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- vote WISH Layoffs & Turnaround? Just saw WISH trending on Yahoo Finance - had never heard of them but decided to do some DD. The new leadership team looks solid and they brought an accounting guy to fix the irresponsible cash burn. Sorry to the people affected by the layoffs. Hopefully people can give referrals below. How do you
- link Better.com Layoff Call Says here, the CEO basically got everyone on a call, told them they’re laid off, then the ‘meeting ended abruptly, and the affected employees’ computers automatically shut down’ https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/better-com-lays-off-9-of-its-staff/amp/. What was that like and what do you think about
- link US Immigration Law & Covid-19 AMA I’m a Florida Bar Board Certified immigration lawyer with over 25 years of experience in all areas of US immigration law. I’ve worked with thousands of individuals and companies to resolve their immigration issues and have been listed in the Wall Street Journal and other similar publications as one
- link Layoff Announcement from Better.com Hi folks, BetterWolf here! I posted last night that layoffs are coming @ Better.com. Here's the announcement that just went out. Over 4,000 of my co-workers were let go today! FU Vishal Garg. Team, We have an important and difficult announcement today, and the leadership team and I want you to
- link uber 14% layoff (round 1 ?) not as bad as expected if its done , but since this doesnt have engineering i am sure there will ne another round soon for engineering layoffs - i wish it wasnt extended , its painful https://apple.news/A4ATkdiiVQtmti3dBOMlkqQ
- Those who are waiting for a market crash to be able to afford a house, please explain your logic... Specially in tech hubs like bay are or Seattle, why don't you expect all the tech folks with their fat paychecks to rush to buy as well? Might even buy their 2nd or 3rd etc.. on discount? And the same crazy escalations that are happening now will still happen. Even if layoffs happen, not everyone wi
- What do you want to say to the people who failed you in the interview process During this holiday season, what do you want to say to the people who failed you in the interview process for the past year? Or if you had chance, what wishes would you send to them. #tech #layoff #interview
- Voluntary resignation and severance ? I will be resigning Uber in less <5 months since joining (safe in this layoff but mentally screwed) and moving to FANG. Is there a way to get laid-off and get severance as well ? (I know its not the best thing to wish for, especially in this times, i apologize to those laid-off :(). If anyone ha
- Will it get even more competitive to get into FAANG? Disclaimer: I don’t wish a layoff on anyone. However, looking at the current trend of layoffs, do you think it will get even more competitive in next few months to get into FAANG (and similar) companies owing to the increased supply of engineers?
- vote Brian chesky is a good leader that empathizes with people and leads by example. Title says it all. Polling to see how people perceive him. To be honest, he impressed in how he dealt with all this down sizing and how he's helping people laid off. Wish there were no layoffs but somethings are the way they are and going to be ugly.
- For gods sake Amazon How desperate is Amazon ? I get like 5 Amazon recruiter emails every week on LinkedIn. I wish there was a way to tell them that I wouldn't consider Amazon no matter what. Is there a way to block Amazon recruiter emails ? Also why is Amazon so desperate ? I don't get it. How is this model working fo
- referrals needed| laid off intuit Saw a previous post and really believe the community is out to help. same story as above, got laid off at intuit with 700 other folks. would really appreciate folks to send across some referrals or point to recruiters. wished the larger orgs had larger generosity in covid times. data engineer with o
- vote Our favorite CEO strikes back Better Our favorite, star CEO, Mr Vishal Garg has returned from his hiatus, and back to business. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ceo-who-fired-900-people-on-zoom-is-back-11642617240 Apparently, he owned the decision to layoff but had “blundered the execution”! I wish I had the luxury to the own the de
- Recently laid off, please help Previous employment was impacted recently, need some referals for Data Science/Data Analyst roles. Have 2+years of experience in electric vehicle industry. These are the companies with open roles I see right now, but if you are aware of any other, I am open to that too! -Lyft -Airtable -Twitch -AISc
- H1B guilt seeing co workers laid off There were layoffs where I work luckily I was not impacted. But I have been thinking according to US laws H1B visa was created to fulfill any shortages where there are no US workers. But my coworker whose dad served in Vietnam was a very good engineer and got laid off so I'm have been feeling this i
- How is Tower Research Capital in India Have you heard about about TRC India? How's it? How do bonus look like? What's the deal about layoffs? Please share any opinion you have. I can DM you if you wish to share any information privately. I had got a offer from them as a software developer. Tc offered: 34 base + 4 signing bonus + vari
- How is Tower Research India Have you heard about about TRC India? How's it? How do bonus look like? What's the deal about layoffs? Please share any opinion you have. I can DM you if you wish to share any information privately. I had got a offer from them as a software developer. Tc offered: 34 base + 4 signing bonus + vari
- Uber layoff and Grubhub Acquisition How come Uber has money to buy Grubhub but can’t keep their own ppl and their own house in tact. Of course there will be a lot fundamental details I might be missing, but how about keeping their own family safe and free of concern first and then going after acquisitions. very sorry to hear the new
- Referrals needed Hi everyone, Very recently I found out that my jeopardy and scared me immensely. I am a business analyst/data analyst with a lot of passion for analyzing the data. I would be very very grateful to you if you can kindly refer me to any BA/DA positions in your team/company. YOE:3 Leetcode 200 + I h
- Laid off from MS today First post here under this username. Wish it were under better circumstances. Was laid off this morning from MS after joining 1 year ago. In that time, ended up going through 2 re-orgs, had several manager changes (one quit, etc.) and ended up in a spot that wasn't even close to the role I was hi
- Referral needed Hi everyone, Very recently I found out that Optum is laying off and my team can be jeopardy. I would be very very grateful to you if you can kindly refer me to any SDE positions at your company. YOE:3 Leetcode 200 + I hope everyone is safe and wish you all good health in these uncertain times. An
- Referral Hi Blind Community, Looking referrals for FAANGMULA+ , Unicorns or any product based organisations. LC : ~300 YOE : 5.8 TC : ~15 Expected : 35+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. #layoffs #engineering #software #swe #software #engineering #swe #tech #newgrad #referral #jobhu
- Scared for layoff... Hertz Sr Financial analyst - FP&A Should I be part of a sinking ship? I'm reminded of Sears days few years ago... Hertz is getting closer and closer to bankruptcy everyday and there's a scare going on in fp&a that we may be hearing more layoffs. Looking for role in product management (I've prior PM experience at a startup) or FP&A
- vote Have you ever been pipped/managed out at any point? I'd love to hear your stories in the comments. (You can select multiple options.) Why did it happen, how did it change you, and what were your fears, hopes, and expectations about the whole thing? What do you honestly believe: - your manager could have done better - your team could have done bet
- 7 months of unemployment to FAANG Hi Blind Community, I wanted to share my long and brutal road from layoff to FAANG company. I hope to give some inspiration to others who are unemployed or getting rejected. When it seems all hope seems lost, remember someone has been there as well. If they can do it, so can you! I have 15 YEO, 5
- Oracle Managed Cloud Service is dying After working with omcs for over decade I realized all the hard work went into drain after I was put in rif last week. This is going to be my last week in oracle and I see omcs is dying a fast death. With so many people let go at the top-middle-bottom it feels like the end is near. I wish I had list
- Asking for Referrals to join ASAP (cross-post from Tech) Hi Blind Community, After helping with tons of referral requests over the years, I now find myself in the same boat looking for other opportunities to join ASAP. Looking for referrals for FAANGMULA+, Unicorns, or any product-based organizations in the US/Canada. TC: 120K+ YOE: 7+ Feel free to dro
- I wish Tesla and Elon all the best With morale so down, crazy cost cutting initiatives (layoffs every month), employees not being treated how they should, and the stock market crashing in on Tesla, I seriously wish Tesla all the best and hope that the people working there can stay truly humble and fight the good fight. Whether it is
- vote One bird in hand (doordash) vs 2 in wild ( Uber /meta) Update : Took DD , Uber is positive , reject from meta . Will renege on DD. Wish me luck. Looking back I believe I was institutionalised extremely by thinking reneging an offer is bad ethics , whereas company layoffs are just pure business and nothing personal. Some of your comments made me realise
- No layoffs at Morgan Stanley in 2020 James Gorman sent a reassuring memo today letting all employees know that there will not be a reduction in force in 2020 due to the economic climate. As an employee, I can say that MS has been stellar throughout this crisis. From instituting a WFH policy early on and now easing worried minds about
- H1B/H4 couple is filing for divorce, they have a kid who is US citizen Posting on the behalf of a female colleague of mine. I’m under utter shock and feeling depressed upon knowing the pain she is undergoing. Any piece of advice is much appreciated to handle the situation. She and her husband have moved to USA on H1B VISA 5 years ago. He has a male dominated / egoist
- Referral for FAANGMULA+ other companies Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any FAANGMULA+ companies for Business/Systems Analyst roles in US. Experience in IAM/Data/B2B/DTC/eCommerce/finance/healthcare/tech YOE: 9 years (5 years BA 4 yrs PO/PM) Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info if there is any relevant opening
- Asking for Referrals to join ASAP Hi Blind Community, After fielding and helping with tons of referral requests over the years, I now find myself in the same boat looking for other opportunities to join ASAP. Looking for referrals for FAANGMULA+, Unicorns, or any product-based organizations in the US/Canada. TC: 120K+ YOE: 7+ Fee
- Free career coaching and Mock interviews! Given many recent layoffs and many other reasons, some of us are looking for new opportunities! Yes, we might be getting in the referrals & interviews but the stress levels, the pressure & maybe lack of interview skills & experience might be weighing us down. Thankfully, We are all surrounded with
- Put on Furlough and will appreciate any help or tips Foreword: I am posting using my old Blind account as I joined my current company three months ago and haven't "re-joined" Blind with new company's email. Situation: I currently work as a product professional at a Fintech startup. Shit hit the fans like everywhere else, and our company today abruptl
- link [unpopular opinion] Layoffs will make Better.com stronger This is going to be a controversial post. First I want to say, my heart goes out to the people that have been let go by better recently. 1) Corporations can evolve into structures in which people are not doing anything important. It’s not that those people aren’t working hard, it’s that, for whatev
- AWS Sr. Software Engineers and Managers Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hi all, I recruit for Platform distributed computing teams. I’ve been refraining from posting to be mindful of the hardship (and not trying to “sell” stuff), but with all the layoffs, I felt like I need to get the word out on all of these openings we have. I hate putting “
- 100 Days to quitting my job Hey guys, non techie working in tech here, professional track, total yearly comp pre ipo was around 280k. I’m fully vested but will see drastically diminishing returns from next year. I’ve been interviewing at several FAANG and startup companies over the last year. Was offered a role at Coinbase r
- ex-APM, ex-founder, soon to be flight attendant Guys I’m getting desperate here In 2020, when Covid hit I was laid off as an APM, graduated from uni a year after (non tech major) and have struggled to find a FT ever since. It’s been about a year and half while on the job search… while I landed an unpaid internship and did that last summer, I can
- Tech Industry I got laid off but saw it coming. I was working in the Cruise Industry. If I can give anyone advice : if your company is affected by the virus or the economy downfall. Start looking into companies who are on the rise. For example Zoom, Amazon, ... any company that is busy during this lockdown and on
- COVID-19: Weathering this storm We're in the middle of a multidimensional battle. City streets are empty, and the social interaction that we took for granted is now a luxury we all wish we could enjoy. The world economy has effectively been shut down. While that in it's own is a big chance, the fallout that could come as a result
- How do you get over being laid off? tl;dr: title Little context: As a new grad from an EE degree, joined a startup (8 people, 3 were devs) as wfh ML engineer which I did know learn from coursera/sentdex. They changed my job to full stack and asked me to learn angular, js, flask etc which I struggled for a month but got better after
- link [unpopular opinion] Layoffs will make Better.com stronger This is going to be a controversial post. First I want to say, my heart goes out to the people that have been let go by better recently. 1) Corporations can evolve into structures in which people are not doing anything important. It’s not that those people aren’t working hard, it’s that, for whatev
- HELP: Looking for job/referral | Laid off Hello, I’ve been interning at Millipore Sigma since June 2019 as a Database Developer and recently got laid off due to COVID. I graduated in May this year with a MS in CS from SUNY Binghamton. I’ve been applying a lot for Data/Business Analyst roles but haven’t been receiving any callbacks. If anyo
- Fired from Facebook under false pretense * This is an updated post as the original had to be deleted for personal reasons * I was fired from Facebook. Not because I wasn’t good enough - I was. Not because I violated any policy - I didn’t. I was fired because a colleague that didn’t like me, filed a false complaint about me. The experienc
- What are some untold general truths in Silicon Valley? - If you are gay, you’re probably a designer - If you have a IBM thinkpad, you probably work in finance or accounting (Same If you use the printer) - If you’re a bad engineer, you probably work in QA - If you dress badly, you’re probably a backend engineer - If you dress well, you’re probably an iOS
- What I learned from the last recession Disclosure: I founded Jobscan. This is an unprecedented time. I won’t go into details about the virus, social distancing, or toilet paper madness, but about how this economic impact could affect our employment and income. Some economists are noting we’re heading into a deep recession, if we aren’t
- Career growth reflection I just wanted to write this out because I have a bit of time…I’ve been self reflecting on what I achieved over the course of 4 years with regards to my software engineer career in the Bay Area. 2 years ago I was a software engineer at PayPal earning 96K TC straight out of college with B.S. in CS. I
- Opinion: Pros of healthcare (NP/RN) and cons of IT career This post is long and the opinion here is purely from my point of view and is skewed favorably towards healthcare career. The reason to post this is to see others point of view on this topic. NP - Nurse Practitioner (like physician assistant) RN - Registered Nurse Pros of Career in Healthcare: 1.
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