Tech IndustryOct 22, 2019
Appleqwerty boy

what to do? feel stuck and miserable

been 8 mobths at Apple. except pay everything else sucks. Odd time meetings, 11-12 am midnight and early morning 6 am . shitty boss and insane travel to name top pain points. I cannot quit now as i have to repay the sign on bonus so decided to suck it up and cross 1 year mark. i am either looking at internal move or interview elsewhere. I am not a SW guy so i heard sadly most groups at apple have poor WLB . if i explore outside only G matches pay or more . on immigration front I have EAD through EB1 and my 485-j is spproved with apple. Sadly EB1 india dates are not moving soon . If i switch companies does new company have to file 485-j again ? Which companies and roles can i explore that pay around 300-400K / yr and offer better WLB ? background: TPM in hardawre development with 9 YOE

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Roku cruella Oct 22, 2019

Don’t be stuck just for 485. While that might be a reason. Don’t consider it as THE reason.

Apple qwerty boy OP Oct 22, 2019

How’s Roku? I know they pay high base but RSU is a bit low. How’s WLB in HW?

Nutanix gJdR70 Oct 22, 2019

How do you get EB1 being a TPM

Amazon iSteveJobs Oct 22, 2019

Ya. I also thought the same. Isn’t TPM an IC role?

HID Global AtomBox Oct 22, 2019

Depends on how you describe your role.

Intel zfnu Oct 22, 2019

You are fortunate to be making in the 300s . I find it interesting that you are still cribbing. Humans are never satisfied

Okta doll$h Oct 22, 2019

Money is not everything. People start valuing wlb over the time. Nothing wrong with that.

Intel zfnu Oct 22, 2019

Yes, I am sure this person is very accomplished and can trade wlb with money if they want. But they want to make tons of money and have great wlb and is cribbing :)

Apple qwerty boy OP Oct 22, 2019

Trust me I can make much more . But remember more TC = shittier life. You just become a highly paid slave . I feel like that at Apple. 300-400 is pretty common in Bay Area with my level of experience. That’s why I am ok with that and yearly 3-5 % raise. I just want to have a life outside work and right now it seems impossible

Netflix lenamdjh Oct 23, 2019

Which team at Apple?

Apple qwerty boy OP Oct 23, 2019

Operations

Google gewg Oct 24, 2019

And that right there is the reason of all your misery son