Dear Employees of Microsoft and LinkedIn
Meet your new coworkers. Big mergers and acquisitions for employees is like learning square-dancing in a gymnasium but with 50,000 people. For mid-level managers? It’s like engaging in an epic game of...
View ArticleTake Control of Your Work-Life Balance
Most of us have experienced the long hours, the deadlines, and the stress. Once in a while, work requires the 40+ hours a week but when it becomes the norm – and for all the wrong reasons – it leads...
View Article18 Percent of Tech Workers Have $100,000 or More in Student Debt
Student debt is a reality for many people who attend college in the United States. Today, about 70 percent of students in the U.S. graduate with student loans, finishing with an average of more than...
View ArticleClose to 60 Percent of Surveyed Tech Workers Are Burnt Out—Credit Karma Tops...
Occupational burnout is a health concern that is affecting a growing number of workers, including users on Blind. If not addressed, burnout can lead to additional health issues, including insomnia,...
View ArticleSurvey: 41 Percent of Tech Employees Say Management Retaliated
FEATURED IMAGE | Source: Steve Jurvetson, Airbnb HQ, CC BY 2.0 “At your current workplace, have you or your co-workers experienced retaliation by management or HR after reporting an incident?” This is...
View ArticleSurvey Result: 92 Percent of Tech Workers Say Their Workplace is LGBTQ-Friendly
In recognition of Pride Month, we polled our users to find out how inclusive the tech industry is of LGBTQ workers and to find out how some of the major tech companies rank on this topic. From May 29...
View ArticleSurvey Result: Average Approval Rating for Tech CEOs Is a Close 7 Out of 10
How do you rate your current CEO on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most positive? This was Blind’s latest survey question, which ran from June 10 through June 20, 2018. We received a total of 5,458...
View ArticleHomeownership Is Elusive Even for Tech Workers
Last week, we revealed that 61 percent of tech workers want more money because they believe they’re underpaid. We briefly mentioned one possible reason for this: Many tech workers are based out of...
View ArticleDiscrimination in the Workplace? Nearly 36 Percent Say Yes
Discrimination is treating someone unfavorably due to a personal characteristic protected by law. Age, ethnicity, gender, and pregnancy are just some examples. The Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleFive Tech Companies With Student Partnerships
With the fall semester commencing soon, student inquiries about fall internships and career opportunities start rolling in. A continuing trend in campus communities is to participate in student...
View ArticleSurvey: 70 Percent of Tech Employees Say HR Is Not Their Friend
A distrust of HR is a common theme in the Blind community and workplaces in general. HR is often accused of protecting employers (the people who pay them) rather than the employees. And it’s not...
View ArticleTech Workers Say Poor Leadership Is Number One Cause for Burnout
FEATURED IMAGE | Source: Teamblind Inc. Having discovered that burnout is a problem among tech workers, a survey on our Blind app aimed to find out its cause. We asked users from various tech...
View Article15 Percent of Tech Workers Silenced by an NDA
FEATURED IMAGE | Source: Teamblind Inc. Non-disclosure agreements (or NDAs) have become a standard feature of employment contracts and severance packages. Data shows that over one-third of U.S....
View Article58 Percent of Tech Workers Feel Like Impostors
Do you feel like you don’t deserve your job despite all the accomplishments you’ve achieved in the workplace? Maybe you even worry that your co-workers will discover that you’re a fraud. These...
View ArticleStarting a Family Is Out of Reach for 58 Percent of Tech Workers
FEATURED IMAGE | Source: Teamblind Inc. Millennials benefit from higher incomes compared to previous generations but this increase hasn’t kept up with inflated living costs. College tuitions, home...
View ArticleTech Workers Want the Right to Take Their Company to Court
FEATURED IMAGE | Source: Teamblind Inc. Employment contracts often include clauses to protect a company—both its intellectual property and also its reputation. Nondisclosure agreements, which are used...
View Article76 Percent of Tech Employees Say Trump’s Tariffs Bad for Business
Are the recently announced tariffs good for business? We asked our users this question and the results were mostly one-sided. Yesterday, we posted the survey results from employees who work in the...
View ArticleLied on your resume to get a job? 1 in 10 say ‘Yes’.
Have you ever lied on your resume, in an application, or during an interview to get a job? Some of the common resume lies are about academic degrees, age, technical abilities and criminal records. In...
View Article42% of Tech Workers Are Interviewing for New Jobs
Are you employed but interviewing for a new job? Interviewing for new work while you have a job is a common practice. Various polls and reports show as many as 40-80% of American employees were...
View Article“Exploring The US In A Minivan” 23% Of Professionals Have Relocated Out Of...
The “Silicon Valley Exodus” has been a prominent discussion for months. Back in May, Blind asked tech professionals, “If you had a choice to WFH as much as you would like, would you consider...
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