Tech IndustryAug 19, 2019
DematicLarry Cook

Best company to work for?

Ive seen multiple posts on Blind and each has a different opinion on different companies. Please make your opinions based on the following. You can choose multiple options 1. TC 2. Tech Stack 3. WLB 4. Company culture / Work environment 5. Fame / Impact on resume

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glitchyy Aug 19, 2019

Oh god not this again

Dematic Larry Cook OP Aug 19, 2019

Sorry lol. About to start applying. Worked really hard at prep. Why not just take a poll.

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glitchyy Aug 19, 2019

Just joking around haha. Hope you get the job you want! :)

Amazon charlesk Aug 19, 2019

Polls like these have to be flawed and noisy in so many dimensions and biases. For example, I worked at two of the companies above and I own stocks and I'm definitely going to vote based on my experience alone as I can't speculate what's going with other companies, which is noisy for the overall result. The ideal votes should be only coming in from the people who worked at all of the above and can backup their vote.

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LangeSohne Aug 19, 2019

Noisy data doesn't get "averaged out" by increasing the sample size.

Amazon charlesk Aug 19, 2019

@wigsplit : unfortunately that's far from accurate.

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LangeSohne Aug 19, 2019

You should step outside the bubble of BigCo tech companies. There are plenty of companies with higher expected TC, better benefits and a more enjoyable culture.

Dematic Larry Cook OP Aug 19, 2019

Examples?

Google TC lover Aug 19, 2019

Snap Lyft Stripe Jane Street Two Sigma

Amazon poppapump Aug 19, 2019

As long as you get a good team in any of these companies, you can't go wrong. Stay for 4 years and bail to the next one.

Dematic Larry Cook OP Aug 19, 2019

Why 4 years? For all the stocks to vest?

Amazon poppapump Aug 19, 2019

In most cases after the initial vest you'll get lesser money in 4 years.

IBM thinkbee Aug 19, 2019

Wheres IBM?

Dematic Larry Cook OP Aug 19, 2019

You think it deserves to be on there? I don’t know much about IBM

Pure Storage blingboob3 Aug 19, 2019

Pure Storage has been rated as one of the 18 top companies to work for by bay area millennials. I don't know how much we paid to get on the list but I like it here a lot. Been around the block a few years.

Dematic Larry Cook OP Aug 19, 2019

TC? YOE?

Pure Storage blingboob3 Aug 19, 2019

I have 6.5 (been at 5 companies, 3 of them less than a year) years of experience and my breakup is 160 base/15% bonus/90k stock. And you get anywhere from 60-100k in refreshers for being a star performer.