I was wondering if a person can get fired (due to low PSC rating) before the layoffs happen in Apr? Are there any benefits an employee would receive if they are fired? Eg: severance, health insurance etc. I was warned recently (due to low rating), so I was wondering if I should wait to get laid of...Read more
Elon made a power move and fired Parag as soon as he took over Twitter. Given how Google currently lacks vision, focus, and execution on its strategic roadmap, Sundar is no different than Ballmer who drove Microsoft to ground until daddy Satya took over. Given the opportunity, would you fire Sunda...Read more
My manager is a few years older, we both come from a similar background in the south and share interests outside of work. Typically a few of us in the office meet up for drinks after work. One night, I was quite drunk and shared an Uber ride with him and we hooked up at his place afterwards. This w...Read more
I relocated to Europe and FIREd myself with 5M. Today my 6yo (1st grade) asked me what I do for a living and I was not ready for it... Will my kid grow up thinking that he doesn't have to work in life? Parenting Philosophy: I will provide my kid with all the opportunities that I can provide (e.g. ...Read more
I was terminated last year from BigTech. Will I ever get another job in another BigTech company? Not a layoff. Terminated for moonlighting. Lack of judgment on my part. Trying to move past this but the events still haunt me till this day. Not looking for sympathy. Rather, advice on how to approach...Read more
Hypothetic question. This guy asked me a Leetcode hard question, and then he just sat there to see me fail. I didn't get in. (additional note: he is from a country which thinks there should be no independence for us. Their thinking is we should belong to them, and it is best to see us fail. They a...Read more
Just reconnected with an ex-colleague and found out she was let go from Facebook last week. She’s one of the smartest people I know and I’m shocked to hear that FB dares to fire people during this time. Like can they even hire anyone new right now?!? She was there for only 9 months and apparently di...Read more
With people having different opinions on FIRE goal, let's see what is most popular among tech.
Facebook Director of Policy Communications Lena Pietsch blasted Haugen, noting she "worked for the company for less than two years, had no direct reports, never attended a decision-point meeting with C-level executives – and testified more than six times to not working on the subject matter in quest...Read more
I keep seeing folks on blind so convinced that hire to fire is a thing. The amount of effort (money and time) companies go through to hire at faang is ridiculous. After all this they want you to succeed. Yes there are bad managers at faang so you could get screwed but don’t assume a new offer is ba...Read more
Age: 40 NW: 3m Married with a 10 y/o Annual expenses about 80k I live in a MCOL suburb. House is paid off and worth approximately 1m. We have 2m in liquid assets, mostly in my retirement and brokerage accounts. Normally, 4% SWR = annual expenses would be cutting it too close, but my spouse has a s...Read more
https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition
I have always been for the idea of early retirement. Work can suck, so why not gain enough money to be rich and not care? I have accumulated a decent chunk of money so that it doesn't really matter much if I get fired and can't work for a long time. Not enough to be comfortable retiring, though. B...Read more
The perfect storm: a tech lead and product manager colluding to axe u. A pm that says ur going too slow and a tech lead who keeps on not including u in meetings and group chats with the tickets you’re working on. Whatcha gonna do
My friend got fired from Google as he didn't want to return to the office. The dude is super smart and works on some cool technologies and will easily find another gig. The first time, he told them that his circumstances dictate that he work from home and didn't show up post RTO. When management dou...Read more
My FIRE target was to reach 4 Million by 2028 and retire in a LCOL place. I achieved it 6 years earlier in March this year due to crazy boom in both stocks and with my RE portfolio. I didn't plan it since it was sudden and I thought that in next one year, I will plan my retirement and get things in ...Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-managers-performance-reviews-hire-to-fire-internal-turnover-goal-2021-5
I was thinking about resigning Meta, but now with the new under performers witch-hunt not sure if I should wait to get fired, I've been underperforming in my team for a while. I've been here under a year so if I resign I need to give back the sign on bonus prorated, but if I get fired it might look ...Read more
Next day update I got interview invite from Bloomberg -------------------------------------- Hiring is back on fire. I recently cleared cap1, OCI, Amazon first phone/online screen Scheduled onsite with in next two weeks. Having call with Meta recruiter this Friday. Today i got two calls from r...Read more
Doordash is treating engineers like Slaves. Dragging poor engineers into meetings with HR and firing them for Low performance without a chance to prove their innocence or a PIP to improve. Straight up terminated without notice. There is a fixed Quota for this and apparently it's as high as 6-10%. T...Read more