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- vote Does your company lowball TC / annual raise / bonus for people on visa? Hearing from my peers, Bloomberg is notorious for it. Does it happen at your company? This is not restricted to H1B but also others like L1, O1, pending i485 etc. If yes, please do the needful and name the company.
- How to ask for start date extension in order to qualify for annual bonus at the current company ? H1b transfer went through sooner than expected , is it ok to tell the new company that I want to stay at the current company for 2 additional weeks else I risk losing out on the annual bonus? Or will that make me sound too greedy?
- Company wants to know the stock/bonus I’ll forfeit if I join new company. Should I give it to them? If so, would it help? I’d have to give up about ~40k as part of the Amazon clawback. If not, how do I avoid it? It’s listed as part of the formation they want before they’ll share numbers.
- Does any company give variable if employee leaves before the month for annual bonus ? #Cisco
- Why do companies nowadays give out Sign On bonus which can be $15k or $30k or more? Why do companies give out Sign On bonus which can be $15k or $30k or more nowadays? It didn't happen that often in the past. #signon #offer
- When is the best time to join your company (from a bonus/review perspective)? TC 430 The title says it all!
- Any issue with claiming relocation package/bonus twice in a short interval with different company? Joined startup A 2 weeks ago, claimed relocation to the bay area from them. (Will be repaying it since I'm planning to leave soon) Google offer came recently, they didn't know I joined the startup. (Their plus relocation team reached out to me to discuss about relocation package) Both company in t
- What is the usual base increase/bonus at your company after a good performance review? Trying to see if under 3% base increase, no bonus, and 30% of signing RSU for refresher is considered fair for good and exceptional performers. also if you can mention RSU refresher that would be great
- Have you joined a company and start immediately on 401k and got matched for the signing bonus? I joined a company in the past, and then started the 401k about 2 weeks later. They told me my next paychecks which included the wages and the signing bonus of $30k will not be part of the 401k (and company matching). They told me anything I missed, I will have to wait 10 more months for next ye
- Has anyone returned the sign on bonus when you received a great offer within joining a company, in India? If so, what was the new company and offer? How much joining bonus did you have to return? Tc:40LPA level: 62 ##engineering #software #swe
- What is the best pharma company to work for in terms of pay, joining bonus, work life balance and location? #data #dataanalytics #datascience #pharma #healthcare
- Can company stop my bonus if leave last day of fiscal year (qtr end) I.e last Saturday of qtr? Can company stop my bonus if leave last day of fiscal year (Q4 end) I.e last Saturday of qtr? Or do I need to stay employed till first business day of new fiscal year ie Monday of q1 start
- When to begin job search if I want to stay with current company until bonus paid (late March)? My concern - if I get a job offer within this month, won't it be weird to put off my start date for another month? I'll be applying to big companies, not startups if that makes a difference. TC 120 YOE 3
- Which companies pay high joining bonus for SDE/SWE-2 level? And how much? Preferably bonus paid in year one only. TC: 155k
- vote How do you count your bonus towards TC when it's a tiered percentage based on company performance? .
- How long to stay at a company until I no longer have to return sign on bonus? Specifically Amazon gives a sign on bonus for years 1 and 2 plus 10k for relocation. Also is there a difference regarding quitting vs getting fired?
- Do companies typically follow through on asking for the bonus back if you leave within a certain window? I received a total signing bonus for $35k at Microsoft. I received $20k of it when I first joined, and the other $15k at my 1 year anniversary. The clause in the contract says I need to stay for another year or else I need to return the $15k. I'm thinking about searching for other opportunities, and
- Compensation of Devops engineer at your company in USA ,please split base, bonus and RSU etc. Subject says all
- vote How big of a signing bonus would it take for you to join ANY tech company with any position? Regardless of how bad you know the culture, wlb or SJW ratio / normal people is. And you only have to stay there 1 year or pay it back.
- how is visa salary offered :21 lpa variable:4 lpa yoe:3.5 years joining bonus:1 lpa company visa role dataeng please share your views on visa
- vote Super Curious! How often do companies actually ask for bonus and relo back when you leave before vesting date? Share your experience!
- vote Does a company have to pay bonus at the end of 2 week notice? Or would they be free to terminate on date of notice If I were to submit my 2 week notice, exactly 2 weeks before the bonus payout, would the company terminate me at that moment and keep the bonus funds? Or allow me to stay the 2 weeks and keep the bonus?
- A company said they don’t give out RSUs but will make up for any reunion missing out on via signing bonus. Do you really think they’ll give me a signing bonus that’s hundreds of thousands?
- link Our companies are helping each of us with a bonus, extra pay, etc., But what have you done for your maid? As part of COVID-19 response, employers are giving each of their employees a bonus, extra pay, etc., But what have you done for your maid, lawn mower, favorite restaurant staff? We paid three months’ worth of charges to our cook, home cleaning lady and lawn mower. Our colleague at Intuit has organ
- What is TC (Salary + Bonus + Stock) Benchmark for Product Management VP / Director role in top tech companies in NJ / NY Hey guys, I am new to Blind. And new to job market with around 17 years as Startup CEO/CMO, IT Manager, IT Senior Manager, Architect and started career as Java based product development programmer, I am also google certified, Hubspot certified marketer, AWS certified architect, Sun certified, PMI ce
- Would you risk guaranteed bonus money or take an offer at a company (Pre IPO) that has 40% of total comp in equity? See above. Currently in consulting and debating above
- SDE I here for 4 months. Planning to switch company soon. What is the best option to pay back the Joining bonus / reloc I'm a SDE I who joined Amazon 4 months back. I've been told that I'll be put on 'pseudo' dev plan soon and HR would also be involved. I don't think that's a fair judgment of me, but I'll leave it to another post. The thing is that I've started to look for another job. As many of you know that Amaz
- companies to focus to get atleast 50L TC in india? Current TC: 27(20 base,3 bonus, 4L stocks per year) yoe:9, sde3 #amazon #microsoft #adobe
- Work At 2 Companies - H1B Visa I’m in H1B visa. I currently work in Company A. Planning to move to Company B. Company B has already filed my H1B visa and I’m thinking it will be approved on June 10th. Most likely Company B will ask me to join on June 27th. I will be getting my bonus from Company A on July 8th. So in a matter of 2
- vote VMware MTS 2 vs Intuit SE 2 - help to choose VMware MTS 2 offer : Base : 24LPA + Company PF & Retirals Performance bonus : 12% Joining bonus : 4L RSU : 20k over 4 years Giving permanent remote. This is good because I'd have to relocate Intuit SE 2 Offer : Base : 27LPA including 1.5L company pf & gratuity Performance bonus : 10% Joining bonu
- Evaluate meta E5 offer Base 200 Bonus 50 Stock 650 over 4 years Target Bonus - 15% Annual Stock Refresher - 125K Area - Seattle Current TC 250K YOE 8 Edit - added company
- vote Coinbase - saved by the bell I got an offer from Coinbase recently. I think it’s not the best time to join the company. Offer: 134k base, 25k RSU and perf based 10% bonus 10% of BASE joining bonus Current TC: 145k YOE: 3 yrs
- Thinking about reneging Meta offer…. I accepted Meta E4 offer (targeted E5, but downleveled) and will be joining the end of May. I am located in Canada so this is a remote role. I talked to my friend who joined meta 6 months ago yesterday. He is also in Canada. He joined Ads team and the team is in west coast. He mentioned for Canadian
- vote Google L6 offer evaluation It's just me or this seems way too low? Base: 250K RSU: 600K over 4 years Sign-on: 50K Bonus: 20% Is this how one of the toughest to be accepted and most profitable companies on Earth pays? Edit. Location: Mountain View Role: SWE
- vote Startup vs. intel a startup company series F, offered 180k base, 27k in bonus, and 50k shares in stock options over 4 years. Share price is $2.4. I guess if I buy the options eventually there is no discount. At intel, base is 175k, 35k in bonus + 35k in RSU/year. Shall I stay in Intel or go with the Startup. Both
- Companies have better pay, benefits than Meta overall I wonder what companies have better pay, better RSU refresh, or bonus, and better perks than Meta. Overall in general. Need a list to work on! Thank you! Can ignore work life balance thing. Yoe 4 TC around 335k not sure about the current rate anymore
- Does Google pay for unvested stocks or sign up bonus payback I have sign up bonus that I will have to return back to my existing company since I will be leaving within 1 yr of joining my current company. Will or does Google pay for that? What about unvested stocks as well?
- Intuitive offer evaluation Intuitive surgical offer Base 155k Rsu 180k Bonus 20% Location remote Current Company: Base 130k Bonus 18% Rsu 3k
- vote Need help selecting offer Currently in Google, L5, TC 450k, 10 YOE (all 10 in Google) Interviewed at 10 companies, all for Google L6 equivalent roles, got rejected by 4 (Doordash, Instacart, Roblox, Waymo), got counter offers for lower level by 3 (Chime, Cruise, Facebook). Amazon does not have a L6 equivalent level. Indeed
- vote Let's Boycott Interviewing at Stripe and Instacart after their New RSU Policy For folks, who are not aware of these companies new RSU policies, here's it in the nutshell. 1) Fixed bonus amount given in the form of stripe/instacart share. No stock upside to capture! 2) This shows it's not about having employees part of the company success and more about delayed bonus payout i
- Misunderstanding of Total Compensation. I see ‘TC’ quite often and as most people refer to it as including: Base Salary + Restricted Stock Units + Bonus My understanding of total comp is just that - TOTAL COMPENSATION THE COMPANY SPENDS ON YOU which includes: Base Salary + RSU + Bonus + Paid Time Off + Holiday Pay + Sick Pay + Benefits
- vote Rate my Offer Company : Oracle Level : PMTS Location: Bangalore, India Base: 46LPA Stocks: 15LPA Sign on Bonus : 5L yoe : 6 current TC : 35LPA
- Relocation bonus at Salesforce [India] Since joining 8months back, recently I have been forcefully made to come to office by my manager so I got a chance to claim my relocation bonus. But there is one clause in it where I have to return the relocation bonus if I leave the company in 1 year of joining. I am not sure is it from relocatio
- vote Offers Eval Dropbox 170k base + 350k stocks + 10% bonus + TBD joining bonus 1 year cliff and quarterly vesting after 20% initial grant refreshers for meets Pros: Wlb, Vibe was very good during interview Cons: Stock stagnation, Future outlook not great Snowflake 180k base + 500k stocks + 10% bonus + No Joining
- Twitter SWE 2 - 300k+ TC possible? Will be negotiating with the recruiter within the next couple of days. These were the initial offer numbers: Base: 170k Annual Bonus: 15% (25.5k) Equity: 275k over 4 years (6 month cliff followed by quarterly vesting) Signing Bonus: 0 Offer TC: 264.25k If I have a competing offer from another co
- Goldman Sachs offer review I got an offer from Goldman Sachs recently for the credit card team in cwm . should I join it or not. TOE - 9 months Current tc - 16 fixed + 3 bonus Goldman Sachs offer - 22l fixed + 1.4l relocation + 4l year end bonus Also they are compensating my current company joining bonus with 3 lakh as I a
- vote NYC Competitive Comp for ~2.5 YOE I’m interviewing with ~15 companies and I’m trying to set my high target number for an offer. Current TC: 160k (140 base, 5 bonus, 15k stock) High target: 210 TC( 180k base, 30k stocks, 5k bonus) Getting me to around 210 TC. Should I go higher or lower in the TC/Base? If so, by how much? I’ve look
- What are realistic PM salary expectations outside of FAANG? I’ve started a string of interviews with a few companies such as Discord, ZipRecruiter and others. Recently a startup offered 200k base, no bonus, equity, yearly bonus etc, nothing else except benefits. My current TC is $250k, in second year of sign-on bonus. As most companies don’t do sign on, h
- Arista Networks offer Bangalore (SW engineer) YoE - Masters + 9 years Offer details Base - 55 LPA + retrials Joining Bonus - 8 lakhs Anniversary Bonus - 9.5 lakhs RSU - 80k USD over 4 years TC - 83.5 LPA Current TC - 50 LPA Kindly share your thoughts on this offer. How good is Arista as a company for software engineering roles? #tech #ar
- vote Relocating to Singapore? Recently I got an offer from an unknown company, initially for 360k/year base (security research) It’s a nice bump in Tc for me and very tempting but I have no idea about the country, taxes etc.. Any tips or experiences to share? Should I avoid it and stick to big tech names? Or avoid it regardle