I've over 10 years of experience, mostly in FANG and FANG++. I took a lot of pride in my interviewing abilities, but I don't know if it is the market or I lost touch, I blew up some of the interviews that I expected to pass. Feeling very stressed and numb, not sure from the job loss or the interview failure! Wife who quit her job for a career change is trying to "help" by being hyper anxious and constantly asking me for updates :( Would really appreciate any referrals. Please comment below if you are able to refer me so I can DM you a relevant position.As a token of thanks for helping me in a very difficult situation, I'd like to share an Amazon gift card or LinkedIn premium referral. #tech #Atlassian #Uber #Lyft #Amazon #Yelp #Oracle #Walmart #Intuit #CreditKarma
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that sucks, sorry to hear that. Hopefully after 10 years of FANG++ you have a very nice emergency and investment fund and you can survive a year without income and just relax a bit?
Savings are okay mathematically. Emotionally a little hard as my expenses have gone up a bit due to having a new born. I think I'm really frustrated by interview defeats, and also didn't expect wife to be so so anxious.
Your wife is in postpartum with a huge life change. Hormones are rogue and possibly she is running on little to no sleep. If you have her family nearby, lean on them. Or if she can visit her family for sometime (common in Asian cultures) that can do wonders to her mental health as well while giving you the space to get your act together.
You worked at FAANG for 10 years and didn’t have enough savings to not care about temporary unemployment?
Savings are okay. I think my bigger blow is a string of interview defeats, and I'm not really good at dealing with someone being anxious.
Sorry about your situation. Reach out for AMD referrals. Congratulations for being new parents.
Don’t have any connections in previous companies
Trying that route, but feeling under-confident on interviews with a string of recent defeats.
More than connections, I reached out to companies I have had offers from in the past year or two, but it feels like a very different world now.
I'm sorry this is happening to you, man. Literally one of the worst possible scenarios. I hope you transition well. I'm curious why you were not on paternity leave? Shouldn't you be protected from job loss if you were on paternity leave?
It doesn't work like that
For the record, I can't be laid off due to parenting leave, but nothing prevents from being laid off while on parenting leave. Took a break from FAANG to a startup, and the entire org was axed. So it is unlikely that parental leave had an effect on layoffs.
Referrals don’t work like they used to. I was rejected twice … interviewing with Amazon… rejected 4 times by Microsoft… I know it’s hard but take it one day at a time…I think what works now is networking, you really need to know someone who makes major decisions… my friend got hired by FAANG+ because he knew the hiring manager … keep looking and don’t give up…
10yrs of Fang you should have savings and a network. I have zero sympathy here. There are much worse-off people. You’re gonna have to get a big boy job now, no more fang coasting. Accept the comp drop. There are opportunities but you’re being too picky due to the fang ego.
Who hurt you today?
OP said in a comment that they took a break from FAANG and were laid off from a startup. People like you who choose to be mean to a person who is in a bad situation need to stfu. That behavior is disgusting and you sound bitter. You act like people at Cisco aren’t known for coasting. Shooo! 🫳
Don't stress out. I got into similar situation. FAANG+ jobs and baby. Wife stressed out and at times I felt stressed out because I didn't want to upset her. Getting rejections is common for everyone and I got a bunch. Just relax and take a step back. Give her confidence that a lot of people are in similar situations and that it will get better. If you start to panic, it will reflect in your interview prep and interviews. Just come up with a plan for a few months and then take it slow. Something good will definitely come along. It's not that bad as you think. I just took a trip on my own to meet some friends for a day or two and that helped me a lot.
I record my interviews. The ones I felt really confident were either kickass or I just felt tired in afternoon so I wasn't answering the questions directly — I was too drowned in the storytelling aspect. 😮💨
PRACTICE
somehow your comment doesn’t feel right
Even if you happened to read the inappropriate, it’s your sick mind that felt writing the inappropriate was Okay as if others are going to enjoy at such a commendable job. Build empathy dude. I’m sure this type of reading isn’t serving you well at other places in your life.