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- vote Bloomberg vs. Amazon, New Grad I am using someone else's account (so I don't work at Google, ignore that). I have worked at T-Mobile in the Seattle area for about 9 months. I have offers from both Amazon in Seattle and Bloomberg in NYC. Amazon L4 TC:155k (not AWS, likely some team in ordering/fulfillment) Bloomberg New Grad TC:
- my biggest career mistake Today ends my biggest career mistake yet. I left a FT job in NYC and took a calculated risk to consult on a major project halfway across the country. This was supposed to be a 3 year project. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Now after one year, my time was cut short. I am jobl
- vote What would you do if your company defended hiring her? Jeong has many racist tweets (supposedly in response to trolls). But frustration or anger doesn't excuse blatant racism in my opinion. Here's a couple samples of her racist tweets: "it's kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men." "[d]umbass f******g white people markin
- link Google is rescinding offers to thousands of people Google is rescinding offers to thousands of people for temporary or contract work, blaming sinking ad revenue during the pandemic. The decision affects 2,000 people globally, including some whose start dates were repeatedly postponed, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources. The tech g
- Waiting for offer from Rivian Recently had a final interview at Rivian for Sr. Mechanical Engineer position. I have 6 YOE with 4 years in a startup developing automotive accessories for electric cars so the industry and experience is quite relevant. My experience with rivian had been good so far but when I asked for 130k as bas
- Subscriptions getting out of hand I have the following growing list of subscriptions. These are kinds getting out of hand. Any recommendations on how to consolidate these...My initial monthly budget was/still is $50. #subscriptions #netflix #amazon #apple #spotify Reasons/Use case - Love Spotify Connect to my various smart spea
- link Amazon SDE II Austin ( Amazon Marketplace) 5 years of Experience. Currently interviewing for Amazon Austin location with the Marketplace team. What should I expect in compensation? Recruiter asked me a couple of times now. I asked her to let me finish the interview process before negotiating. My friend who recently moved to Amazon new york
- Buy an apartment in LIC or Brooklyn, NY? Hi Blind team, I know that buying a 1BR apartment in NY sounds crazy, but I am just wondering if anyone has specific thoughts about buying in Long Island City or Brooklyn at this time. Non-city prices are extremely tempting, but I am from the suburbs and I know I don’t want to live there, at least
- Engineer Referral NY/SF Hi, I have 2 yoe as a full-time software developer at a cable network in NY. A graduate from Penn State. Served in the army for 9 years. Loved it here. I’ve learned enough and I’m ready to move on.Although I’ve applied to multiple positions, I haven't heard back. It seems it is hard without a refe
- Goldman Sachs vs OCI I have put in my resignation at Goldman Sachs for a SWE role at Oracle Cloud Infra. Goldman has offered to match the offer and even better it up by some margin (I am assuming 10-15%). Current TC : 180k Goldman Counter Offer :280k in New York Oracle Offer : 260k in bay area Yoe : 3 Also, A promoti
- Salary to live comfortably in NY/SF Interviewing internally and moving to the US for the first time. Single, will need a 1 bed ideally or large studio so I can fit a desk, no plan for kids. Want to live fairly central as I go out to party etc often. Not a big spender on other things just food, the usual utilities, gym etc. Eat out m
- Those who work remote with different time zones, how’s that working out with you? Due to the pandemic, WFH is becoming more or less a norm and companies are open to hire remote workers in different time zone. If you work in different time zone than your company HQ, how do you make it work so it will not affect your WLB too much? Example: if you’re in CA but your company HQ is i
- I did it, I'm going to Google! Thanks to all of you on Blind who answered all my questions in the past and for providing valuable insight into the industry and the interview process. Approximate timeline: Early Jan: Google recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn, initial phone screen Skipped phone screen and went straight to onsites,
- Market is near bottom Some people might think this is crazy, since NY will be the next Lombardy or worse in the next few days. BUT Italy for the second day in a row is reporting lower cases. (Would like to see this hold for a few more days to confirm). right now it looks like from time of lockdown + 2 weeks = peak (bas
- Citi Offer letter #citi Hi On October 4th I gave interview to CITI bank for mid level Java developer position and I received a call from HR stating I am selected. On October 8th I have received verbal offer. I have accepted and on October 27 I have received mail from HR asking me to fill document related to pre hire forms
- International relocation and 401K I am moving fron New York to Dublin with the same employer and would appreciate some suggestions on what to do with my 401k. Can I withdraw it? What will be the penalty and taxes? I can ofcourse keep it untill I retire but since I am 26 , i do not want to keep that money in 401k for a really long
- vote Joining a well-established quant shop versus a new one if I wanted to start my own company in 7-10 years?? The question says it all. I have two choices between 1) joining a well-established (top tier if you wish - think of it as one of the few firms at Citadel/Two Sigma level.) shop versus 2) joining a relatively new one (tier2 if you will), both in NY. If I wanted to start my company down the road in 10
- Salary expectation for JPMorgan Private Bank Associate role? Hi there! First time poster and completely new to considering any job even adjacent to financial sector. I’m going into a second interview for an associate level position within the JPMorgan Private Bank. It is part of a team that provides clients with support on administering their philanthropy. G
- Time to leave the city? My fiancé and I moved back to NYC in June expecting the world to quickly return to normal. FB is now delaying opening until at least Jan 2022, and based on their criteria, I don’t have faith in that date being met. Is it time to leave the city? Feels so pointless living here in a 750sqft 1 bedroom
- vote Tech companies Location Cat Fishing and Remote is here to stay for a long time I have been applying and talking to companies for Snr/Staff positions at the large corps (FANGMULA), etc... I have been applying for NYC positions, where it states clearly that the position is based in NYC. Yet, almost every single time (except one), the team, or the manager is based in the SF B
- Fidelity vs Amazon I have an offer from Fidelity NJ and currently in loop rounds for Amazon for a Senior DBA/SDE role. I know for sure Amazon will pay higher but I don't have an offer yet and it will take time while Fidelity offer will expire soon. I'm worried about Work/Life balance for which Ive heard good things a
- vote FB E5 or Amazon L6? Offer with details, please help. Learned a lot from here, my time to contribute back. PhD + 5 YOE, @ G. FB E5: 200 + 600/4 +100 Amazon L6: 180 + {210, 160} + 240 share Location: {NY, CA} Why FB? * yearly refresh * better benefits overall, 401k match, vacation, medical care, free food, etc. * nicer office :) Why Amazon? * very
- vote (Urgent) FB GE vs Stripe for New Grad Have 2 offers, FB GE return offer and a Stripe offer, as FB isn’t extending my deadline I have to decide by today. FB (NYC) Base: 124k RSU: 220/4 Signing: 75k Stripe (Seattle) Base: 134 RSU: 78k first year grant (they do annual vesting now so it removes most of the upside). Signing: 40k first year
- Trump is hemorrhaging supporters, dragging the GOP down with him. NH state district 6 just went to the Dems for the first time *ever*. It went 51-44 for Trump in the election. And NY district 9 just flipped Democrat by 16 points. It went Trump by 23 points in the election. Trump may wind up being the best thing that ever happened to liberal America.
- Facebook/Google/Datadog NYC: Office Return ETA when do you all think we will be back in the office full time again? #wfh #remotework #nyc
- Construction vs tech #constructionmanagement #dataanylysis #cloudengineering #machinelearning #python I live in NY area & 27 years passionate construction engineering professional with 2-3 years of experience in construction management.I see I can’t find flexibility in my construction career Eg. working from home & family time etc. On the other hand, High pays & curiosities in technology are liter
- Moving to tri-state area (Autism resources) Moving from India to NYC through Amazon. Have a kid with ASD. Can someone help with the below questions? 1. I’m open to living in either NJ/Connecticut and commute to NYC. Which cities have more Autism resource coverage like low wait times for ABA, peadiatricians, daycares? 2. Does Amazon insuranc
- vote Do I get paid enough? Buffalo, NY Creative Marketing Work in Buffalo, NY as Creative Marketing Director for a private company that makes $80 million in revenue. They pay me $65,000/annually. Is this enough? Deets: 10 years experience bachelors in masters program outside experience at the same company for 5+ years great benefits, PTO, awesome health
- link Don't join Amazon: my exit interview I quit Amazon. I'm a senior SDE. Old total compensation is $450k. New total compensation is $450k at a smaller unnamed company. Amazon offered a $50k raise (bringing my 2022 TC to $500) for me to stay. I declined the counter, citing bad experiences myself or others have experienced regarding stack r