MetaIn hindsight the vaguest meeting title of my life was the loudest possible signal. Badge off before the call ended. If you ever get an unexplained 15-minute invite from two levels up, back up your contacts.
The "quick sync" with no agenda from a skip-level is the modern pink slip. Chilling.
Atlassian · acceptedCoding round was fair, system design was collaborative (they nudge you, it is not adversarial). But there is a dedicated values round and it is scored like the rest. Prepare examples of feedback you gave, conflict you handled, a time you changed your mind. I almost skipped…
Every "culture" round is a real round now. The days of winging it are over.
Denial, anger, bargaining, opening the spam folder just in case, acceptance. Repeat daily.
OracleThe update on the update. We have reached peak process. I spend more time reporting the work than doing the work, which I assume is the point.
Wipro · rejectedI asked politely and specifically. "Keep practicing and apply again." Practicing what? The one thing that would make the whole rejection worthwhile and they will not give it.
You've reached the Mariana Trench. That's everything for now.