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- 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
- Suggestions needed for Learning Programming. Hello Folks, My first post in Blind. Have been following topics for last 2 days. Amazing stuff guys. Kudos to all the contributors. Ask:- I would like to learn a programming language. Need suggestions either to start with Java (I have basic knowledge) or Python (nada knowldge). Which would add mor
- Interviewers not passionate about their work? I've been doing a round of interviews looking for my next opportunity and consistently it seems like interviewers are kind of...boring? No one seems hyped about their product or their company. I tell them I want an environment where I can push my boundaries as an engineer by working outside my comf
- Stripe has a PIP Quota Heard from my friends that Stripe has a forced curve fitting and bucketing system similar to Facebook and Amazon And if you fall into the bottom bucket of performers you start counting days until you are pipped. Similar to kinda FB. They may not have a forced PIP Quota like Amazon but they do enfo
- Quit FB For joining to co-found a startup Its an idea im passionate about it’s got some raving fans already w the version we’ve launched my wife makes enough to support us both i have enough saved up for emergency fund and more with investments im making more money at FB than i ever thought possible when i was in college or younger it’
- vote Go to Netflix or stay at FB I’m currently E6 at FB, TC 700+, YoE 12 (in the US). Got an offer from Netflix for 750 and have been scratching my head. FB + I have reputation and track record + Good manager + Scope is growing, I see path to E7 but nothing is guaranteed + Easy to move around within the company + Good WLB -
- Google SWE turning into Peter Gibbons DISCLAIMER: I'm not looking for advice on what to do next. All other types of feedback / questions / opinions are welcome. Almost 8 years at Google. L4 TC $300k, net worth $1.8 million. Having dealt with a lot of career disappointments (both within and outside of my control) in the last few years,
- Planning to quit my job to join a startup So, I received an offer to join a startup and I am very excited at the prospects. However, I have a good life and good pay at my current company. I enjoy working in my current team, there are a bunch of swell people who build great things, work with each other, listen, argue and align in good faith.
- Amazon SDEII to OCI IC3 I am a SDEII working on the path to SDEIII at Amazon. By working on, I mean I have a chance but not in pipeline. My estimate is end of 2019 or early 2020. I received an offer from OCI as IC3. Based on levels.fyi, I feel like it’s a bit backward. Also, considering the reputation of OCI, it would be h
- Looking for guidance on new employment Can someone please assist me with my current situation. I have been in USA for last 6 years and have been working with contract projects. Started career with Mainframes and moved to Big Data Hadoop. Projects which I have been working all are maintenance where I perform break fix, minor enhancement
- Can you have 2 jobs at the same time? (no conflict of interest) Is there any reason anyone could NOT have 2 jobs at the same time? I’m a FAANG manager (SDM) and I want to work at a startup (salary plus equity) at the same time. Both will be full time but I have a bit more flexibility on the hours as it is on a different time zone and jobs are being remote. I’m
- Best lifting workout for skinny fat woman? Blind fitness experts! I want to reduce my stomach circumference. This isn't exactly a woman expertise zone but hoping someone might have experience or knowledge. What can I expect from lifting. Can I actually have a slim stomach again? I don't want a six pack, hate the chiseled female look, just
- Pleasanton or Almaden After lot of deliberations we have narrowed down our search to only Pleasanton and Almaden, San Jose since we want a) good schools and b) home we would love to own for foreseeable future. Pleasanton is roughly 7 miles more compared to Almaden when commuting to Mountain View. Distances would vary d
- Tribute to best managers Do you guys have experiences where you felt your immediate manager is the best person to work for. Personal experience.. I've been under my manager for close 5 years and he is a gem. Provides challenges ( sometimes it's hard to get the kind of work that you like ) Handles stress ( escalations for
- Career advice Hi folks! I'm a 27 year old male full time iOS swe @ Google. I have been doing iOS and a little bit of backend for 2 years at my previous employer, and have been with google for a few months working exclusively on iOS, and I'm thinking if I should stick to mobile dev or seek for a course change and
- Would you let someone work on your team "for free" before an internal transfer? I don't think interviews bring the best that I can offer. I can tell you all the stories of the times I went out of my comfort zone and showed grit to get a solution over the line but if the problem I'm describing does not relate to your day-to-day reality it will sure lose some punch. A better ap
- Interview coach/practices Over the last 3-4 years I’ve interviewed on site (and now online) at all the FANG companies. I wasn’t really looking for the job. Some yes, mostly no. Each interview, I’ve learned something and has some self reflection on what I did wrong, what could go better. Some recruiters were cool, some not w
- Companies which actually reward you for hard work Most big companies rather teams in big companies put their employes in such a comfort zone where eventually you end up doing basic 9 - 5 job no matter how enthusiastic you were when you joined them. I have seen this happening almost with 75% new hires in my company. Assuming rest 25% being the lucky
- How to teach a 12 yo programming? My niece is a very bright 12 year old, she is constantly top of her class. She just finished elementary school and to reward her for being top of her class once again, I asked her what she would like as a gift. She could have asked anything, but she asked to learn programming!!! Well, I think I cou
- The Bay Area is the worst. Completely tired and fed up! Really reaching a boiling point with the Bay Area (literally with this heat). I’m born and raised in SF but where do I start? In the past week alone there’s: Covid, poor air quality, 100+ degree heat wave, fires, rampant unemployment, loss of power, crazy thunder/lightning, earthquake etc. It’s li
- Thoughts on people still going outside... We can give a person as much water as they want, any drink they want. Give them food, nutrients. A comfortable relaxing seat. Set the ideal temperature and humidity for them. We can give everything to a person, even entertainment. Meet all their needs. But the one thing we can't give is a remedy for
- Ghosting/rejects after H-1B changes I know my timing was unfortunate, but recently I decided to pursue other opportunities outside of Microsoft more aligned with my interests. Things were going super well and I was getting quite a few follow ups until the new rules became effective earlier this month. Most recruiters from smaller com
- How do you find courage to join a start up or mid size company? I find top motivation to join a startup is always quick money and people are bored at big corporate culture However it takes a lot of courage to quit companies like Google, Facebook or MSFT , get out of comfort zone and join startup or mid size companies. I personally find it difficult because I a
- vote Need some serious career advice I lost both my parents, have no siblings and am 22 years old, graduated from a tier 2 college in India. I have been working with Microsoft for almost 10 months now and want to explore new opportunities. I am happy with my manager and team but I feel a very slow learning growth for my early tech car
- Should I get tested for ADHD/ADD? I have lots of symptoms that disrupt my ability to perform optimally at work. I've had them for quite a while now(YEARSSSSS). For instance- 1. Consistently keep missing meetings while WFH. Keep missing team level updates on slack cos I am distracted in something else and don't care about checking th
- Job search after two quick switch from earlier jobs is problem? Hi, I have an employment history where in the last two years I made two quick job changes like I stayed in a company for 8 months and quit it because they asked me to work for a different time zone. I made a hasty decision on this. I left a break of 4 months after that I joined another org now whi
- Leaving Amazon after 6 years! Am I happy about it ? I am leaving Amazon after 6 long years. There are a lot of feelings and emotions. Mostly I am very sad because I am moving away from my comfort zone and will miss working with some of the great engineers that I know. Amazon was very fair to me from Day 1. Always treated me with respect and given me
- Bombed all FANG interviews. Confidence at all time low! I am a star performer at my company with things going great for me. However, due to personal reasons, I made a desperate attempt to switch to a bigger company and put open to work on LinkedIn and started applying as well. All this with no real preparation beforehand! Within no time, I was reached o
- How do you guys work 9-5 Mon-Fri? I think this is a personal problem. but I see so many SWEs working their 9-5 mon-fri and have been doing it for years, and I want to know what I'm missing that they have. I feel like I struggle with it a lot more, but usually what happens with me is that I get tired or lack the self-motivation to k
- Got into FB after having interview phobia for 10 years Hello fellow blind community, I wanted to share my experience and hopefully it helps few folks like me who always hesitated to change jobs because of interview phobia. I have been at Yahoo for 11 years now and while it has been a really great journey at Yahoo there were times throughout these year