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- Additional income from side hustles on CPT / OPT What are the rules around getting paid for side hustles while on CPT / OPT visa? (Side hustles such as YouTube, Superpeer, Freelance work) #workvisa #cpt #opt
- Online business clicked in H1B? I understand from the rules that one can’t do online business in H1B. But I still see people starting their blog or YouTube channel. I am not sure if they do monetize it. It’s still a mystery to me. I assume they started it as hobby and somehow clicked and probably found a way to get around the H1B
- Is 4% rule still valid? Is FIRE actually proved right? I read a few research about FIRE. seems all theory and just several stories on youtube/ websites to get visits and sell ads. In reality, is the 4% rule still valid? Fed has printed money like crazy who will know jow expensive a meal will be next decade. Buy and hold stock assumes US index funds ke
- link Side business (active income) while on H1B - no actual rule on USCIS site? So this guy on YouTube keeps advocating that you can do side business on h1b as long as you pay taxes to IRS and have ITIN (for business) - https://youtu.be/f3X_0cpuKXo He claims he sent emails to USCIS, DOL, IRS, secretary of state etc.. and everyone said it should be fine or not under our juris
- Thank you blind Due (in part) to all the great discussions and PMs on blind, I have received great offers from Amazon, Apple and Google recently. Blind consistently encouraged me to "leetcode", "TC or GTFO" and "vote with your feet". Thanks for that! TC and Yoe ---------------------------------- Current Microsoft
- Truth Social - HIRE ME! I think most people are underestimating how large Trump's following is and what the potential growth story of a new social network without the threat of censor to conservatives would be. I don't care much for politics, but the idea of having an alternative platform that isn't hostage to the politica
- Boston Dynamics Seriously, I thought BD was THE coolest acquisition Google ever did. I was also throughly jealous of Andy Rubin's job where he get to be surrounded by world's best robotics experts to work on moonshot projects in world's most resourceful company. It didn't seem to get better than this. Then he left
- link Will the H1B wage-based selection be bad even for people with wage-level 2? I know many ppl are speculating that the USCIS is sticking with the random lottery for H1B this year, but according to this Youtube video (https://youtu.be/cmn8Oq-R7vY?t=346), there seem to be some possibilities of it being wage-based selection. This is good for many people. But in the video, the l
- link My Approach to System Design It is not an exhaustive list and might not work for everyone. Also it is not a one size fits all thing but I hope it helps you to draft a plan and figure out how to tackle the sys design. Resources: 1. https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer 2. https://github.com/binhnguyennus/awesome-s
- Home Network? Recently saw a late 90s home network diagram for a AWS VP. It was super cute... Got me thinking.. what’s your average FAANG home network look like? Here, dual WAN, weighted load balance through a pfsense VM. 1.4gbps from diverse providers. Stopped going to the office a few years ago, so made sense
- Lost job and now idk what to do... So, i little bit of my experience, when i was in brazil ( home country) i was a 3d artist and video editor, then i moved to US and got a job at youtube content review ( contract), then google play music data analyst(contract), facebook dev ops (contract), Baidu autonomous vehicle operator (contract)
- link Need advice in moving towards next career move Hi everyone, This is my first post on Blind so pardon if a similar question has been asked. Have been looking through Blind, some youtube channels and also some subreddits; and I came upon the conclusion that succeeding in a CS interview boils down to practicing lots and lots of Leetcode questions
- Thank you Blind - meta offer I have joined Blind since 2019 and following since then. A bit of my journey. I have more than decade experience on financial domain, I have been financial software engineer doing backend stuff. I was a part of the investment banking bandwagon victim, however I enjoyed all time in this domain. It wa
- link Facebook E6 Interview: Part 4: The Preparation: System Design PART 4. THE PREPARATION: SYSTEM DESIGN Previously... [Part 3] https://www.teamblind.com/post/Facebook-E6-Interview-Part-3-The-Preparation-Coding-CFdppVgm Continuing my series into my interview experience... While a majority of my prep was LC, I devoted sporadic time slots - typically during the e
- link Willing to help for system design. Hi all, I recently got offer from Facebook, Bytedance(TikTok), Goldman Sachs, Linkedin, Rakuten Viki. I used a unique technique for system design practice and found it very effective. I call this technique, interviewing myself :). Here are details - Make a list of questions you want to practice
- System Design interview pattern Hi Blind Community, I am preparing for interviews in the future and am stressing more on the System Design part. Generally, I get blanked up during interviews if I am not able to figure out anything, and it's affecting the rest of the interview. For those scenarios, I wrote a general structure(after
- Google Team (Borg) That Keeps Services Online Rocked by Mental Health Crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-20/inside-google-s-brewing-mental-health-crisis-claims-of-toxic-work-environment When Chewy Shaw left Google’s site reliability group in April, he told colleagues in a memo that interactions with his managers had made him depressed and suicidal. “I n
- SWE Interview journey, offers, rejects, tips. Warning: long post. TL;DR; at the bottom. (*In Blind mobile app, only the first half of contents are shown because the post is too long. The second half has been added in the comments section. There is no issue reading this in desktop browser from teamblind website.) I started prepping for intervie
- 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
- vote Do you miss hardware Lounge? There use to be good discussion and I loved scrolling through the posts. I think hardware posts have reduced significantly since HW Lounge disappeared #hardware #semiconductor
- Who’s ever thought ‘Coding isn’t for me’ then... Hated it, you’re not good at mathematics, kept meeting needs for coding, picked it back up and actually got good at it? That’s me . But I am looking for like minded folk who actually cleared the hurdle and is now grateful they did . I feel so worthless in my current job and I did a whole data analy
- someone not wearing masks? I see news wanting country wide mask mandates. who is not wearing masks in public (indoor) places still and where? I live in seattle and everyone seems to wear it in grocery stores, restaurants, malls etc.. ps : not a discussion on efficacy of it..
- Iphone 12 pro Is the iphone 12 pro available on apple employee store? Looking to get 15% F&F discount.
- Amazon India Hiring info I am in US and wanting to move to India ASAP due to personal reasons. Would companies like Amazon open to hiring folks from US? How is the current hiring trend? My current employer doesn’t have major presence in Bangalore and hence looking for other opportunities Current Role: Analytics manager To
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- vote The no plan from Trump for covid19 Covid19 infections are skyrocketing in Europe and now in USA. We are still not prepared, I see no plan after 9M infected and 231K deaths. Will/did the above stats influence your vote?
- Looking for study buddy I have 10 years of Java backend development experience. So far, I have done 250 LC problems over last 8 months. I have F and G interviews lined up. I am looking for study partner to spend 2 to 3 hours everyday. Usually 7:00 pm pst to 11:00 pm pst works out very well for me. Anyone interested?
- vote Do you drink tap water or bottled water? I drink tap/filter water few days and then get tired of refilling those filter bottles and switch to small water bottles. And then I see so much of plastic waste that I switch back to tap water. I haven't tried those big refillable bottle. Folks selecting something else, please add a comment.
- vote why are covid numbers going up across the world top contributor only