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- 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 Better.com Layoffs 4-19 Hi folks, BetterWolf here. Better.com just announced another round of substantial layoffs. Impacted employees will be contacted today. Stay strong! Compensation: 60 working days and as much as 80 working days of cash severance payments. Healthcare: Cobra coverage until the end of July. #Better.
- Better.com referral Title says it all. TC = Tulsa Crawdad
- vote Better.com Should i join better.com for a significantly salary bump (60%)? TC: :/ obv
- Better.com? Can better dot com offer a pay bump to me? I know that most will be paper money, but still is there an upside to switch, or should I ignore their reach out? I know that they had a mass layoff recently, but that should actually enough mean that they have more runway for higher TC for experienced new
- link Better.com Layoff Zoom Recorded I think this is important enough for its own post. Somebody recorded the zoom call with the CEO of Better telling affected people they got laid off. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7GVklRqHRY For all you Better folks who got affected. I’m really sorry this had to happen and just know e
- 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
- vote Culture @Better.com Opinion on overall culture at Better.com and does it really live up to the hype as seen on Glassdoor? #tech
- Better.com I will tell you all right now the company is not going public this year, simply lost too much money last two quarters Go woke…go broke Make sure you go get that 7th booster shot though 🤡🤡🤡🤡
- link Better.com caught on Blind The fortune.com article mentioned that Vishal admitted being on blind. Does anybody have the username he used and/or screenshots to share? https://fortune.com/2021/12/03/better-com-ceo-attacks-laid-off-employees-blind-message-board/
- Can someone explain to me what Vishal at Better.com did wrong? Laying off people sucks but it's sometimes a necessary business move. What did Vishal do wrong? People are really hating on him personally but I don't get it. Did he do something else beyond laying off folks?
- link Offer Evaluation - Better.com Recently got an offer from Better.com. How is company culture and growth opportunities? Offer: Position: Software Engineer Base: 172k Annual bonus: 12.5% RSU: 250k over 4 years Loc: Remote TC: 200k YOE: 1.5 #tech #offer
- link Better.com Anyone have any experiences with or thoughts about Better.com? It’s a mortgage fintech startup in NYC nearing unicorn valuation. They’re offering salaries similar to FAANG and expanding very rapidly right now. I haven’t had much luck finding info about Better engineering.
- link Better.com I was interviewed at better.com recently. Now recruiter didn’t responding with the results. Its pathetic, spending 5 hours of time on interview and no response. Its almost 3 weeks now… total waste of time. Anybody faced same issue ??
- Better.com "Hiring Freeze"? Just went through the interview process for Better, and spent several days completing a robust take home assignment. The very next day after submitting the ask, I receive an email saying they're freezing hiring for the company. Is this real or did I just waste my time interviewing and doing free w
- better.com Special Employee Reduction Operation do they even have anyone left after this round?
- link Better.com round 3? https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/13/better-com-said-to-be-planning-third-round-of-layoffs/ Skip these knife cuts and kill the company already 🫤🤷
- link Refinance with better.com Anyone did refinance with better.com. They gave very good rate compared to others (2.75 with 3098 credit to me). In Loan Estimate they have only Title Insurnace and Title Settlement fee. Are there any hidden charges at end? They said there are no hidden charges. Any feedback for them? Next nearest
- link Better.com I heard better.com just laid off a chunk of their staff? I have many friends in the mortgage/real estate field so am wondering why— mortgage rates being high maybe? Is this going to impact most mortgage startups— rates are historically not terrible but have been going up
- Better.com again? I heard Better is laying off 4000 more? Is this true?
- Better.com Layoffs Saw this on LinkedIn. Very unprofessional.
- link Survived 4 Layoffs at Better.com AMA Non tech ~IC2 4 YOE Looks like we will have another in May, will I be laid off then? #Better.com #BetterStartLooking.com #BetterPray.com
- link Better.com interview Hi, I will start interview with Better.com for entry level swe (Associate Software Engineer). What does the interview process look like and what is the best way to prepare? This is my first software engineering interview. Thank you! :) #software #swe #engineering
- Is Better.com listed?? #startup #ipo
- link Better.com is at it again… https://www.wsj.com/articles/better-com-asks-employees-to-quit-after-two-rounds-of-layoffs-11649275264
- link Better.com Strikes Again https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10590573/Controversial-start-Better-com-set-lay-HALF-8-000-staff-week.html
- link Better.com LayOff I am an SDM at Amazon, if you’re an SDE impacted by recent layoffs in Better.com please PM me for an opportunity within my team. #better.com #referral
- link Should I join Better.com? Hello, I just saw the news about the layoff at Better.com. I recently got an offer to join Better as Analytics Manager starting next year. The role and the TC is good when compared to my current role and TC. But considering the lay-offs, market and the leadership should I join the company? Or sho
- vote FB vs Better.com Help me decide between better.com and FB. Both offers are for Austin better.com(250K total): pros: * can WFH permanently * not great pay as Facebook(assuming FB will beat my better.com offer) * good WLB cons: * pre IPO not sure about growth post covid * Not stable as FB FB.com(E4)(waiting on nu
- link Better.com Virtual Onsite Scheduled for a virtual on-site with Better.com - curious to hear what everyone’s experience has been like, particularly when it comes to the “code reading” and “case study” interviews. Any important things to know? #tech #Interview
- Better.com class action lawsuit I would say don’t let this MF get away this time. He could hire contractors but he would pay premium so he just deceive 900 employees as FT employees. Just start class action lawsuit 900 get together and bring this company to court don’t sign any papers. For sure they did something wrong and in hur
- Why is Better.com so insensitive 🤌 Saw this on LinkedIn today. WTF Vishal!!! First time was a short zoom call. Second time was a payroll blunder. This time is just an access cut off. Clearly "uneducated" Vishal learned nothing during his time off.
- Better.com Any insights as to how the company is on the inside? Would love to learn a bit more. Seems like they are solving a pretty sweet problem and their valuation shot up 5x in a year! Potential ipo candidate?
- vote MSFT or Better.com I am currently deciding between joining Microsoft or Better. Both the offers are still active, have not accepted either (deadlines in early January). I was leaning towards Better.com but saw that they had layoffs recently (seemed to be mostly non-SWE folks, so SWE teams are safe?). I like the work
- Has anyone used better.com? Any experience with them? They say they don’t have loan costs and their rates are much better than those from other banks. Any experience with them in terms of how easy closing was? #mortgage #housing
- link Better.com employees -- what keeps you around? https://www.fastcompany.com/90738285/you-will-not-be-allowed-to-fail-twice-leaked-video-from-better-com-meeting-underscores-botched-layoffs
- better.com does anyone work here? what can you tell me about nyc office - culture, tc, perks, management.
- link Better.com referral Hi, I’m looking for someone who would be willing to refer me for a role for the Insights & Strategy Team at Better.com. Cheers. #better.com #bettermortgage #referral
- link Better.com Eng Talent Evaluating offer from Better.com. Interviewing for SWE L6. How is the Eng bar/talent there? Interview loop didn't feel FANG hard. How good the WLB/PTO usage policy (I know it's 'unlimited' but how much is it respected)? TC 300k
- link Better.com Stock conversion Can anyone please help me with the conversion of Better.com common stocks to the new merged company Aurora. I have 20k better.com common shares , so wanted to understand that after the merger how much would I own of Aurora Acquisition Corp? https://sec.report/Document/0001104659-21-066186/
- link Better.com SWE Hi, Can anyone chat about how stock options work at better.com? I was verbally offered L6 position but no details around total compensation breakdown. Can anyone chip in thoughts around the base, bonus and stocks and I can ask for? Can anyone also chat about how does the stock options work? I beli
- link Better.com onsite I have an upcoming onsite with better.com. Wanted to get some insight as their on site rounds are not standard. 1 database design 1 system architecture 1 system design 1 behavioral If anyone recently interviewed there, plz let me know. I can DM
- Walmart vs Better.com Got two offers from Walmart and Better dotcom. Walmart - Senior Data Steward Location - Dallas,TX Better - Analytics Lead Remote Location Both offer almost same compensation. Q1 - What things I need to consider before making a decision? Walmart is Fortune 1 company Better is a 1 startup to wo
- Better.com offer How is this offer from better? Title: Software engineer Base 180 Options 14k shares Sign on 30 How's the work culture and growth prospects for better? Current TC 240, YOE 4 #offer #new york #bettermortgage
- link Better.com layoffs again? https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/business/better-mortgage-layoffs/index.html Any tech people impacted? Posting here to help out for referrals. #Better Tc 500k Yoe 15 #tech #Layoffs #better
- link Better.com offer eval Location NYC, but full remote work possible from my understanding. Offer is for L6 Senior PM: Base: 180k + 12.5% target bonus Options: 15k / 4 years (12-ish spread on options between fmv and preferred) no sign on, but recruiter said it would be possible to add something TC: 202 cash + 45 paper m
- vote Tech @Better.com Want to know how’s the overall development culture at Better.com. Do new hires have to generally deal with a lot of technical debt? I have heard there’s a scope for greenfield projects. Does that mean engineers work mostly on projects from scratch without constraints or real deadlines? #tech
- link Vishal is Back @ Better.com As expected. After the storm is over. Let’s create the storm back again. We can’t let’s idiots get unpunished. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/better-com-ceo-vishal-garg-returns-to-work-amid-controversy-regarding-his-leadership #tech #uneducated #punishhim #dumbdolphin #predator
- link Evaluate Better.com offer I received an offer from better.com for Senior SWE (T7). Here is the TC detail: Base: 230K Option: 34K Sign on: 40K Does this offer look good for T7? Also, how is the engineering culture and growth opportunities?
- Better.com laying off 4000 tomorrow. What's the purpose? Just saw the tech crunch article about Better planning to lay off 4000 employees tomorrow. Didn't you guys already perform the public PIP via Zoom Q4 2021? You must be losing tons of money + key executives every month. What's the underlying reasoning for laying off 50% of the staff? Did you guys hir