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- Looking for referrals at a tech company for project management roles Hi, I’ve been working at Lockheed Martin for 1.5 years as a project manager and an additional 2 years as a program management intern. I’m looking for a more fast paced and dynamic opportunity at a software company like Atlassian, Facebook, Twitch, or Google. A referral for project management posit
- life @Vanguard Malvern PA Position : Software Engineer. I’am currently working as SE at CapitalOne VA and looking for a change. Got an offer in Vanguard, Malvern PA. How is the work culture ? I have an option to join as contractor or as an associate. what would be the best option ? any suggestions?
- Project Manager Job/Referral Help! Hello! Looking to get back into the tech industry into PM role remote or in Austin, TX. Experience: - (Almost) 2 years Project Manager / Account manager at a commercial real estate company. 75k TC - 1 year tech sales before this with various clients from NoSQL databases to security applications t
- 401k investment change I work at Amazon. I’ve been investing my 401k to Vanguard Target 2055. Now, I’m thinking to switch it to VANG INST 500 IDX TR which I believe tracks s&p 500. Do people usually change it for future investments only or also exchange the existing funds too? If it is the latter, what’s the tax implicat
- Impact of Amazon 401K test failure for folks who left in 2018 Cross posting to larger audience. Context: was employed at Amazon for a part of 2018. I had maxed out my 401K contribution in the first 2 months (18.5K). After I left Amazon, I rolled over my Amazon 401K to a ROTH IRA that’s managed outside of Vanguard. I worked for less than 3 service years so I h
- Why can't you buy crypto currency at a regular brokerage? I know there are messy tax and financial issues that seem to have been worked out, but why can't I just put x dollars into Bitcoin or ethereum at Fidelity or Vanguard? They could hold the wallet, I wouldn't have to worry about picking an exchange that isn't going out of business or owned by the Russ
- A noble job that pays well I'm looking for a job. I've grown used to a high compensation and I'd like to keep it that way. However I won't be proud to work at most of the high paying companies I think of since their ethics are questionable. I'm not looking for something as noble as the salvation army. Even something like Van
- Infosys or Travelers or Vanguard I did not have any offers in Dec 2020, so I accepted Infosys. Then recently I got offers from Travelers and Vanguard. Please see I already completed a few days at Infosys. What would be the best choice for me? 1) Infosys: TC 65k + 4k Location: Not specified yet. Remote as of now, but don't know whe
- Can I still do mega backdoor Roth? I moved from Microsoft to Google in October. Maxed out my pre-tax 401k at Microsoft. While I was at Microsoft I called Fidelity and asked them to open IRA and Roth IRA accounts. Now that I don’t work for Microsoft any more, can I still call fidelity and ask them to take money from investment accoun
- Opening account on Vanguard for investment Hi I’m a new grad joining a company next year and I have about $40k in my checking acc which I plan to invest in different things including on Vanguard. I’m in the process of signing up for an account but I’m stuck at the part where 401k from the employer is mentioned. My work starts next year and
- Index/Mutual Funds Total noob here, trying to understand how they work. Stocks can be bought at market or set by limit order so adjusting your risk threshold. However, how does funds work, they are priced once at the end of trading day, so lets say if I start investing in VTSAX today, do I get the price from yesterday
- link 401k over contribution I already maxed out my 401k contribution for 2018 while employed at FB. I’ve joined Google this month, and looking to put additional $18,500 from my sign-on bonus to get Google’s $9,250 match. The two companies work with different firms (Vanguard vs Fidelity). My question is: how can IRS track this
- Parking cash for down payment? Sounds like a lot of people on here are parking cash for a down payment on a place or hoping to eventually snatch a bargain on a real estate investment. Where do you keep this money and how are you having it work for you? Let’s keep retirement funds out of the discussion and talk short-medium term.
- Should I roll over my employer sponsored pre tax 401K to pre tax IRA? I have around $3M in a Merrill lynch account that is employee sponsored 401K. I don’t work at the company anymore and they recently limited the fund options to the point where I feel like I am loosing out on gains because of the limited selection. My worry is that if I roll over to a pre tax IRA, I
- Finance/Retirement experts, advice I’ll keep it short... Currently unemployed but new job in the works very soon. At age 39 I have about $200K in total retirement savings spread across three different 401K accounts (Vanguard, Empower, Guideline) from previous employers. Is there anything I should do? Leave them be? As far as I ca
- Saved 50k over the past three years after paying off my student loan debt. Need investment advice. With the market bleeding all round, I am hoping I can get into the market at some point. I'm not asking what the right point is - because that'd be thing the market. I'm asking for recommendations on what sort of stocks (or other investment vehicles) I can look into, especially beyond tech stocks.
- On my Path to FI(RE) I wish to be financially independent and been working on it. Please review and comment - living/working in bay area from 2006. - Married for 8 years. No kids. But we might adopt after we move back to India ( target 2022) - Living in Bay area. Bought brand new house for 900k. Probably worth 1.3 n
- 300k CAD, Invest in Home or Wait, Help! TC: 200 CAD, YOE - 3.5 Saved approximately, 300k CAD so far, = Breakdown:- 120K invested in FANG stocks, 45k Invested in Vanguard High Growth / High Risk mutual funds Rest is Cash ( I know - big cash to offset high risk investment?? ) Married, 31, Planning first kid next year, sole earner,
- 900k (illiquid) TC but severely burned out Joined an early stage startup a few years ago when it was 20 employees and the business has been doing well with 300 employees now and valued at 500M. But I’m super burned out and there’s no way to fix it, no changing team, nothing else. I dread going into work every single day and am depressed all
- Complete failure at DP I’m getting incredibly depressed. I work at a startup where I make reasonable money (330k TC plus some illiquid equity that will hopefully become worth something one day) and I have 8 yoe, but I’m completely burned out and would like to leave for a better opportunity. Net worth is 1.2M all liquid at
- Private Shares - Should I sell in Secondary Market? I worked for a unicorn in Bay Area and quit after 3 years. Exercised all my vested stock options. It has only been 3 months but I am now getting a secondary market offer to sell it at an attractive price that would get me ($550k minus taxes). However, I will be hit with short-term gain. While I be
- vote Offer Evaluation I am a UX Designer based in Chicago with 3 YOE. Current TC: $115k ($105k base + 10% bonus) Offer 1: Vanguard CXD Team: Mobile App Location: Remote TC: $150k (130k base + 10% bonus + 8k sign on) Details: I LOVED the people I interviewed with, we just clicked. Sounds like a ton of growth in UX at th
- vote Sample Calculations for Home Buying Hi, Married couple here, no kids, early 30s, plan to have at least one kid in a year or so (maybe one more in future). TC: $425K/annum, good credit score (750+). Home budget: $800-850K We are thinking about buying a condo in MTV/Sunnyvale area or in San Mateo county (husband works in the city, wif
- Worth switching to FAANG for less comp? Hello Blind, I am severely burned out and depressed by my current job situation, so I hope I could get some wise advice. I have 8yoe and I was an early employee at a startup that is growing quite well. As a result, my compensation is significantly high due to valuation increase, and I am currently
- Should I accept this offer? I was just recently offered a position of Software Engineer with the Yahoo Mail team doing Android development in Kotlin in Sunnyvale, CA. And I’m slated to start in early January. Today is actually the last day for me to accept it as I was given the official offer two days ago and they said it expi
- vote Simply don't understand all the hate with Robinhood "Complexity is not the measure of excellence. That's how promotion works sadly but it should not be how things are rewarded." * Summary of responses: 60% of poll participants use Robinhood. There is a reason why everyone else is copying RH. If usecase is sufficient, RH is best. Below is the summary
- link Google Interview Experience ML - L6 I just finished my interview loop with google for a ML engineer position(remote) at google. I have benefited a lot from reading other peoples experiences and I have decided to document my own experience. Additionally, the blind community has several posts for software engineer, but is lacking posts
- $1.98M net worth with $560k in debt in 8 years I’m just thankful to God 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
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup
- How should I hedge my portfolio from election result next week All my assets are in stocks and I am super anxious. Should I sell them all now which will trigger massive tax for this year or should I wait and a crash may happen if market overeact on election outcome? TC: 115K Investment value: 9.4M