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Joining G on 1/4. Wondering if new hires are eligible for $1000 wfh equipment allowance? Also, any advise on which machine to pick? TC - 170k Offer - 295k
Get Mac.
The wfh allowance was only for 2020 and expires 12/31, they haven’t announced if it’s extended to 2021 yet, though I imagine it will be eventually
Don’t take a chromebook, it sucks!
Agreed chrome OS boxes are fine if they have a fan. I do all my daily work on an Asus chromebox using just cider, chrome, and a terminal, but a chromebook with no fan chokes hard from thermal throttling and has problems even just support Meet calls for a while. I highly recommend either going for a Mac for the “just works” factor or go for an X1 Carbon with Linux, though it does have occasional issues with external displays but that’s just a Linux thing in general.
Can you bring your start date forward? Might make a years worth of stock refresh to work an extra week.
Not possible. Waiting for visa which would probably push joining date ahead if not anything. Btw I heard most managers give refreshers in such a case.
Can you elaborate on how this works? Genuinely curious
Talk to your recruiter. Specifically ask for it. With hiring manager approval it should be doable, but you need to be assertive. The $1k is for equipment beyond the standard WFH equipment setup of laptop, 27" monitor, and accessories available on go/stuff
Yoe?
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Fellow noogler, joining on 01/04 too. We should connect. 😀
I’m also supposed to be joining on 01/04, but I haven’t received any onboarding info. Have you received orientation details? Did you request devices?
Is it l4?
L5 TPM