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- Pushing Meta Start Date Has anyone pushed their Meta start date within two weeks of the start date? My equity grant is already 15% underwater - which could obviously get even worse if FB reports weak earnings. I would like to start soon, but it seems crazy to take this loss if I can avoid it. Is this something that I coul
- Delay Meta start date? Start date is Mid-May, the Monday following my last day at current company. I wanted to take 1-2 weeks off between jobs, is it okay to delay start date with Meta? My meta career portal shows start date mid-May. btw, I have no visa issue Current TC: 145K past 12 months New Meta TC: 465K/year #met
- Meta start date Can i change my start date after signing the offer letter? I am thinking to wait for the next earning call and then decide the start date to maximize my RSU value. #startdate TC: 200/450/tbd(IC5)
- Don’t rush your start dates, people. Just want to share an experience to whoever this may concern. I accepted a FAANG offer in late March located in a different state and set my start date to late April, so about 4 weeks between acceptance and Day 1. My logic was I’d spend 1 week finishing up at GDLS, about 1.5 weeks hanging out with f
- Meta Start Date I just signed with Meta last week and asked for an April start date to take advantage of the low stock price for March. Unfortunately recruiter said earliest she can do is May 2nd. Given that FB is up 25% in last 3 weeks what should I do? Is there anything I can do to start by end of month. Looking
- vote Meta Start Date Planned to join in March 21. Feb average stock closing price was 228. Worth pushing to April 4 to get March average which Id guess is lower? Kind of timing the market so not sure its worth it 1.4/228 is 6140 shares 1.4/210 is 6667 shares (guessing this will be march average) Accepted offer: 255/1.
- Apple start date Can start date be adjusted after accepting an offer? Or Should I get offer letter reflecting the agreed start date? Tc: 250k
- Amazon recruiter not replying after requesting start date change? I have accepted an offer from Amazon. However, after a month or so, Fragomen advised that the agreed start date on the contract is not feasible - as visa application, along with my notice period would take more time. I sent an email out to the recruiter asking whether the start date can be pushed b
- Flexibility of start date at Pinterest I want to understand that how flexible are recruiters with the start dates here? It seems that there are fixed dates for on boarding, but I am afraid of it eating into my unemployment days. TC - 0
- Moving start date My start date at google is April 18. Waiting for H1b transfer. LCA approved. H1b not yet filed. Planning to request moving start date to last week of may. To give sufficient time for transfer to go through and give 2week notice. Will google have issues with moving start date? Is this normal. Planni
- vote Meta Start Date Hi guys! I am wondering what is the best time of joining Meta this year, considering of the stock price and the end-of-year performance review. What if I haven’t finished wrapping up and don’t have enough impact at the end of the year? Should I join earlier in June/July for a lower stock price, o
- Capital One Start Date Flexibility How much flexibility do you think I can get with start date at Capital One? Just got a strong indication that I passed the Power Day. I’d like to be able to work another 2-4 weeks at my current role so I can smoothly transition off my team. But I also don’t want to even start any talks with manager
- Asking manager about tech stack prior to start date So I’m in between jobs now and I will be traveling soon. I figured I could maybe brush up on the tech stack that I will be using in my new role during the down time while traveling. Is this a question I could email the team manager and ask? Like could I explain that I may have some time while trave
- Microsoft start date I cleared my BC and completed I-9 two days back . Still haven’t received any email from HR regarding start date. They don’t even respond If I email them. Need to give notice to my current employer. Any idea how long they take to send start date?
- Worth delaying start date to travel with crush? I am a new grad SWE set to work in Bay area making about 300k before tax. I can start whenever I want. On one hand, I'd like to start as soon as possible because I have no money and am poor lol. On the other hand, my crush does not start her job until later this year, and she suggested to go on a t
- vote Robinhood start date Hey ppl, I have accepted offer from Robinhood and my potential start date would be Dec 14th. I would need an H1B transfer. There is an option of portability where I could start working for Rh as soon as they file for my H1B transfer. This means that I would need to inform my current employer befor
- h1b transfer start date can you change the start date once h1b transfer submitted to uscis? TC: 315k
- Google RSU grant date: Cutoff of start date in May Discussing an offer with Google. Plan to join Google in late May. What date is the cutoff date of a start date in May for the RSU grant date in June? Thanks in advance!
- Affirm start date My Affirm peeps, considering the 90 trailing average for the RSU grant, what you think is a good start date month. For example if you start in Feb, it will be avg of Nov, Dec and Jan; Nov being the ATH will hike up the avg. So then do you think March is better or April 🤷♂️
- Meta start date I will be verbally accepting a Meta L5 PM role end of this week. How long can i drag my start date out to? I also need a H1 transfer. I want to join after July 4 if possible and travel a little before then. Is it possible to push it out that far? My team and HM are fixed. TC: $210k
- Meta push start date? Hi all, My current start date is 2/22 (in Toronto) and with the current drop in share I'm thinking of pushing start date to March. I'm just curious if it's better to be outright to recruiter with the reason (huge TC drop) or is it better to say like I would like more time with my family - ish reas
- Meta staring next week, change start date now? I am starting at Meta next Monday (4/25). I wonder if it's still possible to postpone it by one week? Stock is already pretty low, similar to March average. Worried about possible stock fall after the earnings call.
- vote Microsoft start date I have an offer from Microsoft and I can choose the start date to be end of March or beginning of April. Which one would be better in terms of stock vesting, annual bonus, and refreshers? Microsoft TC: 190k
- Google RSUs vesting start date If I join on June 1st, when will I start seeing the google RSUs best in Charles Schwab or Morgan Stanley? I want to understand how long the whole process takes from getting the grant officially to the vesting process starting? Anything I can do to speed up the vesting? I need to sell some of it for
- vote Deciding starting date for Meta I have accepted an offer from Meta back in January. The initial starting date was in March, but recently it's moved to mid-April. As my Amazon RSU (worth around 90k) will vest in mid-June, I want to further delay my starting date for ~2 months, that is after the vesting. Will the recruiter accept su
- Google EM Start Date I recently passed HC after team match for a Google L6 EM position and have a call with the recruiter soon to discuss next steps around comp expectations and start date. What is considered a normal range for start date? I have a few short trips already planned through April and early May and would l
- Meta start date I got an offer from Meta and I am likely To accept it tomorrow. Now if I have to select a start date how far out can I select. I also need H1 transfer. Can I select some thing in July or August? My team is already selected so there is no team matching. Given that will they wait for three months fo
- Facebook start date Hello, I accept the FB sde offer but cannot decide the date to join the new place. I want to join the bootcamp and find a good team to polish my skills. Recruiter confirmed that many teams have a lot of headcount in the January. I am afraid good teams have no headcount in the last quarter of this
- vote Starting Date TC: 220k YOE: 5 Leaving at beginning of Dec. New company gives a few starting date options. Been thinking if I should do either 12/13/2021 or 01/03/2022. No visa issue. 12/13/2021 - things at new company will be relatively slow, could be a good time? to ramp up. - only a week off between now and n
- MSFT delivers laptop before I even get a start date They surely can either wait to ship the laptop or expedite the onboarding process, but instead they shipped the laptop when background check was not cleared. It is just odd to have a laptop before even tell me what is the start date. Now I am wondering what if background check is not cleared , have
- Start date = End date issues? Can I have an end day with my current employer the same day as the start day with my new employer? Ex: Ending at Amazon on 31st Jan (Monday) and starting with new company on 31st Jan. I can join the new firm only on Mondays. Currently on my H1B, joining Microsoft TC 195
- Push out start date I'll be signing an offer with Apple soon and I'm hoping to push out my start date until early June so I can take some extended time off before starting. Do you think they will let me start 2 months or so after signing? #apple #startdate TC: $400k
- Google start date / refresher Accepted a google offer and recruiter is asking start date. Heard a rumor new hire join in Jan won’t get refresh in the year after. Is it true? Should I join in December instead? Tc: 302k #tech #Google
- Complicated RSU start date for Meta It’s just so complicated. if I join meta on 5/16 my first RSU date would be Aug 15 and first vest date would be Nov 15! Does this mean there is a 3 month shift on my TC? Not fair!
- Microsoft Start Date will be joining next month but I asked to start one week after the recommended dates due to vesting. Is the date approved by HR or by the HM? The HM is on PTO and won’t be back for awhile. And I would like to get my start date before submitting my two weeks. TC: 110k New TC: 150k YOE: 2 in tech
- google start date Hello I just heard from my recruiter that I was approved for HC and they are working on giving me an offer. Is 6-8 weeks off between last day at apple and start date at google a reasonable time frame? Also, given holiday schedule and performance review schedules, do you have any recommended start d
- vote MSFT start date negotiation Starting a L65 TPM role, either on 3/28 or 4/4. I believe I’m only eligible for performance bonus and performance stock if I choose the earlier date. Several questions. First is, am I correct on the 90 day eligibility requirement for performance awards. Also, what would you do? It’s a week off…but
- vote Deciding facebook start date I have an offer from Facebook and trying to pick the most optimal start date given a few things: 1. Need to travel outside the country in December for about a month. Can manage with 2 weeks WFH and 2 weeks PTO. More holidays would be better though. 2. Bonus date at current company is 31st Jan so I
- Facebook start date Is it bad timing if I set my start date early December? My concern is most of the team may be on vacation mode and I don’t get all the info needed to decide a team. Another option is January but I feel thats too late.
- Meta Start Date Planning to accept an offer. Does the start date have to happen on a Monday or any day or week is fine?
- Meta start date change I want to change my start date at meta. Recruiter not responding. What should I do? Tc: 700k
- vote Should I postpone my start date at Meta As titled, given the 20% down today, should I postpone my start date at Meta to March? The grant price is calculated by previous month so Jan avg is the grant price. My original start date is next Monday. Is this possible?
- Meta 2/28 Start Date I have signed the paperwork for Meta and the agreed upon start date is 2/28. Im a little on edge because the policy states that the stock vest price point will be based off the previous month's average price. It is literally 1 day and I am not locked into Jan stock price pre-dip! Do you think if I
- FB starting date Joining FB soon as L4 SWE soon, starting date is set to Aug for now, meaning I will probably chose a team on Oct. so the first half rating will be TNTE(Too New To Evaluate). I’m keen on start a bit earlier like in June/July. My friend said it is not ideal because it means I will start to do real wo
- Meta relo/ start date hack? What it says. Good offer for non-tech :220/ 20/ 160, but I must relo from Philly to west coast. Meta has a policy I have to be in the city I start at before my start date- and wants me there in 30 days and they won’t budge. C’mon Cornpop, not gonna work Zuck. It’s also not going to work for my fami
- Start date caveats Hi folks. What are some known caveats to start dates? The more we all know about those little traps the better. For example, Google has a refresher cutoff with no proration - join after Jan 15th and lose your first year's refresher. Tagging random non-faangs but open to all companies, please share!
- Amazon Start Date I got an offer from Amazon in January and was thinking of moving my start date to May 1st. What the longest you can delay a start? Also, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing any bonus or equity guidelines by pushing it out further. Anyone has any insights? SDE 2 TC: 250k YoE: 4.5
- Offer rescinded 1 week before start date. Hi guys. I’m reaching out because frankly I’m very devastated. I graduated from uni in August and accepted an offer for SWE role at a company in November. They said that the start date was next week, (Jan 20) and I even had a manager coffee chat to talk about onboarding and got mailed the work compu
- vote Start date extended My start date is about to get extended in Facebook because immigration is saying they want to wait for approval before i start. Can I ask for a larger sign on fee since i would be losing like two weeks of wages since i have sent in my two weeks notice already. TC: 160/260/10 #faang #facebook
- vote Why is Apple delaying my start date? YoE: 13 TC: C$205k Apple offered me C$284k average per year as SWE (probably ICT4). I tried to negotiate C$400k+ based on ICT5’s salary band, but they kept saying —“yOuR sAlArY cAn’T bE hIgHeR tHaN yOuR tEaM mEmBeRs”— bullshit! Anyway, I accepted, signed the contract, finished the background check