Ask HN: Should I take this Google job offer?

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 23, 2010, 7:56 AM UTC

lsc wrote: post #44

ardit33 wrote: post #6

110k is way too low, they are definitely lowballing you. If you think you are good, you should be making at least 130k-140k+, so I am sure you can negotiate that. If they don't come up on salary, you still can do the following: 1. Join google, work hard, get some experience, make some friends, then 2. Few months (or years) later, look for better opportunity with a better pay. It would be easier for you to find anothe…

I disagree on #2, at least if you are a nerd. Nerds have a better social standing here in Silicon Valley than anywhere else that I've lived. For nerdy introverts, this is the place to be. Sure, the ratios aren't awesome, but everywhere else I've worked, women seemed to prefer guys who worked at sears over guys who worked with computers... and that's just not the case in silicon valley.

Post by codedump124 » Thu, Sep 23, 2010, 5:59 PM UTC

Jun8 wrote: post #90

jbarham wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> quickly get your green card This is easier said than done since Google first has to sponsor your green card application (it's not automatic with an H1B visa) and in my experience the government bureaucracy that handles green cards doesn't know the meaning of the word "quick".

You're right, the application process does have a large variation. However, anecdotal evidence (from my colleagues and me) suggests that if you're not from India or China, you should get it in about 1.5 - 2 years from application.

Post by Jun8 » Sat, Sep 25, 2010, 6:42 PM UTC

codedump124 wrote: post #103

Jun8 wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're right, the application process does have a large variation. However, anecdotal evidence (from my colleagues and me) suggests that if you're not from India or China, you should get it in about 1.5 - 2 years from application.

how much would it be for Indians / Chinese ?