Amazon or Uber?
Hi all! I currently have offers from Amazon and Uber. Compensation aside, do any of you have experience working in People Operations/HR/Recruiting of either company? I'm trying to make my decision based on which company will allow me the most growth potential, has a good work environment/culture, and mobility to move with the company. They're both for senior positions, so the scope SOUNDS the same, but I'd love to hear how it really is working in People Ops of these companies. Thanks in advance!
Cleveland steamer or dirty Sanchez?
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Amazon isn’t fake money like Uber is (at least in terms of RSU income).
This. Has Uber started prepping for IPO? Do they even have an idea of when they would do that? It's probably several years out. There's also always the chance that the IPO never comes.
They've been talking about 2019. The recruiter was pitching that as well as circulations around the news. If it were the previous CEO, I would question, but the new guy is legit it seems.
Go with Amazon
Why do you say that?
Wait. >HR Well, Uber has no HR. So, that sounds like an easy path to leadership Idk what to say about Amazon's though
Have loved working at Uber
What do you love most?
I trust the new CEO
People Tech (if thats the group you would join) really sucks
Why?
Lots of empire builders and self promoters, no vision (changing direction every year) and shitty software to maintain
Recruiting is commission based right?
No, that's agency life. Corporate recruiting is regular salary as everyone else.
That’s the whole point of RSU vesting scheduled. The geniuses in tech decided to make them essentially liquid which will fuck their business mid to long term.
I kind of felt that way too. The base and bonus is really nice, but 5% for the first year, 15% the second, and 20% every 6 months thereafter screams long term commitment to reap the benefits of equity. It's smart on their part to protect themselves against the people who leave in a year or so though. If you spend 729 days or less there, you walk away from 95% of the equity.
Amazon seems really good for growth, as long as you're a high performer