Good Culture, Beware of Layoffs
Good Culture, Beware of Layoffs
Wayfair has a great engineering culture. They don't like to advertise it, but they generally allow remote work.
I was exposed to a lot of really interesting technology, including Kubernetes, GCP, Docker, and Linux.
Over the time that I worked for this company, I survived two rounds of layoffs. The decision to focus on growth above all else has resulted in unsustainable periods of expansion that were doomed to failure.
Senior management does not have a good understanding of the technology that powers their business.
There are a few engineers who are very senior but have extremely toxic attitudes, and their seniority basically makes them immune to critical feedback.
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The first step was a screening phone call with an HR representative. The second step was taking a technical skills assessment. This was hosted by a third-party company called Karat.
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They told me I would have a case interview and sent me prep materials for a case interview. In fact, it was a technical interview with a coder link. This completely wasted my time. It would have taken the HR person a few minutes to double-check what
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The real problem is that no one offered me any food or a break to get lunch. I had to go catch a flight right after, meaning no food between 8 AM (breakfast) and 4:30 PM. That was weak. I was upset/sad about this, lol. Everyone was quite nice. The o
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Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 1, 2020The first step was a screening phone call with an HR representative. The second step was taking a technical skills assessment. This was hosted by a third-party company called Karat.
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Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 1, 2022They told me I would have a case interview and sent me prep materials for a case interview. In fact, it was a technical interview with a coder link. This completely wasted my time. It would have taken the HR person a few minutes to double-check what
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Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 1, 2018The real problem is that no one offered me any food or a break to get lunch. I had to go catch a flight right after, meaning no food between 8 AM (breakfast) and 4:30 PM. That was weak. I was upset/sad about this, lol. Everyone was quite nice. The o
