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- Google compensation package for SWE IC L6 Hi. My technical interview for a SWE L6 position at Goggle went well. The recruiter is asking me to share my expected compensation and she just wants s number before the compensation committee looks at my case next week. My 2021 TC at my current job was $634k. I currently have ~900k unvested RSUs.
- I want to be the first Amazon intern to be PIPed Please help me in my goal. I want a PIP, not outright fired please. TC 🧄🍋🍩
- vote Is unjustifiable PIP considered harassment? Consider the following (if possible, from a legal and unemotional perspective): - a totally unjustifiable PIP - manager creating a “toxic” work environment for you specifically - lying about performance - threatening a poor performance evaluation - threatening to fire All done with the intention o
- Teammate always complaining/moody - low morale There’s a person on the team that’s always in a bad mood, talking bad about others to ruin their reputation throughout the org, and tattle-tailing to the manager. During my first month at the company, they even told me how so and so is bad at their job and how so and so doesn’t know anything (which
- Trading Company Stock Hi does trading company stock buy and sell based on chart and not information constitute insider trading?
- vote Salary Negotiation Hello everyone, My former company was recently acquired by Prometric. Many people have quit because of the change in work environment and culture. We used to be 6 on my team but we are now 2. They decided to move the both of us to another team in the company, with a different job title. Offered
- Amazon feedback Hi, Everyone, I finished my onsite interview and recruiter called told me I passed the interview the team liked me but the role had already been filled before. He promised me he'll get me another role. Thing is it's been over a week and there has been no feedback #amazonaws
- Amazon offer background check - Compay redundant How does Amazon background check works with company that no longer exists. 2 of the company on my resume are now redundant. The last one in 2021 was closed due to COVID one month before I left. The other one from 2017 where I was a freelance wasn't even officially registered company as far as I know
- Take leave to care for sick person? I recently became the primary caregiver for a family member who was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive stage 4 cancer. I’m totally exhausted trying to keep up with my own family, work and my sick lives one. I am not totally sure how to read the doctor’s guidance on prognosis which seems like
- IL Cook Country Background check Super specific but has anyone else is seen delays with Cook County IL background checks? I saw other posts here that said people waited weeks for them to confirm. It’s been about 2 weeks and that’s the only thing left on my background check
- vote Is Uber Black racist? can you even say black these days?
- link Blind has become a HR's nemesis https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/22/the-anonymous-job-review-site-that-has-hr-departments-on-notice.html Instead of thinking Blind as a nemesis, if I was in HR, I would use blind to know the pulse of the employees better and make it a better place! Or the least give a try The platform initially caught
- PIP One of my friends at ByteDance was put into PIP. She is very anxious. For those working at ByteDance, is there any suggestion? Thanks
- Thoughts on video-based recruiting? Hi blind, some friends and I are working on a tool for video-based recruiting that integrates with existing job boards like Lever and Greenhouse. Being early in career and applying to jobs ourselves, we noticed that we were much more likely to apply and engage when someone actually pitched to us an
- Declining future YOY comp in next 3 years at aws I just had my PCS discussion, got 6% base pay increase, but lower RSU grants for FY24 from FY23. Also I noted a declining YOY revenue even if I include a 15% YOY stock increase, and 6% base pay increase. Is this common? I believe the revenue should go up vs decline? I got the meet high bar rating. I
- link Should religion be included as part of diversity discussion? https://www.businessinsider.com/equity-talk-muslim-women-voices-arent-heard-religion-faith-workplace-2022-4 #hrissues #politics #diversity #hiring Kind of tricky scenario. Once you do it for one religion then others will request same?
- Stop "encouraging" positive Glassdoor reviews Lately, I've been pondering my experience within organizations over the years, and finally have an opinion that's bubbled to the top and I feel it's high-time to express. Hey leaders, managers and others, stop encouraging positive Glassdoor reviews, it's disingenuous and creates a false, "honest" e
- After two weeks notice (Quitting?) I had a one-on-one with my manager to tell him I would quit after two weeks. Also, I sent an email to my manager and HR person to notify the termination of my employment. Should I get anything to do? If they don't accept the resignation, what shall I do? Can I quit after two weeks? #hrissues
- F1 on sabbatical leave from CG india Hi, My wife took sabbatical from Capg India to pursue masters in USA and now wants to leave the job. HR is asking her to serve the notice period, can she do WFH from USA on f1 visa in a company situated in India ? She will also receive salary during this period. Please advice. #India #F1visa #cap
- Lawsuit against toxic workplace? Has anyone experienced a toxic workplace, and reverse discrimination and sued their company? By reverse discrimination I mean someone chosen seemingly for no technical or on merit to lead projects over more experience d person (who has outstanding reviews and advanced degree). The toxic part is the
- Should the employment contract cover the notice period if employee resigns? The termination clause reads: Effective Date and Term: This Agreement shall be effective as of June 1, 2022 ("Effective Date") and shall continue thereafter, unless the employee’s employment is earlier terminated by the company upon 30 days’ advance written notice (the “Notice Period”). So, basica
- Feeling empty in life Who am I? Why do I suffer so much? What is the way out of suffering?
- How do you explain to HRBP that you will be suing the company without outright saying it? In contentious issues of harassment/retaliation/scapegoat PIP/URA by incompetent management, it should be trivial to see if someone has an issue that could end up in litigation, and has a reasonable chance of being decided into employee's favor, or, at least, be plausible enough that a lawyer may be
- Quit Amazon while on unpaid LOA Hi, anyone quit while on loa? Whats the process, do I still have to come back for 2 weeks? E. G. if I should be back on May 15th. Whats the latest i have to give my notice not to be back in office if i would be starting in new company on May 10th. Do they even care if i give 2 weeks while on LOA?
- I think my manager is hitting on me she keeps prolonging our 1:1s, even though it's supposed to be 30 min she usually drags it out to 45-60 mins talking about non work stuff like what I do in my free time, where I go on holidays, my hobbies etc. any advice on how to handle this?
- vote Salary market adjustment for inflation Have you seen any adjustments to your TC that appear to address/match inflation in the past year or two? If multiple adjustments, report the cumulative adjustment over up to the past two years. If your adjustment(s) were a mix of salary and benefits, select a "salary" option in the poll with the com
- First advantage background check states decisonal Deloitte. Hi Guys, I had got an offer from Deloitte, first Advatage background check report showed decisonal, i saw they contacted wrong email address (past employer got acquired) I felt first advantage is very conventional they did not notice a billion dollar acquisition of my past employer and judged the
- Hire Right Background Discrepancy Anyone have any issues with title discrepancies? For example, as an L5, I input that my title was Operations Manager, but the background check marked it as a red flag discrepancy because the title from tax/work verification was OPSMGR2. Does anyone think this will be an issue? I didn’t lie about b
- HELP!! Is there a legal way to force company to disclose performance reviews This is my first perf review in Tiktok and its unlike anything I have experienced in the past. Moreover, I received negative rating and I suspect my manager was biased. I dont agree with what they shared but they gave me justification that it was aggregation of all my reviews received and wouldnt sh
- #amazon Can someone’s rating change post OLR at Amazon?? And if it does does the pay structure change too?? #
- H1-B FMLA My father living in India has cancer. I will complete a year at my employer in the next 6 months. Can anyone help me with what paperwork I might need to get an FMLA through once I cross the 1 year mark. Also has anyone been in this situation #vacation #mentalhealth #h1b #h1
- X, Moonshot Recruiter Fail! What's with recruiters these days? I invested many hours of my time interviewing with X. Several months later I emailed several individuals including the recruiter for any feedback and apparently it's appropriate for a Google company to just ghost candidates. At least tell me thanks but no thanks. W
- Is there any legal consequences to accepting a job offer, but then later turning it down? Current TC: 100K as a Business Analyst 5 YOE Got an offer for 150K TC fully remote. Only gave me two days to decide. I was in the interview process for another company but didn't really feel confident I would make it to an offer, so I accepted it after 2 days. However I ended up doing well with the
- Identifying as a person with Disability What are the implications of identifying as a candidate with disability in the hiring process? #hrissues #humanresources #hiring #diversity #inclusion #belonging
- To every hiring Manager, HR and recruiter. If you are hiring for X role, and you have an external candidate with 5 years of experience vs an internal candidate with 8 years of experience and certifications relevant to the role. Both live in the same state, both have the same availability, etc. Why you hire the external one and pay them MORE
- Microsoft Background Check How long does it take Microsoft to give start dates once they receive background check from HireRight? TC: 300K
- Super good leadership Super slow HR Team It is April and even now we have not heard back on compensation. They keep pushing it saying HR delay. Super slow and rarely responds on time. Leadership is good but they cannot fix HR issue which is there from start. We all have planned so many things and this compensation piece is hurting us. This
- vote Do Background checks reveal your IC level at Apple? I recently saw a post saying that everyone is an associate @🍎 Asking for a friend… title says it all!! Blink Tax: TC $350k, 7yoe
- When does Microsoft Health Insurance Kick in? Most companies have health insurance that kicks in the subsequent month after your first date of employment (e.g. start anytime May and you’d get coverage starting in June). Does Microsoft operate this way too, or are tou covered with health insurance from the first day of hire? #hrissues #Healthi
- Am I eligible to get bonus while I am serving notice period As per my current company appointment letter, I am having annual bonus + shares (it is 30% of my package). Now I got a new offer in which I got 20% hike. I am supposed to get my Bonus and shares in 1.5 months time and my notice period is 2 months If I resign now, am I eligible to get my bonus and
- Meta compensation offer Got an offer for meTa 120 base 50K equity -ic4 program manager For reference 7 years of experience Thoughts? #Meta For reference I live Chicago
- Does anyone know the change team policy in Salesforce? Can a new hire change team after 3 months? #hrissues
- Good to see gender pronouns being used widely good for them
- Move in help We are moving from Seattle to Bay Area. Appreciate any referrals for: 1) movers (I am not picky about the moving company. Just that it has been stressful to find one) 2) ABA therapy 3) 0-3 Early intervention for 2.5 year old 4) pre-k for special Ed 5) pre-k for general Ed 6) good locations near Mo
- Delayed Background Check (via Checkr) My background check has taken more than two weeks at this point. Estimated completion date was originally yesterday but this has been moved back to two weeks from now. Background check is being run by Checkr who says that there may be delays for CA and MA candidates and I've lived in both states.
- vote Blackmail/Extortion in Divorce (US/India) My estranged wife (now in India) is threating me with false criminal charges (dowry/domestic violence) in India, as I have refused to pay her an unfair high alimony to for a mutual consent divorce. Marriage was 10 months long. Married in India. Will her false allegations and criminal proceedings (i
- Here is what non-confrontational talent review really causes I have a director reporting to me that has received “meets expectations” for four years. Three months into managing her, and I cannot believe the dumpster fire that is her team. I’m shocked at how BADLY she has been allowed to perform. 76% attrition rate and she takes 18 months to fill a single rol
- Asked for 3 months off, Boss talking crap Asked for 3 months unpaid leave to volunteer working with youth in the outdoors. Boss talking cr@p about me to my coworkers, saying that i’m a “typical millennial” etc. Company culture is terrible - hence my interest in taking extended time off in the first place. Should I just quit? Currently Sales
- vote Blacklist/whitelist, Master/slave At work do you still use blacklist/whitelist, master/slave?
- Your worst interview experience Spill the tea on your worst interview experience as either a candidate or interviewer.