OT 21: DFD Giveth and DFD Taketh Away

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D Griff wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 2:55 pm So I've had four interviews with Netgear now:

-Recruiter initial call
-Hiring manager
-Other key Director guy for their AV division
-Just met with their global head of sales

The first three calls seemed like an offer was imminent, very much AV industry guys who liked me, got my experience, think I have everything they need (pretty unique experience that aligns super specifically). This last guy asked much more boiler plate type sales interview questions. I am not sure I was salesy enough for him, but I guess we shall see soon.

I think I'll probably :doit: if I get the offer, it's like 30% more money at least, a growing division of the company, the boss bro seems cool, very well regarded in the industry.
Sounds pretty solid, best of luck :mahman:
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max225 wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:17 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 2:55 pm So I've had four interviews with Netgear now:

-Recruiter initial call
-Hiring manager
-Other key Director guy for their AV division
-Just met with their global head of sales

The first three calls seemed like an offer was imminent, very much AV industry guys who liked me, got my experience, think I have everything they need (pretty unique experience that aligns super specifically). This last guy asked much more boiler plate type sales interview questions. I am not sure I was salesy enough for him, but I guess we shall see soon.

I think I'll probably :doit: if I get the offer, it's like 30% more money at least, a growing division of the company, the boss bro seems cool, very well regarded in the industry.
Fingers crossed for ya
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D Griff wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 2:55 pm So I've had four interviews with Netgear now:

-Recruiter initial call
-Hiring manager
-Other key Director guy for their AV division
-Just met with their global head of sales

The first three calls seemed like an offer was imminent, very much AV industry guys who liked me, got my experience, think I have everything they need (pretty unique experience that aligns super specifically). This last guy asked much more boiler plate type sales interview questions. I am not sure I was salesy enough for him, but I guess we shall see soon.

I think I'll probably :doit: if I get the offer, it's like 30% more money at least, a growing division of the company, the boss bro seems cool, very well regarded in the industry.
Oh dang. Hope it works out for you!
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:19 am The jokes wrote themselves.

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:caspian: he was re elected because the other choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:08 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 2:55 pm So I've had four interviews with Netgear now:

-Recruiter initial call
-Hiring manager
-Other key Director guy for their AV division
-Just met with their global head of sales

The first three calls seemed like an offer was imminent, very much AV industry guys who liked me, got my experience, think I have everything they need (pretty unique experience that aligns super specifically). This last guy asked much more boiler plate type sales interview questions. I am not sure I was salesy enough for him, but I guess we shall see soon.

I think I'll probably :doit: if I get the offer, it's like 30% more money at least, a growing division of the company, the boss bro seems cool, very well regarded in the industry.
Still a local office?
Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
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max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
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Melon2.0 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:19 am The jokes wrote themselves.

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D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:41 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:08 pm

Still a local office?
Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
Hell yeah brother
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max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
what are odds FJB makes FKH concession speech for her?
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:16 am :truckyeah:

4 more years of memes incoming.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:41 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:08 pm

Still a local office?
Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
Office is 5 min from mine. :disgust: area I hate San Jose good thing you don’t have to go in
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max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
Yes basically this
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:30 am
max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
Yes basically this
I dont know how much it was a setup, i think, or at least hope, its a rejection of the admin state, needle rape, war, and the feds just generally being too much in our fucking business
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:08 pm

Still a local office?
Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
good news man, sounds like lots of change coming your way in a short time.
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This morning all the lib neighbors already pulled down their signs.

mine will stay. :lolol: :trollface:
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max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:29 am
D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:41 am

Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
Office is 5 min from mine. :disgust: area I hate San Jose good thing you don’t have to go in
:word: I haven't been to the Bay Area since 2018 but I do remember San Jose being one of the worse cities in the area. It sounds like it would be a once/year trip, so NBD. It would be nice to get to go to CA again honestly, maybe extend those for a weekend.

Have you known anyone who worked there? The Glassdoor reviews aren't very favorable. They have a new CEO and are supposedly turning things around. This is sort of a sside biz for them, they are obviously pretty big in consumer-grade Best Buy/Amazon type stuff, this division is all B2B and focused on broadcasters and AV integrators. It is the best/highest regarded product in this niche, but at the same time, if the company is a sinking ship or shit show... that still bleeds into successful divisions.
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golftdibrad1 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:01 am
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:30 am

Yes basically this
I dont know how much it was a setup, i think, or at least hope, its a rejection of the admin state, needle rape, war, and the feds just generally being too much in our fucking business
D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:41 am

Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
good news man, sounds like lots of change coming your way in a short time.
Yeah I don’t know either. Because she was pretty moderate / centrist overall.

I think it’s a reflection of how poorly people think of Biden across the board and how she was shoved down our throats. Hard to get out and vote for a candidate that you didn’t have a say in the selection of.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:36 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:01 am

I dont know how much it was a setup, i think, or at least hope, its a rejection of the admin state, needle rape, war, and the feds just generally being too much in our fucking business



good news man, sounds like lots of change coming your way in a short time.
Yeah I don’t know either. Because she was pretty moderate / centrist overall.

:wtf:

she was a needle raper, branch covidian, war hawk, speech suppressing, gun grabbing socialist who was on record many times saying she would ignore the constitution. In which every minute that ticks by she fails to concede becomes a more real thread giving that it is her DUTY to certify this election on Jan 6 2025.

If that what you think the center is you are badly mistaken my man, as the popular vote shows very clearly.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:41 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:08 pm

Still a local office?
Nah, they're based in San Jose, CA. I think that's the only office. The boss bro is remote in Madison, WI. I'd be fully remote/in-field. They are giving me an offer, possibly today.
The ultimate :fuckyeah:
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max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the other choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
:dat: i honestly am not surprised, didn't really hold my breath. Just along for the ride for the next four years, now :tits: is bitching about it and one of her friends boyfriend who has a big biden sticker on his macbook was apprehensive that america will become like venezuela. He was actually planning to propose on the white house tour until he knew
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 10:41 am
max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:40 am :caspian: he was re elected because the other choices were a dude that shits himself on TV or a diversity whore that not one person voted for. It was all a setup
:dat: i honestly am not surprised, didn't really hold my breath. Just along for the ride for the next four years, now :tits: is bitching about it and one of her friends boyfriend who has a big biden sticker on his macbook was apprehensive that america will become like venezuela. He was actually planning to propose on the white house tour until he knew
What an absolute cuck.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:12 am
max225 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:29 am

Office is 5 min from mine. :disgust: area I hate San Jose good thing you don’t have to go in
:word: I haven't been to the Bay Area since 2018 but I do remember San Jose being one of the worse cities in the area. It sounds like it would be a once/year trip, so NBD. It would be nice to get to go to CA again honestly, maybe extend those for a weekend.

Have you known anyone who worked there? The Glassdoor reviews aren't very favorable. They have a new CEO and are supposedly turning things around. This is sort of a sside biz for them, they are obviously pretty big in consumer-grade Best Buy/Amazon type stuff, this division is all B2B and focused on broadcasters and AV integrators. It is the best/highest regarded product in this niche, but at the same time, if the company is a sinking ship or shit show... that still bleeds into successful divisions.
Fun fact San Jose is the biggest city in the bay. It's 30% bigger than SF by population. But its closer to "Houston" as a city than SF which is a gem IMO. SJ is HUGE... for ex my office is in "north" san jose but going to S San Jose can take 45 min... 1 hr in traffic... and you're in 1 city... It's very suburban office drone farmy. But there are still some things to do here and there. Anytime you're around, I am down to get some beers so hit me up once the offer is sealed.

As far as companies it is SUPER hard to generalize. Your life within the corp is really silo'd so as long as the boss is good and you like what you do the rest doesn't matter, so I wouldn't sweat it. Reviews on most sites are very narrow and apply to individuals much less larger groups.
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