Go ahead. I've moved from an agency to startup 2 years. Never regretted a single moment.

Thanks! It's just agency folks keep telling me that you learn a lot which stagnates in corporates. However, start ups maybe the best bet here

Growth Manager

Depends on the type of corporation you join. On a positive note, corpos have a ton of money so they bankroll a ton of products. So you get to deal with teams you never knew existed.

Take that for learning!

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Is now a good time to shift from an agency to a corporate given the current layoff climate?

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Hi folks , for sometime now , I have not been very happy with my current role. I was planning to start looking for opportunities this year but seeing the layoff trends , I am skeptical, my company currently is stable and no risks of layoff as such, just that there is not much learning and growth. Please suggest if this is a good time to look out for new opportunities or stay put.

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Currently in a good WLB company but thinking to go for more challenging environments now.
Will it be a good time to apply to companies and switch considering lot of news regarding layoffs in first half of 2024 are going on.

Is it a good time to switch?? Hearing a lot of layoff alerts for 2024

Software Developer

I'm working in a named company MNC, and aiming to change to other big named MNCs. Is this a good time to look out or should I stay ?
Want to leave becz the leadership has either left or is gonna leave coz of restructuring and it's become shitshow now. 
Having second thought for changing seeing the layoff scenario, but same can be the case at same company as well.

Is this a good time to change jobs ?

Software Engineer

As everyone knows that zomato is now hiring 800 employees after two months of a mass layoff, and exit of senior profiles like VP and CTO.

Let me tell you the truth about the founder. He is an opportunist. He doesn't give a shit about the culture or any employee. The company is built on the death of many riders and cheating with low-wage workers.

Timing- Isn't it a bit weird that a company that did a mass layoff two months back is now hiring? Seeing that many employees got laid off from the top-tier company. It is a great time to employ smart folks as the hiring competition in the market is at its lowest. Or the mass layoff that happened previously was planned with the thought of hiring again next year with very little competition and desperate candidates. 

Layoff: In zomato, it's hire and fire culture. I have seen many of my friends leave even after performing well. Honestly, sometimes I don't even feel human. It's expected from employees to start their day early and go late at night. If you want to leave early (around 6 or 7), you should have a solid reason for doing that. Here code release happens late at night due to less traffic. So it's expected of you to be available all the time.

Incompetent Managers- I have worked with two managers here. Both know the existing system as they were once an IC building that system. The issue with these people is that they grew up the ladder because they were the only ones left behind in the team. They lack real-world system knowledge. I have previously worked at amazon, and I know the team lead level there. But here it's like jo ruk gaya vo raja hai. It's hard to work with these people as they lack proper estimations of the projects and at the end of the day. The ICs have to face the wrath of the product teams.

People who are planning to join the company. Please do join, as working 24/7 you would learn a lot in a very short period of time. Also, the culture is team dependent, so you might get a team with chill environment.

Reality check at Zomato

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I am seeing a lot of layoff related posts everywhere from news articles to LinkedIn.. Is the Job market really that bad now? Or just the media is projecting that way? 

If it's really bad, which department you think is the most affected? How's layoffs specifically in India? Or is it layoffs in US but more hiring in India due to cost cutting? 

Are layoffs in technology/engineering dept as in for developers or some other departments? Your thoughts please..

Job Market right now in India?

It is really bad right now 
 1. Layoffs in many of the companies, irrespective of whether they're a startup or a big MnC. 
 2. Almost everyone I know of wants to switch, because of no/less appraisals from last 2 years 
 3. Bad work life balance - people thinks switching might help 
 4. Too much competition for any open position. Because of too much supply, companies are low-balling and people would accept the offer.  
  
 Recruiters ghosting is too common. Even if you've killed in your interviews and recruiters get someone who's ready to join on less pay, they'll simply ghost you.

I see current market is not good and opportunities are also very less compared to earlier. When do you think is the right time to switch and when will the marke growth increase. Any suggestions would help? 
FYI: Not in a hurry to switch but only looking to switch with better salary as currently even other big4 firms are looking for less salary individuals, so posting.

Is it right time for switching?

Consultant

Hello guys, 

I'm planning to move to the USA through a consultancy. 

I have applied for a visa and it got picked up a few months back.

Now I'm in the process of visa interview.

I make 20 LPA in India. Is it a good idea to leave this job and move to USA to get a better job?

Is it safe to move abroad in this economy?

I'm currently feeling insanely stuck in my current role, craving more challenging and fulfilling work. While I do get some tasks, they are not even worth using a few braincells. I am losing my sanity here and the pay is meh compared to the other good companies.

What are some good companies to apply? Making this post cause market has been shifting insanely for past years and I am confused on current dynamic, for eg. been seeing a lot of LinkedIn dudes saying to avoid it with the recent layoffs and cut down of the benefits. 

Looking for some ok WLB, good benefits, better pay. Sorry for the vague question, did not know where else to go

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Relationship Manager

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Hey guys,

I was planning to switch to another company for Germany location. 
I have 3 years of experience in CyberSecurity - Consulting
Considering the recent layoffs from giant companies, I am considering switching within Big4 firm will be the safest option. 

What do you guys think?

Also if not Big4, what other company could be a good option?
Like Capegemini or Accenture or McKinsey etc etc???

Thanks in Advance!

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Interviewing is so tough. Too many ups and downs. Especially in this economy. More than the orgs/interviews/HR, it’s the fear of worst case scenarios (like an offer being extended then rescinded, or being onboarded but then laid off within a couple months) that makes the whole process that much more cumbersome. Just want interviewing season to end.

I pivoted into tech from a non tech bg totally starry-eyed and did not anticipate having to face THIS much uncertainty. Hope the pivot pays off one day - or sanyaas here I come 😝

Rant: Interviewing season is so tough

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Recently got a job offer from one of the big 4 companies and was wondering if now is a good time to switch. My current job is a dead end job with no scope for growth at all.

Any signs of Big 4 looking to lay off?

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will Joining BCG will be good choice at this down time? I have cleared all round waiting for offer to release.

Is currently layoff happening in BCG. how to work culture inside?

Hey folks, I have been working in startups for my entire experience and was wondering if it would be worth it to switch to a bigger org for better growth/learning in this market?

My reasons to switch

1. Low learning potential: I am a senior SDE here and WLB here is really good, too good in fact (I barely work a couple of hours if even that), this is leading to a lower learning potential, the work I get assigned, I complete in a couple of hours and while I have been given bigger projects, the learning is not there, I can easily complete them, and since I am the senior SDE here, I cant ask anyone to review my code/performance

2. Startup is in early seed stage, and there is definitely an uncertainty here about surviving till next year

3. I wasnt given much of a hike despite a level promotion (just 10%).

My manager is really awesome and one of the best guys I have ever worked under and honestly I wouldnt even think of switching if I had 5-6 YOE but at this point, I think i need to learn more and get some more guidance/review from experienced folks to grow. My salary is decent, but having my friends work in FANG/FANG-equivalent is definitely not helping my FOMO, specially when I hear about their projects in their orgs and compare it to mine which are nowhere near theirs in score or complexity.

and the reason why I am hesitating to switch is seeing the layoffs news coming in everyday, I can prep for interviews in the next couple of months and probably apply then but seeing all of these layoffs and folks finding it hard to land jobs is making me fear that I will lose this job with nothing to show for it in the end.

So, should I switch in this market or stick it out in my current org until market situation improves (considering it wont improve until next financial year)?

EDIT: posted this again because I couldn't edit the last post

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