First bigtech job: lots of anxiety and stress

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asg3av

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asg3av
Apr 20 13 Comments

Hello all, I start with Microsoft in 3 weeks as l61. I will start remote and then move but my team is split in Atlanta and Redmond and I am in Atlanta but manager and skip are not.

This is going to be my first big tech job. I should be really happy and proud due to tc jump but I am very afraid of breaking things and causing problems. I keep reading msft pip and bad wlb posts and it's causing me a lot of stress and despair.

How should I motivate myself and build confidence? I have had email exchange with hm who is my m1 and they said when I start we can figure out good fit.

Old TC: 66K
New TC: 160K

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    asg3av

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    asg3av
    OP
    I am worried about economy, me being new, layoff/rif etc recession
    Apr 20 3
    • New
      asg3av

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      asg3av
      OP
      Not in azure
      Apr 20
    • Outside Azure most teams have good WLB. Having distributed teams across Atlanta/Redmond/remote is getting more common, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. You can’t do anything about a possible recession, and that would be an issue everywhere so not worth worrying about right now unless you’re about to take on debt.
      Apr 20
  • 95% of Bad wlb posts are gonna be from Steve ballmer era, not Microsoft now
    Apr 20 0
  • Amazon / Eng
    BrazilBe🍑

    Go to company page Amazon Eng

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    BrazilBe🍑
    Don't sweat it. You'll soon find out youre cut out for the job and are actually good. I felt the same way when joining Amazon afraid of failure, but it ended up being just another SWE job. Nothing crazy, just a different company.
    Apr 20 0
  • Investment Bank
    Glinda

    Investment Bank

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    Glinda
    Anxiety is normal when starting a new job, don't let it get the best of you.

    My partner was at Microsoft for 15 years and had a decent WLB except close to ship dates. Also, the days of strict stack ranking left with Ballmer.
    Apr 20 0
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    sam-2

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    sam-2
    wow OP, first off congrats! that’s amazing! second, everyone gets nervous at some point when in a new position, i would say don’t let it get to you. I’m sure you won’t be the only one with all the responsibilities, you have a team to work with and depend on. Don’t sweat it, just be excited to start working!
    Apr 20 0