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
How do you get EB1 being a TPM
Ya. I also thought the same. Isn’t TPM an IC role?
Depends on how you describe your role.
You are fortunate to be making in the 300s . I find it interesting that you are still cribbing. Humans are never satisfied
Money is not everything. People start valuing wlb over the time. Nothing wrong with that.
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 :)
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
Don’t be stuck just for 485. While that might be a reason. Don’t consider it as THE reason.
How’s Roku? I know they pay high base but RSU is a bit low. How’s WLB in HW?