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- Good linux laptop. Hi all, I'm an Engineering Manager who hasn't written any code in about 6 years (except LC and WB for interviews recently). I plan to work on a side project at home for fun (or maybe not, depending on what happens). I am looking for recommendations for my home office setup. I'm thinking a good s
- I'm genuinely afraid Trump just set his federal police on peaceful protesters. I think the game changed today. I fear we're headed for some very dark days. This won't quell the unrest but only make it worse. It's an offensive, violent action that sparks fury in the hearts of the protestors, their allies, and critics of
- Open source project: OpenTrading - Update Update: I wanted to give an update on what we are upto. We started with coding to build core modules of the platform. You are welcome to join and contribute! You will find slack on the GitHub page below to connect with us. About: I have started this project with a few other people from Blind. And
- Hi! Any advice for 26 years old? I have never made this much money... Hi Blind, I am 2 years out of college, and just landed an 110k job today. I know it's not a lot on Blind, but as an immigrant I now make more than my mother. I know that with great power comes with great responsibility and this is why I am here to ask for advice so I won't mess my life up. I gre
- The religion of Covid credit to John Hayward (@Doc_0): Every crisis becomes a religion if it lasts long enough. One factor in that transformation is the Beautiful Theory phenomenon: the power elite insists its remedies are logical and politically correct so they must work, even if the actual evidence shows they obvious
- To those of you complaining about WFH, please don't ruin it for the rest of us I understand that working from home is not for everyone. Whether it be distractions with kids, missing socializing with coworkers, inability to set boundaries, lack of office space, or something else, I get it. However, please be mindful of airing your grievances and trying to impose policies on ev
- vote Big Tech's recent censorship/ban wave I have been considering opening this discussion for a while and I would like to know what others, mostly fellow tech workers and mostly highly educated people think of it, with FB (removal of content), Twitter (suspension of presidential account), AMZN, GOOG, APPL (putting Parler down) and other big
- Open source project: Open Algorithmic trading I post in this section as well so it gets it's attention. I have started this project with a few other people from Blind. And we gradually make progress. Read more, join, contribute or enjoy using (when we are ready :D) the platform on GitHub at https://github.com/open-algorithmic-trading/docs. E
- for those who think going to public places is ok from quora, read please:#covid-19 #coronavirus “Let me tell you some stories. A confirmed COVID-19 case and her mother were asked to self-quarantine. The daughter tested positive after arriving from a nice holiday in Italy. But instead of that, the lady went to buy books at a local mall, telling
- Thoughts after 2 years in Amazon: Toxic culture due to nepotism and politics I was on a new job hunt recently, and was really fortunate to receive great offers from the top companies. (The best one I received was TC 310K) Now as I'm looking back for my 2 year experiences in AWS, I have a couple of things to share. If you are considering joining Amazon, please take extra thou
- Toxic culture and executive thinks it's not a problem Multiple devs in my job have reported to me (I'm their engineering manager) that there's no safe environment in the scrum retrospectives. They feel threatened by the scrum master and the product owners as their attitude make them really seem like they are in a position of authority - example: they s
- Why am I motivated to LEETCODE I recently got hired by MSFT and for a long time I never thought I was “Microsoft material”. Always been an average performer in all aspects of life and almost always seen my friends /colleagues do better than me in life (financially, dating etc). This instilled a feeling of “I’m not good enough” an
- Capital One APM Power Day Making a post to ask about Capital One PDP aka APM final round interview and offer. But I also want to give back to others since reading through previous posts helped me a ton. 1. Use Glassdoor and Blind. Some posts are helpful, others are not, you decide which is which. 2. Think about how C1’s pro
- Leadership 101: On Trump Trump's classic defense is to punt blame onto others. On coronavirus, he punts blame to the incompetence of local and state leaders. It's true that local and state leaders have made a lot of mistakes. Many of them, like Cuomo, have even admitted it. But Trump, after punting blame, doesn't offer a
- vote How to be treated like an expert or an hourly maid I found it out the hard way: 1. Write down everything clear and simple, as comments, as docs, as wiki. Now the manager or director can ignore you. Do whatever they want to you. All they need is to hire an ok person to replace you. You may be treated like an hourly maid. You have no "chips" on th
- link Europe's large companies are just old-school luxury brands! Covid has really changed European economy drastically. As a result of it, more and more industrials, banking, automaker, energy, insurance, retail etc. type companies of Europe are getting disrupted. Yet, most of the remaining strong ones seem to be the luxury brands who gain their power from centu
- vote SDE II at Amazon, Software II at Flexport, L4 at Google ? I had a lot of success in my recent job search - and am now considering 3 roughly equivalent offers in terms of total comp (170/75/25) from Amazon,Flexport, and Google I have about a year of experience at 3 no-name companies. My base salary now is ~200k - with TC maybe 250k. Currently Im a datascie
- From dev to game dev Hello people, Recently I been exploring unreal engine and I gotta say that game dev is really kicking my ass especially with multiplayer features and currency problems. (Which I really enjoy how complicated it is ) I have been doing full stack for a while and I am thinking of moving my own consult
- Sincere advice to prospective Amazonians YOE: 10+, 5 at Amazon TC: $260K Hello, Reason I am creating this post is not to argue on whether amazon is good or bad. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I am in no way discounting anyone else's experience. Every month I see new talent join our org, already jaded by the horror stories the
- Final Thoughts - Amazon TL;DR - It has been a bitter-sweet journey. bitter in terms of work, sweet in terms of money. After 2.5 years at Amazon, I would like to highlight following that I have experienced during the timeframe. Compensation: Pros - Good salary, stocks, joining bonus. Cons - Low annual appreciation, 401k,
- vote Why you are so unhappy despite a high TC (and what to do about it)? TLDR: a very long post that tries to explain human psychology behind why people are unhappy despite getting great compensation. I am writing this post as I see so many people here extremely unhappy despite making exceptionally high TCs for their age (including myself). My motivation for this post
- Open Source project: Open Algorithmic trading I have started this project with a few other people from Blind. And we gradually make progress. Read more, join, contribute or enjoy using (when we are ready :D) the platform on GitHub at https://github.com/open-algorithmic-trading/docs. Edit: I totally understand your points about language select
- Do companies get rid of you if you complain too much about salary and ask for promotions? To start of, I'm good at what I do. I'm straight A (above average, documented) performer. However, I accepted a low salary to begin with and been complaining about it to my boss when possible (ie. During raises, performance review, or when company survey results come back saying 50% of the departmen
- Sde offers Booze Allen, Raytheon, Lockhead Got offers for SDE roles at Booze Allen, Lockheed, Raytheon and a few others. Have a lot of reasons why I am switching overall never intended to stay here. Just here for the experience. All offers are higher some by a little others by a good bit with locations significantly cheaper to live than seat
- opposing Trump the right way groupthink in the valley is turning very smart, rational people into highly suggestable zombies. the more bs the media/Twitter sphere focus on the Trump scandal du jour the more confused everyone becomes. you need to save the outrage for the truly outrageous! Trump can essentially do whatever he wa
- Switching roles even if it means looking outside AMZN? Before I joined Amazon I was writing automation code, APIs and sample Android apps for security, metrics, and quality assurance. Joining Amazon as a QAE was exciting because it's a huge company and during the interview they told me they had concrete plans to write automation. However, a few days aft
- vote Rate my manager: should I leave I am L5 swe in the Seattle office. I am trying to understand if my manager is bad or if i am overreacting. The main reason is that they are hot and cold with some things being really good and some things being really bad: Good: 1. Always ask about well being. 2. Ask about personal life, generally c
- Advice on Pivot from Reporting to more Analytical Role Hi there Blind fam - seeking your advice/mentorship as I look to transition to the next phase of my career. Currently I'm in a reporting/automation role where I'm developing tools to help our business partners more easily report and analyze on the data that's coming out of our source systems, mostl
- H1B (the great, the cheap, the truth) Here is my thoughts about immigration, logical analysis. 46% of H1B applicants are masters degree holders (2021 lottery) H1b is split between Product companies (FANG, any hot tech startup, most of silicon valley) vs Service companies (AMEX, Verizon, healthcare companies etc rest of the USA). Prod
- What Blind has taught me this year I’ve joined sometime in November 2020. Ever since I was hooked on it. I treat this forum as surrounding myself with people that I aspire to become to make sure I’m always striving for more. The good and the bad: 1. Always thought I was making good money for my age (mid twenties). TC 140k, YOE 4. W