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Hi Fishes, I have offer from HSBC and Persistent. Any idea which one should I accept.
YoE -4 years
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HSBC offering 11.5LPA for Senior software Engineer
Persistent offering 12.4LPA for Lead software Engineer Thank you in advance!
Persistent Systems Limited HSBC India Tata Consultancy
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Relationship with superior is #1 predictor of job satisfaction
Ask to spend a day with him and the team before signing. If you still get bad vibes, don't take it.
Seconding everything everyone has said
People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers
I went to a startup and boomeranged back because I couldn’t deal with the CEO. I’d trust your gut.
Trust your gut. If someone cant muster up the energy to be polite and engaging off the bat? Not a good sign and not worth it.
I was in your position and I went ahead and signed with the company. Biggest mistake.
Currently looking for a new job. Who you work with is more important than the actual work and salary
Mentor
Avoid. In a 20 person firm, you can't switch teams. You'd be looking for another job in a year, with a no name firm on your resume instead of McKinsey.
Maybe shadowing for a day could work. Worth a shot.
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Don’t do it unless it’s big tech
Don’t
Ask to talk to people your level on the team. And have an additional call with him and discuss his management style.
Can you talk to someone he’s worked with before? Like a DD? Any reviews online? People matter in a small company a lot. You 100% cannot ignore this and need to vet it.
Trust your gut. I had a similar experience, where the hiring manager gave me weird vives, but it was a "dream job", so I took the offer. The guy was such a horrible person, I walked out after 2 weeks.