You can easily put in a lot of hours if you're a workaholic
No idea where this company is headed or what its purpose is
Is it normal to not have any response from HR or get feedback after the interview process is done.
Joining as M1 in Facebook from Spotify. I would like to get GE and RE rating in my perf reviews. What all the things that I can do to make sure I land in GE or RE rating? Current Facebookers your feedback is appreciated. Thank you!! #facebook
hi folks, it has been 4 days since FB video round for PM.. i pinged him today and he said he has an update for me and suggested some time slots to connect.. i am thinking if it was a yes ge could have just said so or same with a no, so what to kske of it. i am thinking its a no but perhaps he wants...Read more
I joined in May 2022. Before that I spent a year at a bank, and before that I got a non-CS STEM PhD. If I leave before May 2023 Iāll have to pay back a prorated portion of my signing bonus. Managers, TL, everyone has been giving me great feedback and taking about EE/GE and the goal of promoting to...Read more
This being my last internship, I was deciding between Apple and Meta (return offer). I would appreciate any feedback or guidance ! Apple Location: San Diego, CA Org: Hardware Tech Salary: 52/ hourly, 78/ overtime Pros: - Better likelihood for return offer (return offer process not as defined as ...Read more
Hey all, Iām struggling with figuring out what I want to do / team I want to work for / company I want to work at. Currently Iām working at FB and I got promoted from e3 to E4 with GE. 160k target salary (with bonus) and roughly 44k in stock per year. I like the work on my team and teammates and I...Read more
I interviewed at Google last year for a PM position in GCP and made to the final round. Unfortunately didnāt make the cut. Feedback was that product sense and business were strong but I didnāt not have enough tech depth. I waited 12 months and I applied again through a referral. this time I didnāt g...Read more
Hi there, French based in the UK, I'm currently working for several small hedge funds as a business consultant and working from home since 2019 (just before the lockdown started). As those are small and startup funds, pay is not big and with the cost of living rising, I'm looking to go back to my p...Read more
What's up Blind, I've been working as a Visual Designer for the past 6 years, took some time this past year help at a small startup, but now looking to join a more established company once again here in San Francisco. These past couple weeks have been an interesting time to be looking for sure, but...Read more
First of all, THANK YOU to all of you on Blind that have shared tips on how to navigate the interview process at large tech companies. I'm hoping to do the same with this post. YOE: 4 - SWE Education: Masterās degree in ECE. Did not do a thesis. Did not specialize in anything either. Offers: Goog...Read more
Ladies, gentlemen and non-binary creatures of all sorts, behold! A hard working work loving 13-yoe ape over here, also known as cheese-egg, invites Blind users and trolls of all kinds to weigh in š§ ! And yes, Iām aware of significant overlaps in members of the two aforementioned groups. Have to g...Read more
Hello Blinders, I wanted to ask to get an idea of what my chances are at an offer for E4. I was impacted by layoffs a few months ago. I have been Leetcoding hard and would really like this to convert to an offer. I went with Meta PSC tags for Meta folk to gauge how I felt I did from just alright, g...Read more
Hired during height of the covid pandemic from Amazon. Super excited cause I thought I made a step forward with Meta. Ramp up went fine, nothing weird. First half, spend a lot of time getting used to Meta. Very individualistic, no clear structure. Manager changed, got new manager for one that switc...Read more
Long post Alert# I recently talked to the PM lead for a role there and the hiring manager is toxic and so full of himself. This is the summary of my discussion with him: 1) In the initial stages he causally said even though you are Indian, you have great product skills. He himself was Indian. ...Read more
What the fuck PSC? It's Performance Summary Cycle: the (in)famous semi-year perf reviews at Facebook. Jan-Feb and July-Aug are the perf seasons at Facebook. So, you will hear a lot of cries and stories in Blind for the next month. Let me FAQ and demystify the PSC. 1. Why two perf reviews per year? ...Read more
Hi there, I got laid off last month and I'm looking for a new job in the IT Project/Program Management/PMO space with remote work. I already applied to 200+ roles but landed no interviews so far (permanent roles and contract roles as I already have my limited company). So I believe my CV is not pi...Read more
Hey everyone, Wanted to share some details and job openings at Pontoro, a seed stage start up building a platform to revolutionize the Infrastructure Fintech space! $94 trillion of infrastructure financing is needed by 2040; however, financing capacity continues to diminish due to the declining ba...Read more
Hi all, I am unable to find peace with being downgraded to a L5. Academically: I have a MBA and a MSC (Computer Science) and a PMP. YOE: I have about 12 years of experience as a manual / automation QA (NON-FANG), and I have 3.3 years of experience as a PM-T (Startup/NON-FANG). In April, I interv...Read more
Just found these notes that I wrote in May of ā21, but for some reason I decided not to post them. Here they are, in case they help someone. flashback starts here --------------- May 2021: M2 non-SWE, MPK based Hired H1 2016 at IC5 - $182k per year salary, $320k RSUs (stock price at the time was r...Read more