I have a Google offer on a team I'm excited for, but just got a competing offer that's significantly higher ($$ wise) and I'm unsure if Google can match.
Are there any hidden Google perks that add a cherry on top and make the lower Google comp more appealing? Especially ones that can translate to more $$ savings down the line. Otherwise on a purely financial basis it seems like Google is behind.
Assume all the fundamentals are the same in both: good insurance, 401k match, WLB, challenging work and so on.
I don't have Google numbers yet but it's for L4. The competing offer is in the order of $350 TC for another large software company on the west coast (prefer not to say name to keep anonymity).
Current TC: $200k
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The $75K SSA in August was a good surprise
Stock comp is at the mercy of the market which can fuck everybody's stock even if your company is doing well, bonus targets are usually only based on your company's performance, and base usually never goes down.
So you think we’ll be able to identify you by knowing that you work at MS and have an offer from Google and from another large company? Lol what kind of triangulation do you think we’re capable of?
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For example, one thing can will affect you TC over time is the stock refresh. Google is pretty generous on those but we have no idea about the other company you are talking about.
Can you tell me more about the stock refreshers at Google for L4?
For now, the other company is a *public* large software company with good wlb, and it's not snap. It's not FAANG.
At what point would you consider the higher offer in terms of $$ vs. Google?