Posting on behalf of a friend. Please help decide between these two offers. Looking for faster growth, higher TC, greater learning, exit opportunities. Microsoft Redmond Org: Azure Base: 110K Bonus: 20% Sign on: 50K RSU: 120K over 3.5 years Facebook Menlo Park Team: Will be assigned through Bootcamp Base: 123K Bonus: 12% Sign on: 30K RSU: 150K over 4 years
Facebook for sure.
Congrats on the offers. Go to Facebook for the brand and work hard!
FB
If he is certain he will kill it, FB, otherwise MSFT for sanity
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Based on what you’re looking for I’d recommend FB. Benefits will be a lot better than MS too.
Yes go for the perks.
Azure has well run infrastructure. Facebook is garbage at delivering decent products. And yes I know I work for twitter and we suck as well.
I hate FB as a company but I'd say you have much better growth potential there. Your MSFT offer will come out higher the first year because of taxes + CoL but after one promotion at FB (1-2 years) you will be at 200-250k.
Can one live in the bay area on that salary? At least in Redmond, you’ll be able to afford your own apartment a short commute away. But it really depends on what you value in life.
Sure you can, you will just save slightly less. I'd still go for the future earning potential. Microsoft is a really great place but promotions are political and don't come with the huge TC bump that some other companies give.
One more thing to explore is to get a FB Seattle offer. One less difference to compare. I don't know if the comp is any different in SEA.
Bonus for Microsoft is 0-20% with 10% target.
Microsoft Redmond. Much better for cost of living. But Facebook for learning since he/she is that early in career
Seattle is great but Redmond is a shit hole
Seattle is a shithole too...