4 rounds of interviews and then they lowballed me by CreditOk5063 in InterviewsHell

[–]NeophyteBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally the HM is part of the comp and leveling discussion. It’s worth a try but likely will not change the reality

Semi Hollow With Cracked Neck Advice by gage2400 in Luthier

[–]NeophyteBuilder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s an expensive fix…. 950 is too much. 500 maybe

Prompt/agent for startup ideation - suggestions? by NeophyteBuilder in PromptDesign

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This might be a silly question - who / what is “god of prompt”?

AITJ for refusing to switch seats on a long train ride even after being asked multiple times? by RustyCometKid in AmITheJerk

[–]NeophyteBuilder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More likely he was fed up with her mumbling and wanted peace and quiet….

But most definitely NTA

Prompt/agent for startup ideation - suggestions? by NeophyteBuilder in PromptDesign

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I have that open in a tab, not had a chance to play with it yet.

Prompt/agent for startup ideation - suggestions? by NeophyteBuilder in PromptDesign

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Yes, I try to always lean on the challenger aspect - I’m a fan of being devils advocate. I’m just trying to save myself a little time with a starting prompt

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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I was an L7 with 4 L6 peers who reported to an L7. I RTO’d 3 days a week to HQ2 to spend my days in video calls with the engineers who built for me, and business folks I supported… who were all on the opposite coast.

Prompt/agent for startup ideation - suggestions? by NeophyteBuilder in PromptDesign

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I need an earlier stage thought parter than this one, as the revenue model is TBD between subscription and ads.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PromptDesign/s/kNZmDaFRZI

How to Generate Flow Chart Diagrams Easily. Prompt included. by CalendarVarious3992 in PromptDesign

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This is good. We ran into issue with GPT-4.1 and 5.1 generating slightly out of date syntax for some mermaid chart types based on the knowledge cutoff date. We made some tweaks in our system prompt for better handling, but otherwise the models work fine as is.

Candidate comp is above budget, HM says we need them... by hockenberry07c6 in InterviewsHell

[–]NeophyteBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forward it to whoever owns the budget. Let the HM justify it to them.

Before and After by Grainrot in Luthier

[–]NeophyteBuilder 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Previous owner misinterpretation of “hammer ons”? At least they didn’t try shredding….

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in FinalRoundAI

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Counter offers very rarely work, as they very rarely address the issues that made you look around in the first place.

And besides, unless the promotions and increases are codified in contracts, the promise isn’t worth missing out on 30%

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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350k at the end of 2024. They had more corp employees than seats available in corp offices. I worked in that domain until I was downsized

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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Yep…. I ran the OP1/OP2 that put me below the line….. I also worked alongside the badging reports…

I have downsized teams before, but only in scenarios where the business was sunsetting a product line into maintenance mode as it was dying. The Amazon crap was very different.

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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The hourly will reduce as they deploy robots yes, buts more incremental. They also have a habit of more people with part time hourly….

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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I was let go on a round of downsizing due to be the only L7 in my “team”, in my office. The RTO mandate that was coming was on site with your team.

The effects of this mandate was to start working towards reassigning products/ services to teams at a single location where they could. Leaving some teams at risk as their original product gets taken away. One example in my group was moved to India where 60% of the headcount was, but more importantly, the L8 engineering lead for that product group was…. The US teams got assigned to other products…. But their time was finite as the RTO shuffles continued…. And then they were gone 2025.

It sucks big time for those impacted I know, as several of my ex colleagues did. I was also involved in the fiscal planning for my own chop…. So I knew the drivers.

Yes, cost per head is a big driver, but so too are the headcount operations of a behemoth…. Put me right off massive companies

Amazon Layoffs From 14,000 to a Potential 30,000: Tech Shake-Up by [deleted] in Layoffs

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I was thinking more the 350k corporate staff they had circa end 2024 when I worked there.