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- Seattle to Salinas/Monteray/Santa Cruz Hi, I am from Seattle and in the final phases of an interview for a company in Salinas. The position is exactly what I want, would be a pay increase, and great opportunity. I'm 28, own a condo and single. I'm trying to decide if it is worth the move from Seattle. I have an ok job now, been there f
- Non-grinding stories I keep hearing stories (both here on Blind and elsewhere) about people who were really successful and did a lot of grind - focusing on work at expense of wlb, crazy hours, etc. I'd like to hear stories about successful people who didn't grind. I didn't grind, but I'm not sure I'm successful. Got e
- Amazon Offer Feedback - L6 PM-T Hi Everyone, Need some feedback on my offer. Currently a Product Manager at Vz (TC 160k) based out of NJ. I received an offer for L6 at Amazon as a PM -T in Seattle (TC 270K). Excited to work for FAANG and work for a true tech company. I don’t think Vz will even match what the Amazon offer is.
- [Bay Area] Hair loss clinics recommendation Hi, I'm in need to consult with some quality hair specialist in the Bay Area ASAP. Could you please share some recommendations? As per some Google search, I contacted Dr. Oro in Stanford Health Care (https://stanfordhealthcare.org/doctors/o/anthony-oro.html), but he only sees patients if they are r
- vote This is the perfect time to buy property in cities. * People flocking to suburbs because of WFH, spiking prices in places that aren’t really commutable, but they ignore it due to temporary WFH. * People basing commute times on COVID traffic, which is still better than pre COVID. * Cities have hit a political bottom when it comes to crime, signs poi
- Startup Idea.. India based Hi All, For past sometime I had this thing in my mind which I think can be a good business idea and good potential. I am putting my thoughts here for suggestions. Issue: In India, most of the employees in Service based industry are stuck with their companies for long (as long as 8 years to 15 year
- vote How to know if recruiter is stringing you along Nearly four weeks since onsite, 1.5 weeks since last call with hiring manager. Recruiter told me would have answer by Thurs, then Fri, then Monday, yesterday. Now it's this Friday. Can't mention the company but it's a tier 2 tech company, decent name. Am i being played or strung along? I guess th
- Moving to lower CoL area, should I tell my manager/work? Hello fellow Blind users. I have a question about moving to a lower cost of living area next month. I am worried about getting my salary decreased because of the lower CoL, my salary would go down about 10%. My question is: do I have to tell my manager/work about this move? We are fully remote, I wo
- SFMTA shuttle enforcement What are the SFMTA employees doing that stand at the bus stops in the city with their ticket devices? They stand there and just mean mug anyone standing in line and as the busses pull up, they stand there staring down the driver and then take a picture of the bus licenses plate and/or registration
- vote Been stuck with Analysis Paralysis for a long time Hey Community, I am working remotely from Bay Area in Microsoft Azure (L62) due to family reasons. I really like my team and work and feel like I am not done here yet. Happened to land an offer with LinkedIn SSE - Systems Infra, but not able to wrap my mind to take that offer. It is essentially 39
- New company uncertainties Fellow Blinds, I am in process of interviewing with multiple companies including FANG. The level of difficulty is pretty high especially in Bay Area, for a 10+ years experience. I have only worked for 2 companies so far. A part of me says that I am in a good comfort zone, why not continue? Even tho
- link [US only] Need System Design Mock Interview? I’ve been interviewing for a couple of years now and have been on 50+ interview panels. Been a Bar Raiser at Uber and also preparing for Staff level interviews next year. YOE: 6 TC: $400k I’m ready to help out anyone who needs help with mock interviews for System Design. I usually take 1.5 hour s
- Need your opinion - Rejected Offer after h1b transfer and RFE clearance Hi All, I have applied for h1B transfer for company B. The transfer took 6 Months because of RFE and now things got changed as I got promoted and role got changed to Director. The new role in company B is also a Director and I have rejected the offer after transfer complete as this is not an area of
- Where to buy a place to live in London for young professionals couple? To keep a long story short, my wife and I are planning to move back to London, she has citizenship but has not been back for a long time. We previously lived in South East London for a short stint. We are now doing much better and we are in a suitable position to buy. We are planning to buy a flat n
- Career moves or blues So, I am manage the dev team at a software company in Silicon Valley. It’s a midsize company with 10 billions in assets. I have 20 years managing dev orgs. I think my current conpany is signaling that I leave the role and move on. I have been searching jobs on LinkedIn and Glassdoor and connecting o
- Thinking about start working remotely Happy new year to all! Currently, I am working as a head of product in a fintech startup in Europe ( joined after seed round, now we are about to close our series B) but I strongly feel like my time here has ended and I'm looking for new challenges, I would like to join some USA fintech startup, bu
- vote Pay off mortgage or keep money in stocks. What would you choose? I know most of you will say if mortgage interest is so low why to pay off early. Here is the deal: I am left about 500k mortgage and have ~500k cash+vested stocks. I have 5/1 ARM at 2.8%. My first 5 years will finish in 2021. I tried refinancing but rates are higher. Two scenarios: 1# pay off loa
- vote Amazon US or Facebook UK I am an sde 2 in Amazon India. I was planning to move to US on internal transfer and then in the same week, 1. I got the slot (for feb'22) for visa interview 3 months since the process startes 2. And the offer from Facebook UK. Now, I'm really confused where to go and need some help in making this
- Seeking Referrals - Internal comms to create healthy workplace cultures Hey folks...I have 16 YOE in internal and strategic communications in national, statewide, and regional orgs, with eight years leading internal communications for organizations spanning time zones and geographies. I have worked in comms in health/mental-health/wellness companies, nonprofit/charity
- Books to navigate the political landscape in tech I'm realizing that technical prowess is necessary but insufficient to progress an IC's career after she/he has reached a point on the ladder. I would like to learn more about the political tools in a technical position to grow an IC career. How do you position your ideas and deal with naysayers? H
- Interview name and shame: Kraken I applied to a full-stack role at Kraken two weeks ago and had a pleasant 30-minute chat with a recruiter. I was told the next part of the process was a take-home project and I could specify a 12-hour window to complete the assignment and email it back. I said I would like to receive the assignment
- System Design Interview budget constraints I see sample system design interviews and I'm appalled by the lack of regards to resource planning that the supposed "solutions" give. "Just shard these jobs across 500 machines then replicate them and put them behind a reverse proxy and several layers of caches to provide reliability and lower lat
- Tips to get motivated again? Does anyone have tips on how to make work feel fun and productive again when you’re feeling down? Since the start of the year I’ve been feeling no motivation to work. Last year I could easily get into the zone, be productive and deliver a lot. After we reached the annual goals and we’re starting th
- Evaluate AMD offer Current TC: ~215k YoE: 8.5 Area of expertise: Development/Software/Cloud I own/manage the product I work on, I am well inside my comfort zone. My current role looks stable for next 6 at least, but Cisco sucks too much lately and I want to get into a good team with solid tech knowledge and good wlb.
- How to mentally prepare for an onsite interview? Hey, I was able to land a virtual onsite with a FAANG company. I am very excited about it because it’s my first onsite with a big tech company. However, I am also very stressed and anxious at the moment. I was diagnosed with depression about two years ago and I did not try to interview with compani
- Teams with bad WLB - what happens if you say no? Hey. I see all these posts about 996 and stress and shitty wlb at TikTok, Amazon etc. I work with ads product as PM and I work with all time zones - China, US, EMEA. I agree the work is hectic and there is a shit ton to do. But I am also having great wlb because I set boundries. I move as many meeti
- What's so terrible with waiting until you can afford to buy a house with 100% cash? Otherwise it's "own a loan"-ship. Even if that means renting for 10 years longer than you expected. There's so much talk of the resale value of the house -- but all of that is pure speculation based on assumptions that the self driving car movement isn't going to change traffic and housing patterns and zones. Why go through the str
- Need reality check Tc: 30 lpa (India) Yoe: 9 I have been working in my current org for 5 years. Didn’t give any interviews in this duration. The only reason I stayed for this long is because of great WLB. I got sucked way deep into the comfort zone. Now I am trying to move out. Need to prepare well for the interview
- Starting new job in a month and feeling low on confidence I am starting a new job in a month at Google. But suddenly with every passing day, I have started getting a feeling that I am going to fail and I will not be able to survive. I have been in my current job for 7 years, so have never been out of my comfort zone. The job description of new position m
- Been there before? I feel like my current role is getting saturated with not much growth or learning. I'm getting too comfortable with my work, (becoming too lazy) at the same time not liking it and WLB is not great as well. I couldn't devote consistent prep time for interviews. Without much preparation, gave intervi