You get to work with some of the best folks in tech, at least you used to. There are interesting problems to solve at scale.
Leadership used to be highly energetic, smart people with vision. The current CEO has slowly replaced those with corporate drones with limited tech experience who can mostly run a tape loop of asking for KPIs and keep folks busy with useless tactical reviews. Innovation has basically stalled and endless slide shows of almost the tiniest details have taken over.
https://fortune.com/2023/05/22/uber-dei-diversity-inclusion-boss-bo-young-lee-suspended-dont-call-me-karen-events/amp/
EDIT: Got an IC offer from a FAANG-like company. My offers: 1. Director at a non-tech non-Bay Area public company ($230k + 30% bonus) 2. Contract at a Bay Area Tier 2 company ($90/hr) 3. IC at a non-tech non-Bay Area public company ($185k + 25% bonus) None of them offer RSU based compensation in y...Read more
If you have problems with discussing tiers, then GTFO of this post. These rankings are based off the data points from other tier blind posts, If you think these rankings are off, then please comment with your own rankings. Tier = Pay, prestige, wlb, culture, benefits, talent pool, brand weight on r...Read more
I just got laid off in Uber India. Trying to search for my next gig. My boss tells me it's performance but I'm not sure as I sense an ulterior motive. My main concern is how do I best answer this question when potential recruiters ask me why I'm not working right now or why I'm searching. Please h...Read more
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/25/ubers-biggest-employee-problems-pay-and-pride-not-sexism-says-hr-boss/102075284/ Looks like pay and pride are the main issues. Sexual harassment is not.
Tier = Pay, prestige, wlb, culture, benefits, talent pool, brand weight on resume, people have starry eyes when you tell them where you work at Tier 0: Be your own boss Tier 1: FNG Tier 2: Apple, Uber, Airbnb, Lyft, Linkedin Tier 3: Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe, Pinterest, Slack, Snap, Dropbox, Robinh...Read more
Currently with uber and hearing about lots of shady shit that Expedia used to do on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7dcnl3/what_is_your_never_again_brand/ Lying, cheating folks out of cancellation fees, blaming a blatant money grab on innocent hotels. Expedia folks, any truth ...Read more
To anyone who has been recently laid off from one of the major companies like Uber, Airbnb, Expedia, etc., did anyone have their old boss call them back up and offer them their job back? Due to them admitting they made a mistake or their dept getting some budget back? Creating a poll but I really ...Read more
Hi I’m considering joining Uber or LinkedIn (no numbers but expecting top of levels.fyi bands) Do we have to disclose side gigs to our employer if we do so ? Let’s say I take a small job on upwork.com do I have to tell my boss at Uber or LinkedIn ? (I do jobs on upwork for fun and learning not fo...Read more
I had a second interview today with Uber. It was a panel consisting of future boss and someone making the exact role I applied for. The first interview was Friday and they made sure to ask to schedule the 2nd interview ASAP. I should hear back from them before Friday, as they told me they had 1...Read more
*My current company is different from posting company. ~50 ppl laid off at my company in SF. Boss gave us 2 days notice. I just filed for unemployment for the first time ever, but i’m going to keep my perspective & mindset positive. I know Blind is mainly SWEs but I’m a Tech Recruiter looking for...Read more
Monday, 8am Drive to work, cross the bridge. $7 toll. Up a dollar since last year. Monday, 8:35am Made it across the bridge. Traffic sucks, pay another $9.35 toll to use the Carpool—err, Express—lanes so you’re not late for your 10am meeting. Monday, 10:03am Parking spots are all gone at work, so ...Read more
Edit: sorry for posting this late.. I left it in the comments but realized I should update the post.. after job hunting for nearly 11months I finally landed an offer - the role isn’t everything I had hoped for.. but it’s something, and the uncertainty was driving me crazy.. I hope this year has some...Read more
Uber eats and similar apps takes bite from customer by charging service fees, they take some money from restaurant and i wouldnt be surprised if they also take commission from drivers. Its sad a sandwich which should charge $7, now charges $13. Bad thing is for folks who dont want to use such apps a...Read more
So I just had my final interview today and that was only added because my boss is also a new hire. Pretty confident I’m getting an offer so I’m curious from Coinbase what were you able to negotiate? Recruiting was transparent on the offer from day one but I also don’t want to leave money on the tabl...Read more
How many of you support this new thought for US and Canada workplace? Countries like Germany, Denmark, Netherlands already embraced this new work culture and have seen improved wlb, efficiency and satisfaction level amount employees! Workers are crying out for a four-day week. It's time for their ...Read more
I saw this on my Facebook feed, written by Diego Berdakin who I don't know at all, but we have mutual connections. Definitely worth a read as he has innumerable valid points. ----- Watching all of Silicon Valley turn its attention to bashing the team at Uber has been quite a sight to behold. At the...Read more
TL;DR: It’s January. Accepted a much better offer at another company. Start date is January 29th. Been at Uber 2 years. My boss that I was super cool with just left and was replaced, so I still have that reference. Big chunk of equity just vested, things look good. Two options: A) Give two weeks...Read more
Hey everyone, I'm looking for referrals to get into high TC tech companies in Toronto. I have 2+YOE as MLE doing everything from R&D to scaling existing ML pipelines and everything in between. Looking at Uber, Bolt, Stripe, Meta, Google, Instacart. I'll take Amazon too because it can't be worse tha...Read more
Beautiful people, I am in need of referrals so I can leave my current toxic pseudo-boss who attempts to humiliate me each time we're alone. Worked as a data engineer, research intern, data scientist and most recently as PM on a proof-of-concept product. All of those in transportation. Thank you a...Read more