Applied Google. Asked for 400k TC (level.fyi number). Recruiter said 200k is best they can do. Come on! Oath does better than that! 😩 Is the Google recruiter trying to low ball me? 🤔
People on levels.fyi include stock appreciation which is very deceptive.
Levels.fyi sucks. Also, they can always do better if you have a comp. If you don't, you have to take what they offer.
Their comp is what I’m making right now. I can’t even negotiate a raise with this. 😩
L4 n 200k TC? Hell no. Maybe for L3
Do you have competing offers? If you just applied why are you talking about comp already
They do that now
I had two rounds of interviews. Recruiter starts asking for salary expectation before onsite. It’s where I found out their range is lower than my current comp, which is a huge disappointment coming from the big G. I guess I’m in denial right now as I refuse to believe this is best that Google can offer. Trying to find out more on Blind. I had friend with competing offer before, but Google only match with sign on bonus and not actual salary.
Did you actually get an offer or that’s just the hypothetical comp?
It’s when recruiter doesn’t want to continue due to mismatched expectation. If the hypothetical range given by the recruiter is true, I don’t want to continue either. Should I accept the 200k as expectation just to go interview?
Just go to interview, they most likely reject you, no offense, just statistically
Honestly it’s because you work at Oath. They know your company sucks.
I took a pay cut to come to Google. A good number of my colleagues did. Doesn't matter, it's worth it.
A bit low in my opinion but maybe reasonable for an entry level L4. When I joined Goog in early 2015 at L4 with 3.5 YOE plus masters degree, I was offered ~$240k when you total up the RSU, salary, and 15% bonus, but not including the sign on bonus. I had competing offers though, but the only competitive one was from LinkedIn. But I didn't negotiate beyond just telling them my offers, maybe I could've pushed for more. With refreshers and stock appreciation, my TC this year is going to be $420k+ at L4.
What’s your salary next year? That’s the main number that counts, because your current number is because of stock appreciation.
Probably the invisible escape rope they are offering is worth 200k. What's your current TC?
230k currently. The Google position is literally just across the street from where I am right now. 😂
Try asking for 399 K next time and finally reach a middle ground of 300k.