Can’t think of any due to executive level leadership. It was once a great company that was culture and people driven. That has been gutted with 2 major layoffs in the last 4 years.
With recent 12k layoffs, have to do more with less. Incredibly stretch goals that are unattainable which makes me think they are using it to justify further layoffs. Recent change in RTO policy = 5 days a week.
New to the Bay Area. Both parents (one kindergartener) working in stable start ups. Cash savings: about 200K Joint monthly income: about 10K Down payment: 140K Is it a good idea to buy a condo for around 700K in this market? or is this utter stupidity? Thanks in advance. #assets #investments #hom...Read more
I will only take it out after 5 years and not worry about ups and downs. How many of you are with me? Please also mention your favorite pick so that I can split my investment portfolio #investments #personalfinance Remember this post today and I will again comment on this after 5 years. If my thou...Read more
I’m hoping to take severance at my current start up job located in California. Severance amount hasn’t been disclosed yet. In everyone’s experience, how long did it take to receive severance check after ur last day? Did the employer mail the severance check by fedex/ups? I’m hoping to move out of B...Read more
I was a consulant at a FAANG for over a year and there was a policy that consultant can also accrue PTO for upto 15 days in a year. Either you can use the PTO or get paid for that. This project is for a FAANG client through a vendor and my employer. For the completion of one year (standard calenda...Read more
I realize this isn’t Reddit. I posted it there too and haven’t gotten any bites. I own a condo in MA and my upstairs neighbors pipe burst and flooded my condo. My HOA contracts a management company which has been in charge of repairs & contact w my common insurance. Management company fixed the fl...Read more
Bidding war is back for some homes. Just want to share my story. I was in market buying homes similar time last year. I was really anxious because my household tc is around 400k. Was worried that we would never be able to buy a home in Bay Area. The open houses we went to, was listed around 2m, sol...Read more
History has shown again and again that every country which does not agree to be literally exploited by US are prosecuted under the lies of democracy/human rights/liberation/terrorism. Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cuba, now China. India could probably be the next victim in 30 years. COVID just proved ...Read more
As the title says i got burned out, wanted to do something different so i moved from the bay to Germany. Europe aint what it’s cracked out to be. The work culture isnt much better. In fact i feel more pressure here than back home. I had unlimited vacation and could kick back beers on my lunch and c...Read more
I was a consulant at a FAANG for over a year and there was a policy that consultant can also accrue PTO for upto 15 days in a year. Either you can use the PTO or get paid for that. This project is for a FAANG client through a vendor and my employer. For the completion of one year (standard calenda...Read more
Then there's the option to purchase shares of companies developing or making use of blockchain technology, such as Walmart or Starbucks. Incorporating a digital ledger system can make a company leaner and more profitable, and higher profits equal higher share prices over the long term. But there ar...Read more
Preface this, I enjoy where I work and love what I do - but need more money, and I’m a bit capped out at my current company. I’ve been working in marketing for 10 years now and fintech start ups for 5. I’m currently owning marketing and product growth for a fintech subscription, leading a team of 9 ...Read more
Preface this, I enjoy where I work and love what I do - but need more money, and I’m a bit capped out at my current company. I’ve been working in marketing for 10 years now and fintech start ups for 5. I’m currently owning marketing and product growth for a fintech subscription, leading a team of 9 ...Read more
Fill this form if you are interested: forms.gle/yr3Mw6qGZ2mtE33G6 I should have posted this long ago. For a lot of people are interviewing and job hunting right now, I know behavioral rounds can be tough because there's no right answer and interviewers are told to bring a poker face. I've intervi...Read more
I have been in big tech for 8+ year in payments domain working in different functions product, operations and strategy. Recently joined a fintech startup and don’t like it at all. People are not the level I expected, which is very demotivating and I see a fake need of urgency about everything. I st...Read more
"Home prices will never go down" - flawed statement. It doesn't matter if you want to hold on to a real estate in anticipation of 10-15% increase per year. The market plays by different rules when market heats up a lot. Double digit growth in housing market in unsustainable and unhealthy. Just like ...Read more
Tech has notoriously been a boys club for years, but we continue to pretend and hide the fact that JPMorgan, and more specifically their healthcare payments subsidiary: InstaMed, continues to treat their female employees like trash. There are NO female executive directors in tech (product, developm...Read more
I’m really thankful to God for everything I have. I have worked @ MSFT for almost 8 years 4 years in India & remaining 4 in US. As regular IDC move when moved to US I had peanuts MSFT stocks but doubled my salary in 2 years(thanks to few SSAs, fair team & two promos). My networth today is ~$1.98M w...Read more
There are a lot of cities in middle America with great startup companies of all sizes that have great cultures. I work at one in Oklahoma City. While OKC may be less appealing than Dallas, Denver or other cities for some, your money can go a lot further than SV or NYC either way, and there's still a...Read more
Purpose of this document Purpose of this document is to initiate discussion and come up with action items for accelerating my exit from Amazon with maximum severance and with minimum amount of drama. Glossary Forte - Internal Amazon tool for providing feedback to employees. URA - Un regretted attri...Read more
I had my Google online assessment and technical screen two weeks ago. The recruiter reached out and mentioned that I performed really well and am now waiting to hear from the hiring team about the next steps. However, the recruiter mentioned that the hiring team is leaning towards internal candidate...Read more