Hi, I received a final negotiated offer from Google (in Bay area) with TC of 190k yearly (125k base/~200k stocks 4 year vest/15% bonus for L4 level in Hardware for somone with 8 yoe. Knowing that im being lowballed, I still reluctantly accepted this since I my TC currently is ~170k (150k base/20k stocks). Because of 20k increase, signed Google offer letter but now current employer wants to match Google. How can I go about this? Option 1. Stay with current employer - would this be wise since i might not be trusted anymore and might be looked as a "traitor" to the company? Option 2. Renegotiate with Google - sounds a little scummy since I already signed the offer Option 3. Join Google with initial offer
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Option 3, never option 1. You were looking elsewhere for a reason.
Your only option is 3
All other options leave you on the outside. They now know that you are not loyal to them, and that will affect both the types of projects they are willing to give you and how you are reviewed moving forward.
You can try Option 2. It does work sometimes.
Option 3
You shouldn't accept until you're fully sure you will be happy taking it. Reneging an offer that you've signed causes a lot of internal process churn for everyone involved (recruiter, HR, the team that wanted to hire you, etc). At this point the amount that you're negotiating for is negligible in the long term. Google probably isn't going to be your forever company. Just take the offer, enjoy the experience at Google, then in a few years apply for another company and negotiate better, don't sign until you're 100% satisfied.
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Option 3. Let current employer know that you appreciate the opportunity there, learned a lot from superiors, enjoyed the time, and that it’s not all about the money. Thank their efforts for trying to match/counter, but that you’ve already accepted the offer and there’s nothing you can do
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Depends on you... How much do you really want to join Google. If that's what you ultimately want to do go for option 3.