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- Anything I can do with unvested IBM RSU before I leave? Hi Blinders, I understand that I will most likely have to leave the unvested RSU on the table when I leave IBM, but would still like to double check with you guys whether there is any thing I can do with it?
- Do IBM RSUs have a floor? I'm with Red Hat and there's a lot of questions around how RSUs are going to work now that acquisition has happened. We had a floor on our RSUs, but we don't know if we'll get that now that all our invested RSUs are going to be converted to IBM RSUs. Can anyone at IBM tell me if they have a floor
- vote IBM (RH) vs Amazon Trying to figure out what’s best for my career but also want to enjoy the job. YOE: 2 Amazon TC: 160k, 30 RSU IBM( RH ) TC: 155k 190 RSU
- IBM Performance Incentive Profit Sharing? IBM PIPS for Senior Advisory Engineer level, can someone help explain what kind of benefits? Cash reward, % of salary or RSU?
- vote Ibm band 10 versus Salesforce PMTS What would you suggest between these two. Base salary is same. Salesforce has more RSU around 120 k vested in 4 years. #ibm #salesforce.
- Moving from IBM to Stripe I have an opportunity to move countries (from MEA to UK) and join Stripe. IBM is trying to retain me with a similar base comp. IBM is also offering match Stripe's 1-year RSU as a one-time retention bonus. Is this a bad time to make the shift considering the market uncertainty? Concerned as it's a m
- AMD offer in hardware - Austin Have offer for PMTS role at AMD in Austin. Senior level at IBM with 20 YOE. Offer: Base: 200k Bonus: 22% of base Sign-on: 50k RSU: 88k over 3 years Current TC at IBM: 175k I also got a retention cash award with 24-month claw-back. I think IBM will match base. The work is great and good people to
- Will FAANG stop offering RSU in TC in the future? Hello, I am wondering whether the big comapnies FAANG will stop offering RSU in the TC in the future if their stocks stop inflating (or stocks price goes up at a very slow rate)? A lot of big old companies (intel, IBM etc) do not offer RSU any more (or very little RSU). Will FAANG become those compa
- Nutanix MTS 6+ yr experience - Compensation to expect ? * My background: 6+ yrs experience (Oracle - 2 teams) + 3 yrs experience at IBM, Oracle at India. * Interviewed with - Prism team @Nutanix yesterday. * I feel it went well. Any advice on how much TC (base+RSU) I should expect ? Thanks in advance.
- SDE1 Offer at Amazon Seattle, am I getting lowballed? Almost 2 YOE Base - 115k Year 1 bonus - 25k Year 2 bonus 20k Stocks 50 RSU Can I negotiate more? Or not? Currently at around 140k base at IBM but no other perks. Any suggestions appreciated. Edit: By low balled I mean in terms of TC , and not the SDE I role itself.
- Good time to switch over to Amazon? Received an offer recently from Amazon - the role is Applied Scientist L5. TC offered is 42L base, 18L joining bonus, and 32 RSU vesting over 4 years (5/15/40/40). Current TC at IBM is 32L fixed and 1-2L variable (GDP and Performance). #offer #datascience
- RSU... are they given yearly? Hi everyone, So IBM doesn’t normally give RSUs out to non-execs... but I was lucky (or maybe rightfully earned) 100k in RSUs, so I got my first taste of the golden handcuffs. My question is... when people say 200k base and 500k RSU vesting over X years, does that mean they get 500k RSUs every year
- link Comp structure at crypto/blockchain companies What is comp structure like at crypto/blockchain companies? From levels.fyi I can see Coinbase: salary + RSUs, no annual bonus though? What is RSU vesting schedule? Robinhood: looks similar to coinbase, I have same questions IBM: decent salary, looks like tiny stocks and minimal bonus? Nothing
- IBM RESEARCH - Semiconductor engineer Offer Hi , I am expecting to receive an offer from Ibm research for a semiconductor research engineer role . Can you guys please provide any Insights on what salary to expect and joining bonus and what can i negotiate on ? Also it is a good idea to move from GF Which is planning IPO Next year to move to I
- Senior PM - Splunk vs NetApp Offers YoE: 15. Bay Area. Offer from NetApp TC: 250K (Base 195K + RSU 30K pa + Bonus 25K). Like the team and the challenges. Chances of getting in at a level up if I negotiate. Splunk recruiter is asking my comp expectations. Like the growth opportunity at Splunk. What is the typical TC and breakdown for
- Nvidia offer base negotiation related help I got offer from Nvidia for SDE role. My current package is 15 LPA in ibm and having total 2.5 YOE as sde. According to nvidia offer they says - annual base pay : 18 LPA - Gratuity + pf : 1.5 Lac Total : 19.5 And RSU : 20 LPA vasting 25% per year. Shall I negotiate the base ? No doubt RSU of nvi
- Help with New Grad Offer Need help with offer evaluation. Riot Games - Los Angeles Base - $135,000 Annual perf. Bonus - 10% LTI - 15% (after 3 years) Sign-on - $10,000 Relocation - $5,000 YOE - 5 Internships Semesters (1.5 - 2 years) Is this a justified compensation for the location? Not sure if LTI is equivalent of RSU s
- Multiple Tech Offers Need Advice Received multiple tech offers and need help deciding on the best career path to follow. I would like to be a Program/ Product Manager in FAANG in 2-3 years and these are the offers I have received as a new grad. Which would help me get there faster? IBM Assc Developer TC 101k Microsoft Assc Consul
- Comparing offers from AWS and Red Hat I have the following two offers in hand: 1. AWS: Cloud support engineer 2 DevOps Base: $108k ; Sign on bonus: $30k(first year), $26k(second year), RSU worth of $75 over 4 years. 2. Red Hat: Senior Consultant(Containers). Got a verbal offer. Details to follow. Judging by what the HR said, it shoul
- IBM to Startup... Do it with paycut? Hi everyone, I've been at IBM for a bit now s my only first/big job and I got a compelling offer from a startup (100 mil funded, started 5 years ago, Series B) in an industry that I always wanted to get into with a title bump (Principal level... aka I'll be the first of my role in that company). Th
- IBM to Stripe? Considering a move to Stripe from IBM. I work in design. TC $198 (not a Dev, so waaay behind y’all. respect.) YoE 15. What to watch out for at Stripe? What to ask in interviews? How is Stripe WLB? I’ll say I can go out for a walk any time any day at IBM. I work maybe 4-6hrs/day and succeed. 20% pr
- Product or program manager referral in Singapore Looking for #productmanager #programmanager #product #pm referrals in Singapore. Current product experience includes #fintech, #datascience #ecommerce Please DM or comment below for opportunities at your companies, if you are working in Singapore location. I have PEP and can join immediately.
- What tc do I ask Amazon for? So my PM application at Amazon is moving forward and they want to know what my ask is. I’ve gotten some mixed info on what my role can fetch and I wanted to get some opinions. I was thinking of asking 200k base, 30k bonus, 40k rsu. Im currently a tech solution lead/ product manager. I have 1.5 year
- Facebook London E4 @facebook Dear all, I need your insights regarding an offer as research scientist for FB London. I have a BS+MS, PhD and 3.5 years research post PhD (assistant prof level) plus 1.5 years in consulting (senior level). I was offer E4 with: 82k £ base 10% bonus 20k £ joining bonus 190$ RSU (over 4 y
- vote Feeling exhausted Been with AWS Aurora for 3 years since graduation. Projects are interesting, I’m really interested in db development. Did 16months internship at IBM Db2 I recently felt exhausted, want to go back to Canada Have an offer from GCP Waterloo(L4), but not a db product after spending three years in Bay
- vote Msft vs vmware - offer evaluation MSFT: base: 144k RSUs: 140k/4 sign-on: 40k/2 bonus: 0-20% Refreshers: 🥜 Location : Redmond Avg TC : 200k pros: Stock growth, brand name, WLB, benefits cons: comparatively lower TC, internal platform team, stock is already all time high. It can have a drop of 10 to 20% in short t
- Offer comparison Hi, I am getting an offer from IBM for their cloud team. Currently i am working as SMTS at VMW with TC $230k. I am getting promoted to Staff in this cycle or coming. They are offering band 8 with $250k base and $100k sign on for 2 years. No RSUs or Bonus. I am pushing for 9 but doesnt look like th
- Why do FAANG give so many RSUs? Seriously, why do these companies need to give so many RSUs to employees (100k+ per year)? I know that they can afford them as they have great profit margin, so that is not my question, but I do not see why they need to. There are plenty of software engineers in silicon valley, and these engineers
- FAANG recruiters in LinkedIn inbox all the time? Curious if others get this a lot? I have two different Meta recruiters, a Google, and an AWS sourcer all sitting in my InMail. Also PayPal, Wayfair and Target. I assume most of us experience this but I have a more fleshed out LI profile than the average person I’d say, and I always make a point to c
- About to be fired from Google Cloud India - Customer Engineer TL;DR : Dont Join. Hey PPl, i joined GCP India in 2020 and it has been a horrible ride :) The management is full of dinosaurs from Oracle/IBM. Culture is downright shit - its not google....read ahead, you will know. Anyways, the leadershit has been hired from Oracle - i need not say more. These gu
- Blind glossary for newbies Every proper forum has a glossary page for new visitors. I've started one for you. You're welcome TC: total compensation. Normally base+annual bonus+annual allotment of RSUs GTFO: get the fuck out, as in TC or GTFO YOE: years of experience COL: cost of living RSU: restricted stock units Refr
- New Grad Offer Evaluation: IMC Trading vs. Amazon vs. Microsoft Hi everyone, thank you for the advice on preparing for the interviews for these companies in the past, it has been very helpful (evidently). I am now between these three companies. I interviewed for Google too but that was for Cloud Technical Residency which is <$100k so I don't think I even need
- vote AMZN stock split and buyback sounds desperate like GOOG, FB Hi all, I’m a long term stock research enthusiast and have been following the last few earnings calls from tech companies. The way Amazon used their Rivian investment to overreport their earnings per share as ~$27 instead of ~$4 pumping up their stock to $3250 in Jan-Feb looked like a great selling
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.