Pay is high. You’ll get more for the same level compared to Meta or Google.
Floundering leadership Blatant favoritism Flat growth over a decade Bleeding employees like crazy
Looking at a position with Snap One and I've seen them mentioned a few times, but only to the extent that they were barely mentioned. Anybody got any details about Snap One? I know they were just bought by Residio. Position I'm looking at with them has a budget that tops out at about $220k, so it...Read more
Before mid-2022, you folks asked for high pay and big bonus, crying like babies when your TC was slightly lower than a couple of millions…… Tech companies had to accommodate, even the famous peanut farms like Microsoft had to “double” the merit budget. Not anymore! It’s revenge time! Check out thi...Read more
Hi everyone, I'm looking for Winter/Summer 2021 intern referrals (preferably Winter). About me: - student at University of Waterloo - LC 270 (all patterns memorized with spaced repetition software Anki) - 4 mo intern at IBM, 8 mo intern at Sequoia backed startup - got team matched with square inte...Read more
Are there any companies out there which doesn’t have 1 year cliff ( waiting time) for vesting? Ideally, monthly or quarterly vest right after you join is better for budgeting and keeping what you have already worked for rather than waiting for 1 year. I think snap has monthly vest right after you ...Read more
I checked the receipt, there was a mistake, I confronted for the error, the kind-hearted waitress resisted, then she went back, came with a revised receipt and snapped on my table. Classic case of behaviour change. I showed my humility by saying - “Sorry I can’t tip, I’m a student on low budget” an...Read more
Doing six onsites, one every other day in the span of two weeks. Im hoping I will get more offers interviewing at the end of the year from managers trying to hire with their leftover budget. I need a Christmas miracle to get a top tier offer lol. Shameless plug: there are still companies such as S...Read more
Started a new contract role back in May after 8 months of job searching(6 offers got rescinded in this process). Today, my position got eliminated due to budget constraints. In spite of actively applying for the past one month(250+ applications) I ended up with zero interview calls. Looking for a n...Read more
I have onsite with Meta soon, and don’t have competing offers. Can anyone give referral for companies that can match or offer higher than Meta and also move fast for the interview process Could be interested in MSFT but only in a group that would have budget for high offers not low balls #engineer...Read more
Hello Blind Community! I'm looking for referrals to any FAANGMULA+ companies. I am interested in the following roles: Financial Analyst, Budgeting positions Qualifications: MBA- Strategic Finance YoE: 6 Thanks! #google #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #...Read more
Seeing a lot of folks calling the demise of Snap after a series of poor earnings. But I think their future is bright. Encouragingly, they don’t have a user growth problem, and to make something clear: seeing lots of discussion surrounding TikTok vs. Snap. It’s not a zero sum game— they have entirel...Read more
Many companies, even the titans, have been giving signs that they are prepping for real economic hardship. First they freeze hiring, no backfills etc, then tighten “fun” budgets (I know at least meta and google have started cutting), and now we are hearing news of actual layoffs, even in eng (snap)....Read more
Interview performance? Competing offers? How much does the HM want you? The hiring org's budget? Or what? My interview performance was good. I also have L4 equivalent offers including Meta/Snap/DD, but Google's L4 offer is far less than my other offers after negotiation. I am wondering if the HM ca...Read more
I work for Amazon web services AWS and got affected by lay offs, need to find a job asap to keep my visa or else I need to move my family to India but the market is so bad, even the interviews are getting canceled due to budget cuts. This is very stressful. Please let me know how the rest are coping...Read more
Hey everyone, I was recently laid off due to budget cuts and am urgently seeking referrals for Data Science roles. I have 3 years of industry experience, primarily in NLP and generative AI. I also have prior research experience. I'm particularly interested in roles that involve Natural Language Pr...Read more
Hi I'm a product marketer, who recently lost my job at a startup due to budget cuts. My partner also lost his job in December, so we have both been on the job hunt for a few months now. Really discouraged at this point, but trying to stay optimistic because I have come across several companies that ...Read more
Spouse and I are looking to buy a home once we get our green card, hopefully in the next 6 months. Which neighborhoods/counties should we consider for safety/price value/ appreciation and other factors. About us: - East Asian working in tech in SF, remote for now but one of us will have to go back...Read more
I had to leave my last job due to personal reasons end of last year. I interviewed at a few companies I found interesting. Here's the summary for few of them: 1. Offer at a well funded startup. Did not join as offer was lower than my expectations. 2. Position got closed midway between interviews. 3...Read more
My 7 year old Samsung LCD just made a snapping sound and the display went pitch black. Sound is still coming though. So it looks like I'll need to buy a new one..pretty bummed as it was a great tv otherwise. I'm thinking from Costco, but if anybody has recommendations, I'd appreciate it. Budget is ...Read more
I’m currently a student who is graduating May 2023 and currently doing my internship at Tesla. I did my internship at Amazon and got my return offer but due to layoffs it got postponed to December and My current team is not having an headcount at Tesla. I can’t wait till that as I need to get a job ...Read more
Hi Blind fam, One of my friends who works as SWE for a mid size company got laid off today (without any prior notice) due to the budget constraints in the company . It's not just her but their entire team in the US from various domains. I feel pretty bad for her as a friend and also as someone who...Read more