Remote work. Good work-life balance. Decent benefits. That is the only reason I am still here.
CEO is terrible makes same mistakes over and over again. Revolving door of senior leaders. Failure to find a second act. Current bet product will not succeed due to poor leadership and execution. Headcount freezes and reductions. Layoffs coming. No budget for anything. No opportunities to grow. Stock price plummeting. This is a sinking ship SOS.
If you are planning to join, make sure you try to join just before a quarter ends. i.e. March, June, Sep, Dec. Reason being, * 1 year cliff is usually given next year in middle of the quarter you joined. Meaning if you joined in Jan, then you will get your 1 year cliff stocks in Feb-15 of next year...Read more
Hello all, I badly want to travel to India as so many things have happened in past few months and want to travel quickly but with this unavailability of H1B Dropbox slots, I am considering taking help of agents who could help but at the same time I fear giving my details to them I am trying to und...Read more
Hello team, I am really eager to travel to India due to personal reasons. Considering the amount of demand and unavailability of H1B Dropbox appointments, even though I am eligible for Dropbox can I still choose an in person interview? Will there be any issues with this? #workvisa #h1b
Let’s assume pay is the same. Dropbox pros: - Good WLB - Higher level / more scope - Fully remote Dropbox cons: - Trying to pivot to stay competitive - Lots of leadership churn / recent layoffs - Stagnant stock - Fully remote - Unlimited PTO Stripe Pros: - Potential for upside / stock probably on...Read more
Considering an offer from dropbox for Software Engineer (IC2). Details: Base : 158K Bonus: 10% Equity: 230K Current TC: 185K YOE ~ 2 Years. Please share your thoughts on offer and any pros and cons of joining dropbox.
I have offer for management role from Lyft and Dropbox. The TC is similar around 500K. Dropbox Pro: great people, good team, wlb, food and may be better positioned in COVID times Con: Not as hot as lyft Lyft Pro: Hot company, better tech stack, Higher upside once COVID is contained Con: Less stabl...Read more
Dropbox IC3 TC 340k + 50k sign-on Pro: great team, infra, good culture, wlb, food Con: stock potential, not as hot as before Lyft T5 TC 380k + 35k sign-on Pro: pretty hot, stock has potential to go up Con: not very exciting product team, bad wlb, bad food Any idea?
current tc : 200 new tc: Dropbox around 50k more than Amazon (around 450k ) yoe 6 Dropbox pro : wlb, level, culture con: stock performance? job security during recession? Amazon pro: may have more opportunities if need switch teams; learning opportunities? big name? con: culture, down level s...Read more
Google L4: 158k base + 15% bonus/ 30k signon/ 250k equity for 4 years First year 300k, then less than 250k ( due to the front heavy vest schedule) Pros: It’s Google...? Cons: GCP team, working on one of the fundamental service in cloud, wlb might not very good . lots of strong L4 and L5 in the te...Read more
anyone did their stamping through dropbox in India? pros and cons?
I have an offer with DropBox and Facebook both TC: $445k At Amazon I’m currently making $430k, with the goal that I’m submitted for L7 principal promotion next year Thoughts on next steps? Pros/cons? Biggest struggle is leaving an opportunity to get promoted #amazon #dropbox
With no Dropbox slots available at American consulate in India, can I do my first F1 to H1b stamping in Canada? What are the pros/cons? #workvisa #h1b #dropbox
Pros and Cons working at Dropbox HQ? I heard there used to be shuttle but they got rid of that. Any other commuter subsidy?
Does anyone have any insight into the Dropbox Product Operations Manager role? Also, what are the pros and cons of working at Dropbox? What would be an expected comp range for this?
Of the following, which makes more sense to join in 2022? All are mid-level roles GitHub TC - $260k Pros: - Good WLB - Microsoft RSUs - Solid, well established product - Great perks and benefits Cons: - Lost a lot of its hype after Microsoft acquisition - Heard theres a lot of org/leadership proble...Read more
I have a few offers and am wondering which would you take? I prioritize interesting work, WLB and TC Dropbox IC3 (367k tc) Pros - good WLB, team sounded interesting-ish, slower pace so I think I can perform at e5 level, remote Cons - Dropbox’s stock price could drop Doordash e5 (350k tc) Pros - i...Read more
I got an interview with Dropbox. Considering as they are full remote. My question, Compared to Amazon how is the work culture at dbx ? Their stocks doesn’t seem very impressive, so what’s the long term growth ? Is Dropbox a good company to have on resume ? Considering recent layoff and a dying pr...Read more
Dropbox TC: 290-300K Pros: - Good Culture & WLB - Known for great perks and yearly refresher - Fully remote Cons: - Unsure how company will be doing in the next few years Robinhood TC: 310-320K Pros: - Fast growing, good growth opportunity - More interesting work scope that is impactful - potentia...Read more
Blind fam, first & foremost thanks for all the learnings & motivation through countless discussions. You guys & girls are awesome 🙌🏼 Need your tips deciding among following offers. Please take the poll & add a comment? 🙏 ▪️Facebook E5: 390 ▪️Airbnb L5: FB + 20 ▪️Dropbox IC4: FB + 35 Role: Senio...Read more
Senior engineer at both these companies. TC is similar. Both around 500k Dropbox pros: seems extremely employee friendly with great wlb And the benefits are awesome They’re going after Docusign, which is a huge business with great margins so the company looks quite enticing Cons: they need to exe...Read more