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- vote Oracle stock growth vs IBM #Oracle IBM Oracle cloud growth propelled its stock price to new highs. It’s future looks bright as it can leverage its enterprise software experience. However, why can’t the same be said about IBM? Is it still a good time to buy Oracle?
- IBM ESPP Tax If I sell my ESPP shares which are subject to Disqualification, I would be paying the discount on the purchase date as ordinary income and remaining as capital gains tax And if I wait for 2 years to make it qualified, I would be paying the discount on offering date as ordinary income tax and remaini
- vote IBM Band 7 vs Intuit SDE 1 (Stocks vs Base pay?) Need some help reviewing the 2 offers I recently received... (also any tips on negotiating would be appreciated) IBM Band 7 / SDE-2 (Infrastructure team - IBM cloud) San Jose, CA --- Base: $135K Bonus: $15K Stocks: - Intuit SDE 1 (Software Engineer in SRE team) San Diego, CA --- Base: $118K Bonus:
- Does IBM offer stocks? Starting which grade and how much? IBM folks can you comment on equity/stock options? Do they offer it at all? If yes at which grade and how much? Is there a joining bonus?
- 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?
- vote In FAAMG, which company is the next IBM in terms of stock growth and becoming irrelevant? TC:350K
- Designers: IBM or VMWare? Would you leave IBM for VMWare for a slight bump? Even if everything was good at IBM?#design #interviews #ui/ux TC at IBM: 165,400 base TQP incentive structure = eligible for 29k incentives RSU 38,400 Negotiating starting point VMWare: 160 Annual bonus: 20% RSU: 75,400
- offer for Microsoft Atlanta. What to expect? Hey everyone I recently participated in a hiring event for Microsoft in Atlanta and made it through! The recruiter asked me what I had in mind for salary and I told him I get 120k base now at ibm (which I don’t actually lol) and would want the same, but he said he couldn’t do that in terms of base s
- link ICI vs FAANG trade heading into 2022 “Growth catalysts rest inside of value stocks in Intel, IBM and Cisco”, says David Bahnsen: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/12/30/short-growth-catalysts-inside-of-value-stocks-in-intel-ibm-and-cisco-says-david-bahnsen.html What are people’s thoughts on the “ICI” or similar value+growth trade head
- IBM Comp I am interested in joining IBM. I have phd in cs and currently data scientist / sw dev with 3ish industry years of exp. These days what is IBM offering? Base? Bonus? Stocks?
- IBM Sr Site Reliability Engineer Hi, I recently got an offer at IBM, they said base is about 150(which is 20% lower than my current compensation) , I also get a bonus now which is 20% of the salary. But in the IBM offer letter, I don’t see any information req stock options and , nothing reg bonus , does anyone have information abo
- Should I join IBM cloud as Software Engineer? I am receiving a software engineer offer at IBM in SV for one of their cloud projects. 1. How good is IBM and its cloud division? 2. Do they give stock options? 3. Signing bonus?
- Compensation for Program Director in Austin? #ibm Any ideas on compensation range for a Program Director role in Offering Management? Ive heard negotiating higher base is normal for IBM as their bonus and Stock benefits are not very good
- vote Help me decide IBM or Elastic Hi everyone, my first post here on Blind. I'm really struggling to decide if I should jump ship from my current company (IBM) to Elastic. I graduated in April from a state university and had only been working in IBM for about six months. Just last week I got an offer from Elastic (the company behind
- vote Lab Acquired by IBM. What to do? Research lab got acquired by IBM. They're offering the same same base compensation, but worse vacation and it seems that IBM stock is worse long term. Along with bonuses conditional on working for 2 years, the TC is about the same. I've had Alexa AI recruiters reach out about career opportunities, b
- 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
- Multiple Offers from Oracle/Comcast/IBM Oracle offers 150K base with no bonus/stocks. Comcast base pay 120 plus 10K bonus and 15K stocks. IBM base pay 120 plus 20K bonus. Which one should I go for as Oracle health Sciences still use old tech stack whereas Comcast benefits are better with newer tech stack. No idea about IBM TC: 82K YOE: 5
- Compensation review IBM SDE-1 | yoe - 3 | Bay area Base- 135K Sign on- 15K No stocks #engineering #software #swe Fair? Low? Above avg?
- IBM Extreme Blue Technical Intern Work from Other Country Hi all, I have a friend who will intern soon, and he has a question: "I was selected as an Extreme Blue Technical Intern for this summer, and IBM announced this program to be remotely operated. I was wondering if I could work in some other country besides the United States." Conceptually, he can j
- 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
- 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?
- IBM cloud or OCI - help me decide Got senior manager offers at these companies . What is the best place to work for ? Total comp is same but IBM is paying total comp in cash while oracle is paying me cash and stocks. Help me decide . Thank you
- vote IBM research, Amazon or NVIDIA Need help evaluating and choosing between these offers. Ph.D. 1 YOE. What do you advise? Good pay, work-life balance, and future career growth are equally important to me. Pls leave a comment and fill the poll also. #aws #nvidia #ibm IBM Research: Research Staff member Base: 185K || Sign on: 30K ||
- 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.
- 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
- Tech MBA leadership program What does each program pay? Microsoft 115base 60k stock. 30k sign on. Level 61. Amazon. 115 base 100k sign on over two years. 100k stock 5/15/40 IBM - 130k base.
- 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
- High TC for tech roles in Atlanta area. What are some of the companies in Atlanta area which have high TC including base, bonus & stock. Following is the format to follow. Blackrock Base: 130k Bonus : 10k #atlanta #compensation #techcareer #microsoft #amazon #ibm #verizon
- Google/Apple/IBM Referral Hi everyone Looking for referrals for Google, Apple or IBM for data science/analytics positions for a chance at higher TC and stock options. Currently in interview cycle with Uber. Thank you! Current TC: 120k YOE: 4 #dataanalytics #datascience
- Entry Level SWE Referral Solid on Leetcode, been grinding for about 6 months now. Looking to grow in my career and transition from my current org. Looking for backend or full stack roles YOE - 2 TC - 85,000 no stocks Willing to relocate but remote preferred US based #adobe #apple #atlassian #box #bloomberg #coinbase #
- Zillow employees affected: I will refer good candidates IBM is no top-tier company but WLB is good and cash compensation is fine (don’t expect stock, it is what it is). If you’re leaving because of the downsizing and are interested in SWE/consulting/design roles, I’m happy to help. Blind tax: YOE 4 TC 185k (not HCOL)
- 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
- 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.
- Good offer for SDE1 at Amazon? 118k base 15k signing on first year first month 12k over second year every month Initial Restricted Stock Grant: 21shares Initial Restricted Stock Vest: 5% first year, 15% second year, 20% every 6 month year 3 and 4 How do you negotiate a better offer if not good? Moving from IBM to Amazon
- 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.
- What to buy in traditional ira? I sold all the ibm stock sitting in my rollover ira, and i have about 5k to invest. 100% of my ira is in vtsax. I would like to start to diversify, first with the 5k , and then later by reallocating. Any advice? I have about 20 yrs before retirement.
- Why is Dell Spinning Off VMware?? I know what the news says, can someone share the real reason? It’s hard to believe that someone would spin off a profit giving entity. Has Dell realised that VMware doesn’t have any future? #tech #software #virtualisation #vmware #dell #vmwarebase #tanzu #avinetworks #carbonblack #spinoff #stock #
- How does it feel in dying companies? Friday stock tells us all. IBM and Intel are dying. However, I believe there are some talents still working hard in these companies. I can’t understand their purpose. TC is low. Your company is dying whatever you do. Not to mention the shit storm caused by the stock. Are you in these companies? Do y
- Product security vs Cloud security Hello World, I’ve received two offers to join a technical role in security. One role is Product Security Engineer & incident response @ IBM. The other role is Cloud Security Automation Engineer (basically automating governance in the cloud) @ Ciena. I’d love to build a career in Cyber security, a
- link $PLTR DD By a Former Engineer (Source : WSB) Honestly, this DD requires a lot of critical thinking. If that’s not your jam, please enjoy this cartoon of Alex Karp crushing the competition, then scroll down to the bottom of the DD where you’ll find my plan for the end of my lockup plus a few diamond emojiis, a couple of hand emojiis and a bunch
- What is a your side hustle? Working at BlackRock with total 11 years of experience in technology. Have current base of 130k and 13 percent bonus and living in Atlanta. Looking for ideas about side hustles other than investing in stocks. Since can't do much due to finra regulations. #personalfinance #investments #atlanta #black
- Paypal SDE 3 offer@ San Jose Please evaluate current offer for me for t24 Backend Engineer position at Paypal at San Jose, CA office. Masters in CS with 4 years of IBM experience. Current TC: 166k Offer Paypal: Base: 148k Stocks: 105k vested over 3 years Annual bonus: 10% Signon: 10k TC: close to 200k
- IBM New Grad Negotiation I got a new grad offer as a SWE in San Jose and was wondering if there was any room for negotiation or is IBM notoriously stiff when it comes to new grad offers? Also any negotiation tips? TC: 108k base + 10k sign on. 0 stock. #swe #engineering #newgrad #newgradsalary
- 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
- vote Top/Prestigious Companies to work for in 2021 Best Based solely on brand prestige + TC/stock upside. Tiers 1 and 1.5 are in the same relative range, but mainly separated based on stock upside which is unpredictable. Tier 0: Five Rings, HRT, Jane Street, Jump Trading Tier 0.5: Citadel, DE Shaw, Netflix Tier 1: Facebook, Two Sigma, Snap, Stripe, Pi
- 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
- YTD Returns Tech Stocks Just few stats on year to date returns for some of the tech stocks. What‘s your thought? Teradata: +122.27% Nvidia: +52.90% Google: +45.43% Dropbox: +40.82% Oracle: +37.66% Intuit: +35.57% Western Digital: +34.35% Facebook: +30.30% Microsoft: +27.68% Adobe: +24.55% Cisco: +22.25% Amazon: +16.72% SA
- End of 2020- Investment Gain and Portfolio How much % did you gain by investments in 2020 and your most profitable stock of 2020? Let’s limit stock name to 1 or 2 max Let me start: bought 2000 NIO at 2.7 in March, still have it Overall gain: 2000% #personalfinance #investments #amazon #facebook #google #square #twitter #adobe #apple #Micr
- 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
- 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