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- Well paying companies in NYC for tech What companies pay 250k+ for 5YOE? It would be nice to know if there are any hidden gems out there apart from the usual FAANGs. Current TC 210k Seattle (An internal transfer to NYC through Amazon will get me to 225k)
- link H1B rejected salaries - how can these numbers be right? I'm not saying that there are no Business Analysts making $1.3 MM...but if you were really that rare gem worth seven figures, what are the odds of denial? https://news.efinancialcareers.com/us-en/3003798/highest-paying-h1b-visa-salaries-denied
- One productive tool What tool/sofware that adds to your productivity yet many around you aren’t using it or aren’t aware? something like hidden gem. #engineering #software #swe
- vote Microsoft Career - which team should I join? I have always been working in a startup, 8 months back I joined Microsoft Enquiry Team(L62). I was enjoying my work and some of the positive things. 1. It had very high visibility. I was reporting directly to GEM and was having a sync with Partner-Director level folks. My GEM is actually a very nic
- What are some great technological innovations in the crypto space that aren't in the top 20 currencies in market cap? There are so many BS coins, it's hard to sift through and find the lesser known gems. Shill me your crypto projects with interesting tech or use case. P. S. Please don't mention investor-oriented projects, the likes of safemoon. I am looking for good tech or use cases.
- Bay area day(or 2 days) trips suggestions for this weekend?? Got no proper plans for the long weekend. Immigrant so no family here to visit. Just want to drive around. Any good suggestions other than really common ones like Muir woods, Santa Cruz etc (because I have already visited most of these common ones). Any hidden gems? Blind tax - 190k
- Hilarious Bay Area SFH descriptions It's funny how the realtors and sellers describe shitty bay area homes on Redfin . * What a gem * *The one you've been waiting for * * A sophisticated SFH * * Wow.. This amazing 3 bed 2 bath 1100 sq ft * * Stunning Contemporary* All these shacks are probably less than 1200 sq ft built 50 or 60 y
- $99k short of buying our dream house Our dream house is $99k over our max preapproval. In a popular neighborhood (don’t wanna post specific details cuz it’s a hidden gem). Is there anything we can do to be creative? It just missed offer review date so I know they’ll take listing price. I text the listing agent and they won’t accept
- Group to discover obscure remote hidden spots in and around Seattle? i was looking to either join or form a travel/re-discoverer kind of group where the goal is to not travel to the popular attactions in the city but travel to or discover super obscure, less popular gems in and around the city.
- Where to move out of SF I’m tired of living in expensive cities like sf and New York, what are some good cities I should consider to buy a house? I’m considering Austin, Denver, San Diego, and Seattle. Are there other hidden gems? Though I hear Seattle is very expensive now. 😪 #housing #Homeowner
- Segment in 2019 What is blinders thought on Segment as a company. As we speak they are at 1.6B evaluvation. I am very curious on what people take is. It is a hidden gem with such a great product and a strong funding situation. Please comment.
- London - best not so well known places to work Tech or finance - which are the best places to work? Criteria: -FAANG-level pay or above -normal hours, so not investment banking, etc. -chill atmosphere but ambitious people who actually want to achieve something Context: heard of this cute little place called Quadrature, they're an asset manager
- Referrals Hey everyone I was wondering if I can get referrals. I am a new grad pursing two bachelors and one masters. Please pm me or reply Thank you so much in advanced! #twosigma #doordash #amazon #coinbase #stripe #square #twitter #pinterest #lyft #apple #software #engineering#roblox #gem #uber #lyft #i
- Good korean bbq recommendation in the Seattle/Bellevue ? We been a few: Southgate, Blue Ginger in the service is🧟♂️ but okay 😅 Seattle Authentic bbq is an option so drive to old village Any other gems we should yry Thanks
- NYC Chelsea best hotel for work? I'll be spending a few days every month/two months in New York for work so I'm curious about favorite hotels in the chelsea neighbourhood. Default would be Hilton fashion district but I prefer boutique hotels with excellent breakfast, a good bar, avoid tourists .. any hidden gems I should know abou
- Recruiters on blind I always wonder if there are recruiters in here, reading through all this collaboration and shared gems about how to milk the highest TC during negotiation. Do you guys have your own version of blind where you laugh at all us TC seeking leetcoders? Do you think blinders are actually helping you indi
- Microsoft group engineering manager loops Hi folks, setting up GEM loops with Microsoft. Does anyone have any idea of what the rounds look like? Recruiter informed 2 design, 1 code and 1-2 behavioral. Specifically worried about code and design because the last time I tried interviewing at Microsoft (when I was 10 YOE) I was asked some obsc
- Principal/ Owner anybody on this own their own business? probably not, but worth a shot. currently attending school, final year (younger than you think). Founded my business last year. — Just want to know what were some struggles you might’ve came across or are looking into getting into something (as an owner) but
- Career Advice: Job at Apple or Small Companies Looking for advice. I work in the mobile gaming place doing growth marketing at direct level (8yoe). Got an offer from Apple for role as BD Manager/Marketing Manager in App Store. Alternative is marketing at startup like Wish (ecommerce), unknowns like Elevate, Pocket Gems. I want to move to broad
- is it okay to tell someone on your team to join other company for thr benefit? because few folks are way high-performing I am an average performer, but some of the folks are great performers and are real gems. I feel like why don’t they go somewhere else for higher pay! For ex. Some of my seniors who been with SF with over 6 years are super talented, and I know they almost have very mediocre pay, then why don’t they
- Good air quality towns and cities in Western US. I've been wary of moving to the western US because I think the forest fire smoke would really aggravate some existing lung issues I have. I'm curious if there are places that manage to have good air quality, even through forest fire season. I've heard San Diego is decent for example. Any other hi
- Need suggestions: Visiting NYC for a day to scout what’s it like to live there Have done most of the touristy shit couple of times before. I want to spend a day in nyc, what do I do? Not many friends there. Maybe I’ll meet some for lunch but that’s about it. So what can I cover and look for as someone scouting to potentially move to nyc. Currently in Amazon TC: 260k (w sto
- What's your most valued piece of tax/personal finance knowledge? I recently learned that mortgage interest is tax deductible, as is business operating costs for sole-owner businesses (terminology here may be off, but you get the idea). Also declaring a room in a house that you own can provide some additional deductions on the principal of a mortgage. What are so
- SJWs not understanding racism Just found this gem. While being "educated about racism" I had to, ironically, endure reading one of the most racist posts I've seen on blind. Read the last paragraph of my post and read the response. How can we solve racism when so many try to use racist biases as a faux solution?
- Real estate agent recommendation? Need a solid agent that actually performs the competitive analysis, offer strategy, finding rare gems that may not be available to public yet, read the disclosure and inform us, etc. ie brings value to the table! Current agent is basically just waiting for us to send her homes we like and showing
- vote Recruiters & hiring managers: LinkedIn Learning certs on profile? Do LinkedIn Learning certificates help candidates at all? I've built learning curriculums for others and found that the course depth tends to be minimal and quizzes useless, BUT there are some gems, and that when taken in sequence as if multiple courses were a single one, they cover some topics qui
- LCOL area with Indian population My wife's family (Indians) are moving from India to USA and looking to settle in a predominantly Indian community anywhere in the US. They speak broken english are 60+ so not looking to change their ways. We're having a hard time recommending locations to them because our go to location of Dallas
- Department names a la Severance The TV show Severance did its season finale with a bang! If you did not watch this gem of art, you should. The departments names in the show are abstractly whimsical and I love them: Macro data refinement Optics and Design Lets find/invent some more deliciously funny department names like these.
- vote Meta E4/E5 chances Did Meta SWE loop. I know I’ll get to know when I will get to know but just trying to get a feel. 2 coding, 2 system design, 1 behavioral: 2 coding: Did well on all 4, optimal solutions. 1 Sys design: Dint do well prob between bad & okay 2 Sys design: Did well but not good enough for E5 as in I w