.2M in regular margin account and rest in IRA/401k etc). I also have a margin limit of over a million which I haven't used. Margin interest rate is 6%. Planning to buy a house in
- how to move up from entry level sales job New college grad, 23 yo, TC 85K. Currently an inside sales rep at HomeAdvisor NYC, and am one of the top performers in the office in terms of combined sales numbers, retention, and revenue. The job is a split of cold calling, signing up incoming calls, as well as account managing. However, I’m ove
- New Grad Money Growing Plan I'm a new grad at Microsoft and I am not really financially savvy so I would appreciate some advice from the older guys on here. Basically, I want to start off on the right foot investments-wise but due to my unlimited financial knowledge (I should have taken a personal finance class but I'll self-s
- Top paying Healthcare jobs after MBA Hi everyone, One of my friends with a healthcare industry background (in India) is joining a business school ranked 20-30 as per US news. She has worked in front end Sales back in India but moving forward she wanted to do corporate roles ( no field job anymore) like strategy consulting, product ma
- [Updated by 4/19] pre-onboarding at google (starting on 4/20) This is for those who are curious about google offer, timeline, expectation before the first date. Here is a list of what I’ve done/had for the past weeks: - [New] Received a laptop by mail (4/19 BEFORE onboarding) - Received another email to set up a Google email account (4/17) - Received an emai
- Amazon L6 interview downlevelled to L5 I recently gave an interview in AWS for L6 and received an verbal offer (with no hard numbers) for L5. Recruiter mentioned that I was downleveled because I will need to be "mentored" for maintaining code (one of the 14 principles). My design interviews were really good while my code interviews proba
- vote The real reason Meta stock is sinking - ppl love to hate Meta Meta isn't getting much $$ from ads with Tiktok and now, SNAP eating into their ad revenue. And of course, Apple being the morally ambiguous company that they always are, have crippled fb on ios. However, I'm still baffled regarding how a lot of ppl are overlooking the promise of the Metaverse. If
- Telecom AE, Advice on breaking into higher paying AE positions? Feeling underpaid Hi guys, I am an Account Executive at Sprint (NYC). I am a top performer blowing out my quota consistently over 450% every month. As an AE at Sprint I sell telecom (obviously) and SaaS solutions such as 365, Gsuite, and cyber security solutions. My salary is very low $49,600 however I am on target t
- Telecom Account Executive. Referrals for new opportunities Hi guys, I am an Account Executive at Sprint (NYC). I am a top performer blowing out my quota consistently over 450% every month. As an AE at Sprint I sell telecom (obviously) and SaaS solutions such as 365, Gsuite, and cyber security solutions. My salary is very low $49,600 however I am on target t
- How to get internships at HRT, JS, and Citadel. For Summer 2023, I am currently a sophomore. I know there are a lot of posts like this, but I am not looking for a general advice. I want specific action items that I can do that will maximize my chances. I know it is pretty challenging to get into such companies but I am looking to improve my shot
- House budget Household TC 750k+ (30%+ in rsu) No kids yet. Maybe in a couple of years. My question is the following : I'm looking for a sfh in south bay. Most houses are 2m+. Realistically based on commute I'd want to be in mountain view, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara. Maybe even Cupertino. Mountain View is really
- For all those asking for advice whether to choose MSFT vs Amzn Everyone compares Microsoft refreshers to other FAANG refreshers. That's unfair. I may be on the upper end of the spectrum at msft, but I am not a rock star. I consistently get 140% rewards, where 100% is target and 200% is max. If you work hard, 140 is guaranteed at MSFT, albeit a bad manager. Her
- Biden targets all-cash home deals in anti-corruption drive WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday vowed to crack down on "criminals, kleptocrats and others" paying cash for houses to launder money as part of a broader anti-corruption drive linked to this week's U.S. Summit for Democracy. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, sp
- Difficulty Transitioning To Tech Sales I've been wanting to grow and learn by going into tech for a long time. It's part of the reason that I moved to the Bay Area. In fact, I'd probably risk take a step back in pay/responsibility for the right position to make this goal a reality. I have an award-winning sales background at multiple