Is it safe to join PayPal or Square after the layoffs? Square sound safe - “We decided it would be better to do at once rather than arbitrarily space them out, which didn’t seem fair to the individuals or to the company,” said Dorsey in the note to Block staff. #square #block #paypal #layoff
As a paypal ex employee i gotta say you would be making a tragic decision to choose it over square. The whole company is a bag of tech debt from the 90s. Like infrastructure as code is completely optional lots of places
No, of course not. Companies have been through multiple rounds. Square is not doing well generally, and PayPal sucks across the board.
I doubt that Block will do one more round in the next 6 months.
Disagree
So not true
Dude… too soon…
Remember when Shopify told its employees that it wouldn't lay off again? And then they layoffed again?
This - companies and employers have shown they are not trustworthy. I'd add Square and Paypal to the long list of companies to avoid until the market turns and things stabilize (or write them off completely as they would you).
That's every company.
Square
Do you have an offer from Block/Square? If not, there's no point in your question. I doubt we are going to hire much. The rumors are more layoffs coming. And since the market is very competitive, Block salaries (surprisingly) are becoming very attractive, and getting an offer is very difficult. Unfortunately, if Epam your last employer, it also doesn't give you an advantage. Block behavior and situational interviews are easy to pass for folks from product companies. Epam experience *often* is not relevant for the questions asked in the interviews. (I'm a former epamer)
I'm at Microsoft. Have verbal offer and agreed to sign, waiting for rescinding or for the official offer to sign.
And how long did you have to wait until the verbal offer after the onsite?
square
Square will do more layoff. This round was focused mostly on foundational and Cashapp teams. December was focused on Tidal. Square should see more of a hit in Q2.
This. More incoming
Let’s hope so. I need the stock to rippp
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Question about women in their 30’s?
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Should this be acceptable?
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BREAKING: Internal sources confirm another round of layoffs just hit emails at Tesla. For real.
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L4 Google -> 45 interviews, 5 offers, AMA
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What happens when most of your team is Indian?
Very few employers can get away with saying more are coming