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- I’m a recruiter - AMA - Currently at Amazon, previous FANG exp - Primarily recruited for tech and engineering - Love a good recruiter joke AMA
- I FIREd this year at 43. AMA Admittedly a thin premise to base an AMA on... but whatevs. FIRE: Financial Independence + Retire Early I am retired.
- I love to travel and has been to 94 countries at age 27. AMA Ask me about travel and whatever
- I am a 35y Indian male AMA I am a single Indian male who broke most stereotypes. AMA Trolls are welcome.
- Invested over $7 Mil in ICO's this month. AMA I'm a long time user of Blind and a big fan of this community. Haven't seen much interest here about crypto or blockchain. Hoping to shed some light into this space. Will try my best to return and answer every question to the extent of my knowledge. Please keep this thread relevant. #crypto #b
- I am a TransGirl AMA I have started to transition 3.5 years ago while working at Microsoft. I am the Board Chair of a Transgender Rights non-profit. AMA.
- Former Democrat. AMA Supported Democrats my entire life. Voted Obama twice and HRC. Latest regressive left ideologies made me move to Libertarian. Support equal opportunity. Support fiscal responsibility. AMA
- 3rd world country tech guy. AMA Product guy working in a startup with technical background. Not going to disclose the country but its in Asia and its not India. Possibly ask me about: - are we taking your jobs - tech culture in 3rd world country - compensation and lifestyle Bonus point if anyone can guess what the country is.
- Ask me anything about Wish, the company Especially about eng
- I flip houses. AMA I left a 17 year tech career primarily in NC & OH to flip properties. I have flipped 10+ homes and have another 10+ rentals. I am moderately successful. AMA.
- 30 yr Indian Male. Ask anything you’re curious about. Stereotyping welcome. Decently successful career. Just want to give back.
- AMA: I am a DACA recipient Opinions are my own. I am a DACA recipient. I have been here since I was 12, a visa overstayer. I am grateful for getting a work permit in 2013 - just a year before I completed my degree. With this permit, I got an internship, then a full time, and now working for Oscar Health. I am thankful for m
- PIP I was put in PIP. Last minute, my manager added that on top of my PIP deliverables I have to keep doing my normal job, meaning that I have to deliver the other responsibilities I have normally in my role. I’m quite confused since I don’t understand how is this measured or how can I prove that I su
- Moved from Amazon to Google AMA I was sde in aws, moved to gcp. Will answer questions that don’t reveal identity. Moved from sde2 to L4. Same level, similar comp. TC: base 160k, stocks 550k, signon. 50k Yoe: 5.5 all in amazon Edit: One of the big difference I noticed is people in Google are very smart and humble, and it’s exac
- Awesome Guy AMA Only awesome questions will be answered.
- Socialist AMA This post might be a mistake... but what the hell. Since socialism has been getting more attention lately but is generally explained in the media and press by people who are opposed to it, I’m happy to answer any sincere questions people have. I can only speak for myself as socialism is a diverse t
- Ask me for advice and I'll keep you in check Fire away boys
- my name is dumb|dumb, ask me anything My name does check out sometimes 🤓 and it’s fucking Saturday night, so who’s ready to sleep?
- Questions about managing people I’ve been a people manager at top tech companies and startups for some time and I’ve (hopefully) picked up a few tips and tricks along the way. Ask me anything!
- Hobby I’m a mid thirties person who has given up on having a family (long story). I am choosing to instead focus on my interests in life. I like researching mass violence like the holocaust, red Terror, Moscow show trials, cultural revolution, the Rwandan genocide. I like these things because I can’t h
- I work for IS&T in Apple, AMA I work in IS&T org of Apple. Moved here couple years ago from FANG. I have heard lot of you are Interested in learning about this org. Ask away. 12YOE 150k engineering and operations
- link I FIREd this year at 43. AMA [repost] [NOTE] My prior ID (DuQvV7) got locked by Blind (for responding too much?!). So this is a repost. I'll answer any questions on the initial thread too but it won't show me as the OP. Admittedly a thin premise to base an AMA on... but whatevs. FIRE: Financial Independence + Retire Early I am retire
- Looking for Investors I’m looking for new investment money. This is a revolutionary new product and your investment money will go toward changing the world. Only taking serious questions and inquiries for this AMA.
- Turning 30 :( About Me : 29 year old Indian male, soon turning 30 in a month, married and have a 2 year old son.
- Moving to China for work (Biz) - AMA Seems to be a lot of misconceptions about working in China. Happy to clarify.
- Engineering manager dilemma I have an engineer 6 Month in to the job and now i learnt he is interviewing and looking out , he has not found anything yet but now since i know he is going to quit i don't feel like giving him more critical work on projects. Small company everyone is super important, not ton of people to back up,
- Can hair loss be fought? Please suggest if hair loss can be fought or is it a losing battle? I'm trying regenix right now. But I'm kind of depressed since I don't seem to have any fruitful gains. Please suggest if anybody has successfully done something about it?
- I am a socialist Trump follower, AMA! I will answer truthfully. So truthful, the likes of which the world will have never seen before #TiredOfWinningSoMuchImMakingMyOwnLosses
- AMA Request: FANG hiring managers What’s your take on leetcode? Any organizational constraints keeping you or your team from implementing radical ideas? Why would I want to work at a FANG besides the compensation? How do you manage tech debt? What are the leading causes of “no hire” for an otherwise hirable candidate? Sorry in adva
- Ask Chad. 💪 - Blind Community Edition. Post your life situation and problem. I'll respond with qualified advice.
- Traveling to Israel tomorrow Any suggestions for what I should do there?
- Hard to find female mentors? I am a woman working in manufacturing and it has always been difficult for me to find female mentors. There are a lot of lessons that I had to learn on my own that my male counterparts didn't because their mentors guided them through. I'm curious, is that the case in other industries? As a working
- People that say white, black, etc I love seeing people talk about "white people do x" or "black people do y", " asians are good at z" It lets me know how many idiots there are out there. Seems like +90% of people are idiots who have fallen for this racial division that has been perpetuated over time. Race in America (& the world) i
- CFO of Disney AMA CFO of Disney AMA
- AMA Request: Guy who sabotaged Tesla The guy elon said sabotaged Tesla
- I own a Crypto-currancy portfolio AMA Get ready to be jealous.
- [AMA Request] Google Hiring Panel What exactly happens after the interview? How often do you get to make the final decision? How many people in the panel decide about a single candidate? How do you feel about the current hiring process? Will there ever be a change? Thanks!
- Companion Airline Pass Does anyone have or know someone willing to sell their companion pass on a major airline?
- Company phone. Use as main/personal? I am about to get phone from employer (Google). 1/ is it like FB, you have to give it back when leaving or they just reimburse you to get a phone? 2/ I thought to use it as my own, until I saw a post of someone saying he keeps a personal phone and use the work one just for work.. is that a thing?
- Can I actually enhance my thinking power with brain foods/nutrition? I know the answer to this, but I'm curious if anyone else knows how to achieve limitlessness? I'm not kidding this is a real question and there is a real answer.
- One ok onsite round at Google I recently interviewed at Google for software engineer position. I had 4 rounds plus a lunch round. I did well in three of those rounds (finished with 5-10 mins left in all of them to chat with the interviewer). In one of the rounds , the interviewer was supposed to ask me 2 questions (he mentioned
- Can I drive Uber while working for Google/Apple/Facebook on a green card ? I got my green card with my employer last year in September. I wanted to know if I can drive Uber while working for any of these tech companies at the same time ? Can anyone help? Any past experiences will surely help. Thanks
- Drunk at SFO. Waiting to be be ok to drive home. Pls make me company
- Best holiday parties Now that Halloween’s over... who’s gonna have the best parties this year?
- Why is #metoo persistent as first topic block on Blind? Shouldn’t users be able to reorder according to their interests?
- What do you look like? Share pix people!
- Places to go My parents are visiting California and I am planning to take them out for their 25th anniversary. Can you suggest me some places for this occasion ?
- Why don’t big companies invest in making engineers better interviewers. I have been interviewing these past couple of months. The common pattern which I see during these interviews is that most of the folks in bigger companies are terrible at interviewing. No communication with the candidate, no feedback / guidance during the interview, no friendly gestures / No questio
- H1B visa holder, laid off from the current employer and have another job offer. What steps to wait for before starting with the new employer? Can I start right after the new employer files for H1B and before the transfer gets approved?
- Leaving BNFT About to turn off my Benefitfocus Blind account. The grass looked greener elsewhere. AMA.