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- Received "Final Written Warning" from HR, Amazon manager retaliating for me wanting to xfer teams. After informing my direct manager (L5) of my intention to transfer teams, he told me he would "do whatever it takes to prevent that from happening." Manager is a new hire L5 with less than a year on. He's not from a tech background really, more military and municipal government. The team has seen s
- Should I tell Google Recruiter that I don't want to interview? I accepted Amazon new grad role 2 months ago and stopped applying to companies. Google reviewed my application for the new grad role (submitted before getting an Amazon offer) and sent me OA. Now, I have on-site interviews in about a week, consisting of 1 behavioral, followed by 4 technical. I'm NO
- vote Problem with LC style interviews IMO, Solving a question during the interview is based on 70% luck. It gives an unfair advantage to the people who have seen it before and it would be dumb to tell the interviewer that you have already seen it, because now they have higher expectations. I don't understand how solving a leetcode prob
- vote Life in Redmond, US vs Hyderabad, India I am married and settled in Hyderabad, India with my wife. We are planning to have a kid in a year or so. I am currently in a dilemma whether to continue to stay in India or move to US. We both are happy & content in India, but few friends/relatives are asking us to go abroad for few years, perhaps
- Real world seems mundane Trolls are welcome but hoping to get some genuine comments, I have watched a lot of animes since childhood and being a bullied kid that was always an escape for me back then I almost always felt like trapped inside this reality and wanting to get out, I thought things would improve with time but eve
- Leaving Amazon India in 8 months What can be a good reason for me to give to the prospective hiring managers for this immediate change? My original reason is low TC. I joined as an L4 SDE with 2 YOE taking a pay cut believing I would get promoted and compensation would become equivalent to L5 after 1.5-2 years. But after joining
- Amazon PIP Hey guys. Yet another victim of AWS lay-off. I have been put on a PIP without any preceeding meeting nor have I been informed verbally about it. Prior to PIP I was on a coaching plan which goals I have nailed and delivered the results required from me in a one month time. I have summarized my acco
- Questions to ask? obligatory tc - $90 per hour, contractor. obligatory yoe - 16 in java, includes 9 in android, 12 in the US on a work-visa. what are / how to frame questions during an interview to learn - 1. whether management / leadership / supervisors operate mostly out of insecurity, fear of being judged that t
- How to beat ATS for company applications? ATS - applicant tracking system. I have applied to many companies (without referrals), with different formats (.docx, .PDF). Note: Resume is single column, but has few invisible table like frames for keeping the text in a segregated sections and good shape. My process: I find jobs with JD with whi
- Promo convo advice Hey guys - asking for advice here. Joined a new team in June’s been an L5 for 3 years. Made a few posts about my last team but basically I don’t want to waste time and want to have the promo convo with my new manager sooner than later. At our next monthly career convo (which is outside the weekly
- Google Onsite (final round) - need advice on how to prepare This may sound unbelievable, but Google decided to move me directly to the final round On-site and bypass all the technical interviews (skipped 4 rounds). They gave me 4-5 weeks to prepare. Does anybody have any advice as to what I should expect during this interview and how to prepare for it? (It’s
- Meeting etiquette? Question for anyone in a company that actually develops their work culture. Because we just do whatever and I really want to know if it's a free for all everywhere else too... 1. Sometimes we have "technical review" where either someone needs help making a decision and brings in the team to discuss
- Marathon Interviews - seeking help. obligatory TC - $90 per hour, consultant. obligatory yoe - 16 in java, includes 9 in android, 13 in the US. i have been passively interviewing, and i plan on going more active for a hit-or-miss multi-offer in order to salvage my career in a handful of months now. i am beginning to see an endurance
- vote Uber vs Snap L4 offer Hey Blind community, Thanks for all the support. You all motivated me to GTFO of Amazon to get the pay I deserve and finally, my hard work in the last few months has paid off. I have high end L4 offers from both Uber & Snap. Both offers have similar total comp: ~390K YOE: ~5 I am considering amon
- Best lifting workout for skinny fat woman? Blind fitness experts! I want to reduce my stomach circumference. This isn't exactly a woman expertise zone but hoping someone might have experience or knowledge. What can I expect from lifting. Can I actually have a slim stomach again? I don't want a six pack, hate the chiseled female look, just
- Feeling Underappreciated/Underutilized I've been on my current team now for about a year and a half and I've been pretty happy with my progress. I feel like I've learned our systems pretty well and can address most problems/developments with a good understanding of the bigger picture and the frame I'm working in. I provide insight into i
- Questions on Options: Preferred Price or Value in secondary market I recently got an offer from Netskope for Senior Software engineer. Base: $180,000 Options: 15,000 There is a bonus structure but I didn’t understand it fully since I was mostly emphasizing on the value of options. But from what I was able to gather, it starts at 5% from my 2nd year or something and
- link Debt agency contacting me for rental property damage. No proof offered Context: 1. My old rental place indicated that I caused water damage in the kitchen of the rental apartment. Rental Company has submitted my case to a debt collection agency (Name of agency - Professional debt mediation). 2. When I asked rental place for proof of the water damage, rental compa
- Please give your thoughts on this investment strategy My investment portfolio: AAPL - 30%, GOOGL - 10%, FB - 10%. SPY - 25%, QQQ - 20%, Cash (emergency savings) - 5%. I DCA my paychecks into SPY and QQQ. Goal: My goal is to perform better than the average broader market (SPY/QQQ) by 2-3% on a 5-10 year time frame. As my net worth increases and other
- 2nd Attempt FB PM Interview Guidance I interviewed with FB last summer and made it through the process but didn't make it through the hiring committee. They recently reached back out and want me to interview again I've spent my entire career as a PM, really loved the FB interview process and was excited about the prospect of working
- vote Reward Needed to Join Startup? Not a thread about never assume stock is worthless, or more experience gained from working at startup. Purely about risk/reward needed to join if successful exit. For those who are/were already well paid and in good companies (post IPO, or all cash comp). If you joined a startup to ONLY make more m
- details on total comp so i interviewed at comany in bay area. in initial HR call, hr confirmed my comp range,my start date etc. went through phone interviews and onsite interview. After onsite interview, i got follow up call from HR the very next day asking me on my experinece with team and interview, and also told me t
- Interview Question, can someone realistically solve this in 43 mins /** * A company registers an IPO on a website sellshares.com. * All the shares on this website are available for bidding for a particular time frame called the bidding window. * At the end of the bidding window an auction logic is used to decide how many of the available shares go to which bidde
- Design after an MBA? A little background on me: I was a software engineer for 6 years and felt completely burned out. I had considered moving to the product side of things for years, at one point having drafted my resignation letter do the design immersive at General Assembly. Last year, I decided to go back and get my
- Big 4 Consulting career pathway Hey guys, I started in PwC (Perth, Western Australia} as a grad in Tech Consulting last month but I graduated studying electrical engineering. I chose it because it was the only grad offer I had at the time and I was interested in the concept of consulting and the large amounts of experience I can
- BIE L5 to L6 promotion Hello, I joined Amazon as an L5 BIE 15 months back. My manager (L7) has said to me he is looking to promote me to L6 in Q2 of next year. However he hasn’t talked anything about the promo doc/accomplishments wiki I need to put together. I just got to know about this after talking to another BI manag
- vote Renting & Mortgage Refinance One of my goals is to build cash flow with a rental property. I am slowly outgrowing my first home (1br condo). I am at the point where I need to decide to rent my place out in the future or plan to sell it for a better down-payment on my next house. I could also sell it when I buy my next home to b
- Oracle OCI - IC3 Senior Software Engineer Compensation Just finished interviewing at OCI Seattle and they want me for a Senior Software Engineer (IC3) role. They would first like to hear my base salary and RSU expectations. My current employment leaves me with no good frame of reference. Any input on where I should start? Base salary needs to be minim
- Startup may miss payroll / funding goal Hey everyone - In a position most seed stage employees never want to experience: Took on a Senior PM role at a healthcare startup in NYC (6 mil raised) 6 months ago. The CEO (who is actively fundraising in SF) let the team know yesterday that they may miss payroll next week unless they get term s
- Spouse struggling with mental health I need suggestions on how to handle this. We are trying every opportunity to get an appointment with a psychiatrist. It has been a big struggle. They are seeing a counselor who recommended seeing a psychiatrist. There are no appointments available for the next few weeks. These are some of the behavi