My scheduled start date at Meta is May 6. Given the huge stock drop today, I'm thinking i should request the recruiter to move it forward by 2 weeks, as the number of RSUs granted is calculated by taking the average of the closing price of the last 30 days, on the start date. I've signed the Offer ...Read more
Hi, Im on an H1b (expiring next year) and about to marry my fiancé(US Citizen) in court in April. Ceremonial marriage will be at the end of the year in India. 1. What is the earliest I can apply for a green card? 2. Will there be a problem in traveling to India for marriage if we apply after the c...Read more
I lost my job and spent almost a year applying and going to interviews before I finally got a job offer from Meta. I celebrated with my family, said no to other job offers, and they helped me set up a bank account and find a place to live in Menlo Park since I'm from Canada. My boss even emailed me ...Read more
I was scheduled to join AMD via h1b transfer(approved) on April 27th but the recruiter postponed the start date to May 18th stating that AMD has "apparently" stopped virtual onboarding and want day 1 to be on site. Can any of the AMD folks help me with what's happening? #interview #career #hardwar...Read more
Got an offer from Stripe and want to push out start date 3-4 months. Is it possible? Tc 350 New tc 470
I’m close to getting an offer but need to decide on start date soon. What’s the advantage of starting before the end of the year vs waiting until the new year? Would appreciate insights from anyone that’s gone through something similar. #tech #meta
I signed an offer letter with Microsoft on Friday. I believe I now have to wait for a background check screening before I can get a start date. Does anyone know how long this takes? I’m a us citizen and this is for the Redmond office. I see posts here saying it can vary from a couple days to weeks....Read more
How far can I push my Meta Start Date wanting to know if can ask to start 6 months from now. TC: 278K
Joining Meta as E4 and would appreciate some advice on how to choose Apr 29 or May or June for Meta start date. I want to optimize these things: (1) personal life / vacation (2) number of granted RSUs (3) performance eval: how much time is required to get a rating in PSC? is it better to get a ratin...Read more
I asked the Google recruiter to postpone my start date for a few weeks, but was told there are no start dates available in August and September and I can only start in October. I was a little surprised because typically companies want new employees to start as soon as possible. Is this this normal? ...Read more
I have an offer signed with Amazon and I have to push my start date by a month. Have people done this? Were there any pushbacks doing this? TC:230K YOE:4
I recently accepted an L8 position at Amazon, and as a L8 I am going through a very extensive background check. I was notified by Sterling that my background check was completed like a week ago, but my recruiter keeps on telling me that the background check is not complete. And is delaying my start ...Read more
Supposed to join on August 20 but with the recent blow to the stock I am considering pushing out by 2 weeks so I start in September and my initial grant is calculated based on average of the stock in August Does that make sense ?? Can someone give me some more details on how would Facebook calcula...Read more
My start date is Dec 4th. Currently Lawyers are trying to file h1b petition with USCIS but time is getting close. Lawyers said I will need to have H1B approval ready physically when I start. Not sure if it's possible Need approval since I'm currently not on H1B - cant start on receipt. is it okay ...Read more
31, single, and live comfortably and with zero real obligations. Just signed offer with meta. Kinda feeling like it’s my last chance to take time off. Do I try to push my start date? How would that work with hiring freeze? This is for a PMM role. Tc - $230k
Hello I just heard from my recruiter that I was approved for HC and they are working on giving me an offer. Is 6-8 weeks off between last day at apple and start date at google a reasonable time frame? Also, given holiday schedule and performance review schedules, do you have any recommended start d...Read more
What is the best approach to negotiate the starting date? I have been trying so hard to push back and defer it but Amazon is so rigid?
My start date at new company is in a month. When should I put my notice? Is there any problem if employment overlaps? I worry about reneged offer or retaliation from current employer if I pull trigger too soon. #startdate
Anyone else here receive update from Twilio HR that their start date is being delayed? I was supposed to start in two weeks but Twilio now pushing my start date back a month. Supposedly to manage profitability (or lack thereof). I already gave my notice with my current company and now freaking ou...Read more
I got an offer from Amazon in January and was thinking of moving my start date to May 1st. What the longest you can delay a start? Also, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing any bonus or equity guidelines by pushing it out further. Anyone has any insights? SDE 2 TC: 250k YoE: 4.5