I finally got budget to add another team member to my team who were struggling with workloads. Among other criteria, starting date was very crucial in my decision because of new project that will add even more workload to the team. Most qualified candidate was available after a month, and the first ...Read more
One guy wears the most god awful clothes possible always and when asked its because of 'sustainability' Supposedly he does not want to buy cheap fashion. I'm like you can s till have normal clothes and mend them without looking like a homeless person. WDYT?
I am thinking about working remotely given I got preapproved. Wondering though if it’s career limiting given the limited way to interact with colleagues and Meta seems very political/relationship driven. #officelife #workplace #culture
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I will be joining ServiceNow SC office full-time in July. I have a few questions about the office. 1. Do they provide any free meals? 2. Is there a gym in campus one can use. 3. Which areas do people look for housing and how do they commute to work? #servicenow #housing #benefits #officelife #workp...Read more
Is it rude to skip social events with leadership? I work at a kind of satellite location and sometimes I will have like the immediate 4 people in my direct leadership chain come to our location and invite the local team out. I appreciate the invite but they’re usually happy hour type things and I qu...Read more
Recently joined TikTok in San Jose. Not too much opinion on the company itself as I’m fairly new but I absolutely love the office. I believe there’s more than 3,000 employees on-site, great amenities, and free meals. The only thing is that most of my team is located in different locations so it d...Read more
If passed, will this bill alter the WLB or will the companies find a workaround to circumvent it ? https://www.techspot.com/news/102486-california-considers-right-disconnect-bill-prevent-bosses-contacting.html
I’ll go first - I hear everything even with noise canceling headphones. Even during calls. The only way to block it out is to blast some music.
And by better I don’t mean, swimming in the offers left right and center. But like pre COVID, when wages were not over inflated, interviews were not this hard to come by and applying didn’t seem like shooting blind folded. TC-145
Found out today that some people I work closely with in another department were terminated ( not due to performance). We were not close enough to have their cell phone numbers, but kept up on each others personal lives. How long should I wait to contact them via social media? I’m going to offer b...Read more
Hi guys, I wanted to ask your views/opinions on what does it mean by someone saying you that you are in a Rat Race and getting promotions doesn't solely depends on your work, performance and your skill development. Is this something new within US corporate culture?(Subjective on Big Tech, Mid Scale...Read more
13ish experience developer soft looking right now after receiving an email from a Capital One recruiter about some open positions. I think compensation perspective it will probably need to be "distinguished engineer" level. I am curious about the PIP/stack ranking I read about Capital One though - ...Read more
Will you use an app provided by your company through a vendor that allows you to send an objective feedback (no free text) to anyone in your company? As a recipient, will you be open to receive feedbacks that are merged together giving you a survey dashboard highlighting strengths and improvement a...Read more
Expecting an interview from Experian Role: ML Engineer I am with a FAANG right now. Seeking a new job opportunity due to hectic work in my current role. Does Experian have good WLB? TC: 450K Experian (expected TC): Approximately 225k
This is just my observation and not a generalization. I have worked under both female and male leaders. Female leaders are good leaders but they tend to push their teams harder and take unnecessary flak from their leadership as compared to male leaders. They tend to not push back against unreasonabl...Read more
This is my first time to piped an engineer . I felt so bad doing it . I knew I did the right thing but as a human I feel bad. I Does it get easy managing poor performer afterwards ?
Seeking suggestions for good and budgeted noise canceling microphones for home office and recording tutorial videos for YouTube (newbie in recording videos). Thanks!
I have tried gasX, herbal tea, and nothing. My body will only expel gas when I get home. I literally have to go up 2 belt notches throughout the day. Tc 130
What setup are you provided with? I'm currently using a docking station for my laptop and 3 external 4k 43" monitors. I'm told software developers at Meta have to make do with a single external monitor.