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What’s your theory on why I was rejected? (with multiple offer TCs shared)

I was rejected by DoorDash for a Sr. DS role after on-site and of course got 0 feedback and not even a courtesy phone call, just an email “sorry not moving forward.” I got offers from Instacart and Amazon, and I’m not posting here for sympathy or whatever, but I really wanted to go to DoorDash so i

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Jun 28, 2022

Indian courier boy

Never ever let any of your Indian friends/acquaintances know that you are traveling to India. I keep it as a closely guarded secret until I am back to US. Unfortunately, my travel plan leaked and the terror unfolded like so: 1. One colleague asked asked me to bring some embroidery shit/ small mirr

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Jul 21, 2023

Just read something about Amazon PIP. Mind blown 🤯

Do you agree? Here is the text: Use Amzn PIP escape method -----Shared on Amazon forum please copy and distribute------- (Internal Mantra to keep on loop when dealing with your Amazon / AWS manager is "the lying liar lieth and still they lie their lies" which can help frame and guard your level o

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Jan 27

Fear of Not Exceeding the 6 Month Probation Period

Hey all, I've been working as Front End Developer at a Berlin based company with a blue card visa for 4 months. Based on this visa type, if I resign or fired, I have to find a new job in 3 months. Otherwise, need to leave the country. During the last 4 months, we were doing 1-1 meeting every week

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Feb 3, 2023

Asking for referral

Hi everyone, I have a Masters's degree in Data Analytics and graduated in July 2021. I secured a full-time job as a Pricing Analyst with a manufacturing company in November 2021 and prior to my full-time job, I also held an internship with an energy data analytics and execution-based company as an e

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Sep 28, 2022

Must read: Amazon PIP culture

** from the Amazon blind channel ** Lets just be clear... if you sock up like a vacuum to your manager and skip and make it out of Focus then you have a target on your back. Its on the Amazon permanent record and internal hiring managers will not be interested and your comp prospects are hit and pr

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Apr 25, 2023

Move to Redmond, WA vs Dublin, CA

We've lived in the Portland, OR suburbs for over a decade now. Our kids are in elementary school. Both my spouse and I have been working remotely for our jobs for the past few years, and our jobs will continue to be remote for the foreseeable future. While we have some friends here, we don't have st

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Sep 11, 2023

America is … inefficient (rant post)

Sorry, nationalists and patriots. Just need to rant. I love American and am grateful for the opportunities it has given me and my family, but after being this country for more than 20 years, I still can’t get over the fact that it is one of the least efficient countries when it comes to government

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Sep 19, 2021

PM (India): 6 months, 26 applications, 10 rejections, 4 offers (Poll)

Yes, 26 applications :) I was literally on a hunt for the right PM job in the last 6 months. Applied to all the vacancies in good companies that I know. [To be honest, In my mind, Microsoft and Google are the targets but planned to use other companies as interview practice because this is 1st time I

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May 5, 2021

Startup woes

I started working at a startup back in June, it was a perfect fit in terms of small team, ownership, subject matter and interest. We are profitable and have some major clients. As we expand our partnerships and our obligations to said clients our workload is increasing. I work on the front end and

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Sep 25, 2019

Shipping to China - Hassle-free and Affordable Solutions with SFLWorldwide

Are you looking to ship packages to China? Look no further! SFLWorldwide provides reliable, cost-effective, and hassle-free shipping solutions to China, ensuring your packages reach their destination safely and on time. In this post, we will guide you on how to ship to China, discuss shipping costs,

Jun 27, 2023

Are their relationship coaches out there?

This is going to be long. I was laid off in November and I have got another job in a very small company (not at chime) but I think I will lose this one as well as I am struggling to ramp up and I am on h1b visa. Looking for job was always difficult for me. It is getting impossible in this market. No

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Apr 20, 2023

I'm a MBBS(MD), MBA grad from India struggling to find a tech team

As a doctor and MBA, I am struggling to find strong technical individuals. My hypothesis is that many highly skilled technical professionals out there lack business expertise and I hope to connect with them here. I'm willing to work 100 hours a week, I need hard but exciting work. I honestly don't

Mar 17

Many people with only mild cases have long term problems including fatigue, inability to concentrate, heart issues..

WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961 Nearly a year into the global coronavirus pandemic, scientists, doctors and patients are beginning to unlock a puzzling phenomenon: For many patients, including young ones who never required ho

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Nov 1, 2020

HELP (Project Manager to Technical Project Manager) HELP (Referral)

Hey everyone, I've posted a couple times on Blind without any feedback. However, I am very optimistic about this application, so I'll keep trying. I am a PMP Certified Project Manager. I have approximately 5 strong years of experience, but I am recently certified this past February. I can honestly

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Sep 23, 2022

The Hidden Depths: Recognizing Advanced Depression Before It's Too Late

In the tapestry of human emotion, depression represents a profound shade of blue, one that darkens with intensity as it advances unnoticed. Today, as mental health concerns escalate across the United States, the conversation around depression, particularly its advanced stages, has never been more cr

Mar 26

Amazon Hiring Ad! Take Risk, Growth or PIP

Saw this Amazon Ad today looking for risk takers! The risk they don’t mention is either you become TT (top talent) or you get the boot via PIP. As a software engineer in AWS for 1 year+ (and previously in Retail), I would strongly advise you to stay away from this company. - If you have job offers

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Feb 13, 2022

Looking to move for a better WLB and culture, considering mid-sized companies that can maybe match what I make currently

YOE 7 TC 350k ICT4 About 1/2 of my TC is my base salary. The rest is RSUs/bonuses and perks (Apple perks add up, discounts on apple products, partner discounts with bose, etc). I come from a startup culture, and quite miss the (relatively) politics-free climate, lack of a bureaucratic structure, m

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Dec 1, 2020

Amazon Pivot during COVID and options?

Just discovered this site recently and have been doing a lot of reading on similar situations. Apologies in advance for poor writing since I was just trying to get a lot of things out at once. Happy to clarify any questions. Some context and background: Joined Amazon almost a year ago (in seattle,

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Apr 10, 2020

Someone's comment which I 💕

"Lets assume that you are in USA and have one year of penitude / servitude completed with Amazon / AWS so then you are eligible for paid FMLA leave..... this is a well trodden path (its Amazon so there are plenty of medics who will sign off around the WA HQ) so you will have no problems. You do NOT

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Mar 21, 2023

Citrix Review

Pro --> Tech Engineers: - Very few employees have good tech skills and like to stay as they already established reputation. They are 40+ & like their cushy software engineering job. Chillaxing in comfort zone bubble and enjoying the show as most other engineers are average/poor. - Some nice so

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May 6, 2021

Sara Roy on Gaza

From 6 years back. https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n12/sara-roy/if-israel-were-smart “Perhaps the most alarming indicator of people’s desperation is the growth of prostitution – this in a traditional and conservative society. Although prostitution has always been present to a small degree in G

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Nov 20, 2023

How to diagnose a Product Issue : Product Execution Problem

Product Execution Interview is highly relevant in the day to day execution job of a Product Manager. The problems given are analytical, strategy and goal focused. One such product execution question is to debug an issue in a product, feature or KPI generally asked in FAANG/Big Tech Companies (Go

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Apr 30, 2022

Feeling like I protect my engineers' time too much

I'm a new data engineering manager and before this I was a tech lead for a number of years. I built 95% of our current system and we've recently started hiring more data engineers (started out with just me), so I have to switch gears from being always heads down in the code to managing a team. The p

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Oct 2, 2021

India is such a shit hole! - Bribe, Corruption, and Dictatorship.

Heads up, This is a rant about the reality of India. I’m just anxious AF as I’ve to travel within a week. Have applied for a passport renewal while I’m in India. Here goes the story: Applied under Tatkaal - the Appointment Executive took the liberty to reject perfect documents, then accepted it bu

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Jul 3, 2021

Any Recommended Psychiatrists Around Redmond/Bellevue Area?

Hi all, sorry if it's a stupid question to ask, I did some research on psychiatrists available around me but the reviews usually have both positive and negative aspects, so it's hard for me to make a decision. For now I'm also going to leave a message to my primary care provider and see if they can

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Jul 27, 2023

Just explained an AWS s3 recruiter why I will not return to AMZN. Please read if you consider accpeting an offer

Update to my post: Turns out this is the hiring manager, not a recruiter. They responded to my email -they wrote me they work hard to make their org a better employer. I believe they have good intentions, but wasn't it Papa Jeff who said that good intentions (by themselves) do not count? Backgrou

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Apr 15, 2022

🤡 Scamazon Survival 101 🤡

Credits/ Copypasta: @CrackSmokr #tech #amazon #aws PIP factory and Visa the worst possible combo. Amazon / AWS and Visa is the ultimate bad combo OP... the visa status is held over your head to sweat every last bit of WLB and peace-of-mind out of you...... new hires are easier to lose than folks w

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Nov 13, 2022

Potential drug combo PREVENTS progression of but does not reverse covid-19?

https://twitter.com/RiganoESQ/status/1244314533818175490?s=19 tl;dr: Sounds like this drug prevents progression of the disease but does not necessarily cure severe cases. Perhaps like tamiflu. We may be missing a solution if we only test in very sick people instead of in people who have very mild s

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Mar 29, 2020

Please, my goodness, someone help :/ Anxiety at work, don't know how to fix a bad situation

I've developed a crippling anxiety about work that I'm struggling to overcome. I used to be a top performer, but in the past year between a breakup and a death in the family, my mental health took a nosedive. I went on medical leave earlier this year, but shortly before I was to return to work my do

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Oct 4, 2022

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