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☆ Read the letter sent to AWS CEO Matt Garman, signed by 500 employees, protesting his RTO comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AWS CEO Matt Garman has been sent a letter from employees protesting his pro-RTO comments. Over 500 employees have signed a letter, sent on Wednesday, urging Garman to reconsider the plans. AdvertisementAmazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is facing backlash from some employees over his comments about its return-to-office policy, according to an open letter obtained by Business Insider. The policy is stricter than at Amazon's peer companies and, by some accounts, stricter than Amazon's office work policy before the pandemic. The letter has been signed by 523 staff from Amazon and AWS, with 172 of those including their names.

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☆ Klarna, the buy-now, pay-later firm, is looking to make a Robinhood-like product for trading stocks, an internal job ad shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Klarna is assembling a team to build a stock-trading tool to compete with Robinhood, according to an internal message seen by BI. AdvertisementSwedish fintech firm Klarna is hiring a team to build a product that would compete with Robinhood's trading platform by letting customers buy and sell stocks through its app. "Our mission is to obliterate the barriers to consumer investing and empower every Klarna user to build their financial future in a single place - the Klarna App," the internal message said. Lombaard said the company is exploring the possibility of "offering customers the opportunity to buy and sell stocks" and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, in the Klarna app. Related storiesA spokesperson for Klarna told BI: "Klarna continuously explores new product concepts to serve our customers.

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☆ Jensen Huang's 14-hour days and workaholic lifestyle helped him turn Nvidia into an AI powerhouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He told last year's New York Times DealBook Summit: "I don't wake up proud and confident — I wake up worried and concerned." That's because Nvidia almost went bankrupt in the late 1990s — a memory he says is hard to shake off. Huang works holidays but finds it relaxingNvidia CEO Jensen Huang. On the "20VC" podcast in March, Tangen said Huang told him, "'Nicolai, there is hard work and then there's insanely hard work.'" When I'm not working, I'm thinking about working, and when I'm working, I'm working.

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☆ A Google Cloud architect shares the résumé that helped her land the job — and how she prepared for its tough interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That experience with a cloud migration project Sadhwani worked on during her first internship helped her land her first job as a DevOps engineer at Brightspot. After gaining experience in the field for a year and a half, she landed a cloud engineer role at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which she described as a "pivotal moment" in her career. After two years at AWS, a Google Cloud recruiter contacted Sadhwani, who then embarked on its comprehensive interview process. Define your goals and personal brandThe Big Tech job market is competitive, and building a personal brand is important. For Sadhwani, exploring Google Cloud led her to find the perfect role.

Persons: —, Sadhwani, She'd, she's Organizations: Service, University of Maryland, Business, Amazon Web Services, Google, Big Tech

☆ I raised $1 million for my tech startup by taking Zoom meetings in my high-school bathroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He cofounded the startup Aviato and raised $1 million while still at high school aged 15. I then joined Stanford's Online High School community and met some impressive people. I would attend those cold Zoom meetings from my high school bathroom and pitch to investors. At one point, I was spending about five hours a day in the bathroom taking meetings. AdvertisementI haven't graduated from high school yet and I started taking online classes instead a few months ago after I got suspended for taking meetings in the bathroom.

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☆ I got laid off from Google in my 50s and juggled 3 jobs at Trader Joe's, Lyft, and Starbucks. It was a humbling experience.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kim started working at Trader Joe's 10 days after getting laid off from Google. So just 10 days after getting laid off, I started a part-time role at Trader Joe's. Related storiesI would work three morning shifts at Trader Joe's, Starbucks in the afternoons and drive for Lyft in between. After almost a year I quit my job at Starbucks and I was promoted to a manager role at Trader Joe's. I made a point of remembering 100 people's names at Trader Joe's within my first month.

Persons: —, Kim, Lois Kim, You've, I've, Joe's Organizations: Service, Google, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Joe's, Starbucks Locations: Korea, San Francisco Bay

☆ Nvidians Reveal Jensen Huang's Leadership Style: Admit Your Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eight current and former Nvidia employees spoke to Business Insider about Huang's leadership style and what it's like to be grilled by him. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementThree former senior-level employees said Huang's leadership style is based on this focus on continuous improvement and learning from mistakes. The 'Jensen grilling'Senior-level employees often experience what some have referred to as a "Jensen grilling"— intense questioning by Huang. One employee likened Huang's grilling to an attorney's interrogation, noting that he wouldn't back down until he'd made his point.

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☆ Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner revealed explosive new details about what led to CEO Sam Altman's brief ousting in November. Toner — one of the board members who voted to kick Altman out — alleged Altman also lied to the board by keeping them in the dark about the company's ownership structure. "Sam didn't inform the board that he owned the OpenAI startup fund, even though he constantly was claiming to be an independent board member with no financial interest in the company," she said. She claims he "started lying to other board members in order to try and push me off the board." Toner resigned from her role as an OpenAI board member less than two weeks after Altman returned as CEO.

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☆ 2 OpenAI researchers working on safety and governance have quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTwo OpenAI employees who worked on safety and governance recently resigned from the company behind ChatGPT. Daniel Kokotajlo left last month and William Saunders departed OpenAI in February. Kokotajlo, who worked on the governance team, is listed as an adversarial tester of GPT-4, which was launched in March last year. OpenAI also parted ways with researchers Leopold Aschenbrenner and Pavel Izmailov, according to another report by The Information last month. OpenAI, Kokotajlo, and Saunders did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Jensen Huang's 6 a.m. starts and 14-hour workday helped him turn Nvidia into a $2 trillion company
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Nvidia CEO has an engaged leadership style with 60 direct reports, which he says empowers others. AdvertisementRunning a $2 trillion company comes with early morning starts — just ask Jensen Huang. Huang works holidays but finds it relaxingNvidia CEO Jensen Huang. When I'm not working, I'm thinking about working, and when I'm working, I'm working. Got insights into what it's like working for Jensen Huang?

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☆ I had to put LinkedIn workers on performance-improvement plans — then I got laid off myself
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

LinkedIn then laid off more than 1,400 workers in two rounds of job cuts last year. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with a former senior engineering manager at LinkedIn. During the pandemic, we sort of lowered the bar of performance expectations. If they are already starting to be a little cold or reserved, it's unlikely you're going to change their mind. 'Kill list' leaked on BlindLinkedIn laid off 716 sales, operations, and support workers in May 2023.

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☆ Nvidia employees are getting richer with a 'special Jensen grant' that boosts their stock awards by 25%
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia is increasing employee compensation with a stock grant named after CEO Jensen Huang. The "Jensen special grant" awards an additional 25% of the initial stock grant given to employees. The one-off grant is an extra 25% of the initial amount of stock units given to employees when they joined. The grant is in addition to any annual equity refreshers employees get each quarter that are based on individual performance. One person suggested the special Jensen grant is being handed out to ensure employees still benefit even if the share price falls back in the coming years.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Jensen, —, Jensen Huang —, Huang, Jeremy Siegel Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Apple

☆ I'm a software engineer for Nvidia. Here's how I landed the job — and how much I'm making.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A software engineer at Nvidia in India reveals how he got the job, and breaks down his compensation. The engineer offers tips on how others can land a role at the $2.2 trillion chip company. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with a senior software engineer at Nvidia in India who spoke anonymously because he is not authorized to speak to the press. I joined Nvidia as a newly graduated junior software engineer about three years ago. Initially, I got around 1.6 million rupees as an annual base salary (about $19,000) and about 2.5 million rupees in stocks vested over four years.

Persons: —, I've, I'd Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Business, Amazon, LinkedIn, Big Tech Locations: India

☆ LinkedIn employees discovered a mysterious list of around 500 names over the weekend. On Monday, workers said those on the list were laid off.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Grace Kay | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some workers at LinkedIn found their names on an internal list a day before they were laid off. Two workers told Insider the list caused a stir as workers tried to figure out if they were on it. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome LinkedIn workers worried they were about to be laid off after a mysterious internal list of about 500 employees was discovered to be accessible by anyone at the company. Hours later, workers who had seen their name on the list had their worst fears confirmed — they were laid off, two LinkedIn workers told Insider. "I was getting texts from everybody, all my friends," one of the LinkedIn workers told Insider.

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☆ Read the email LinkedIn sent employees announcing more than 600 layoffs across its engineering and product teams
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

LinkedIn told employees in an email Monday that it's cutting more than 600 roles. The professional networking platform said the cuts will be across its engineering and product team. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinkedIn is making further cuts to its workforce and laying off more than 600 employees across its engineering and product team. It also gave a breakdown of where the layoffs would take place and said "137 Engineering management roles" and "38 Product roles" were getting cut. Broken down, there are 137 Engineering management roles and 38 Product roles being reduced.

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☆ Some Redditors say they're walking away after Apollo app shuts down
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Thomas Maxwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Redditors said they'll no longer use the site after third-party app Apollo shut down. A popular third-party Reddit app shut down Friday – and some of the social network's users are pledging to walk away as a result. The app, which let Redditors access the platform through its own interface, had more than 1.5 million monthly users in June, Selig said, citing data from analytics firm Mixpanel. The Canadian developer previously said Reddit's demands for compensation were unreasonable compared with how much money Apollo made from paid subscriptions. Are you a Reddit user or employee with insight to share?

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☆ OnlyFans now has more than 3 million content creators and is a 'global business', says the CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than 3 million content creators are now signed up to subscription-based platform OnlyFans. CEO Ami Gan said it's identified Latin America and Australia as future growth markets. The company is now setting its sights on Latin America and Australia to further increase its numbers. "We're looking at growth for the business and Latin America is a huge part of that," Gan said. "We're seeing Latin America is a massive growth region for us and see that opportunity for creators to get exposure to a global audience."

☆ 4 tech giants mentioned AI a total of 168 times on earnings calls, showing just how much attention the tech is attracting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon mentioned "AI" 168 times in their earnings calls last week. AI was mentioned a total of 168 times by Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon, demonstrating just how much attention they're paying to the transformative technology. Meta also suggested it remains being bullish about AI after mentioning it 47 times on its investor call, with Mark Zuckerberg alone saying "AI" 27 times. Amazon mentioned AI just seven times Thursday. Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

☆ A Meta worker found out she'd lost her 'dream job' in an email sent at 5:55 a.m. and said 'it's been a tough morning'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Meta worker found out she lost her "dream job" in an email sent at 5:55 a.m.Jenny Saxton said in a LinkedIn post Wednesday that she hasn't "fully processed" the news yet. The recruiter said it was a "tough morning" and she'd been experiencing a "wave of emotions". Jenny Saxton revealed in a LinkedIn post that she'd lost her job in the second mass layoffs at Meta this week. "Meta was my dream company and dream job. Are you a Meta employee who's lost their job in the latest layoffs?

☆ I watched videos for 2 hours on OnlyFans' OFTV — but they didn't make me a fan. YouTube has nothing to worry about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Insider spent two hours watching OFTV videos to see what's on offer, but was left underwhelmed. Insider spent two hours watching OFTV videos to see whether they're worth your time. Users can either watch OFTV videos on OnlyFans, which displays them in a timeline feed similar to other social-media platforms, or on a separate site, of.tv. The of.tv site displays its videos similarly to how YouTube does, but it doesn't show engagement metrics or tips. Are you an OnlyFans creator or OnlyFans employee with a story?

☆ I sell porn stars' breast implants, lingerie, bodily fluids, and other items — even their bath water. No request is off limits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Natasha Root set up a company to sell porn stars' items like breast implants, lingerie, and socks. Fans Utopia sells items from over 30 porn stars and OnlyFans creators, even underwear with urine. I created a company that sells items porn stars have used, everything from used breast implants and butt plugs to panties with urine, blood, or semen on them. The idea came from a dream I had in March 2021 where I was selling my friend's breast implants. In the beginning, I didn't have friends or anyone to introduce me to porn stars or creators, so I used Twitter and Instagram.

☆ I was laid off from DoorDash and was depending on it for my H1B visa. I'm mentally struggling to process the shock of looking for a new job.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

DoorDash laid off 1,250 employees on Wednesday to help cut costs. Insider spoke to a worker who was let go and needed to find a new job before their visa expired. The email said DoorDash is reducing the size of its workforce and that my role was one of those being impacted by layoffs. I have an H1B visa and you can only hold that when you have a job. Because of the visa situation, I am under pressure to find a job quickly and it's a huge mental struggle.

☆ I'm still at Twitter and have a front-row seat watching everything fall apart. At this point, I'm just trying to collect a paycheck.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

From the week leading up to Elon Musk's acquisition to the lay-offs week and this week gone, it's been a very weird and tiring time. It happened to be the same day that the Twitter offices were holding big Halloween events and had it decorated. Remote work was a big cultural hitA lot of people work remotely full-time or for at least two days a week. I'm sitting around and just collecting my paycheckI'm now interviewing around and trying to find something with big players. The Twitter that we had as an employer is gone and it won't be a fun place to work.

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