Looking for a change after 15 YOE, mostly at Microsoft. Have had consistently good performance reviews over the years. But not satisfied with overall growth (financial as well as personal). Looking for good work life balance and growth; which companies are the best in greater Seattle area? How are Coupang, Grab and Qualtrics?
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Any pointers on how to improve my chances. I don't feel like I should have to cram those algorithm books.
not coupang for wlb
None of them (startup) have good wlb
How's WLB at Qualtrics?
I thought MSFT was the king of wlb
HBO, 35 hours work week, 2pm offs on Summer Fridays and if you interview with them they will sell you these things so many times that you can repeat in sleep too. Don't know if things have changed close to HBO Max launch. Amazon has some good WLB teams in Retail and Alexa. At Google, anything apart from GCP has good WLB based on word of mouth. Expedia prouds itself for good WLB hence pays less. Places to avoid for bad WLB: Facebook, Uber, AWS, Grab (weird hours to coordinate with Singapore teams)
Coupang is crap don't even bother to interview. Bad salary,wlb and vacations.
I’m gonna join Microsoft soon .... any tips on how to keep/stay in a job this long ?
Keep switching groups.
If you're going to MSFT, develop a good relationship with your direct manager. They are your most valuable resource for rewards, promos and visibility. They can also protect you when shit hits the fan.