Cool products to work on and good experience. Remote work is easy if that is something you want.
Work just as hard as other tech companies for less money. You have to make senior or else you will eventually be let go.
My wife is on h4 and is chartered accountant from India. Please recommend affordable colleges for her to MS in one year to get F1 status. Location - does not matter. Start date - Jan 21 or spring 21
As a remote SWE in Azure Global, I am thinking of moving out to a tax free state like Texas or Florida from Bay Area. Will my future TC be negatively impacted ie lower raise, lower or no RSU refresh, lesser annual bonus, or am I overthinking this? My team is based in Redmond, and I visit one week ou...Read more
Transferred RSUs from Morgan Stanley to Fidelity, didn’t sell shares except to cover taxes. Can’t see the tax forms in MS. Please suggest next steps what needs to be done. #tax #cpa
Title says it all Blind Tax: 475K (due to MS stock close to ATH)
I joined MS in oct at L63 with TC: Base 47L Stocks 160K in 4 years (equal every year) Joining bonus- 5+2L (1st and 2nd year) Google offer for L5 Base 61L Stocks 220K(38,32,20,10) Joining bonus - 4L How do i get back the tax i paid when i return the sign on to MS?
Started my journey in the US Tech industry in 2019 with ~50K of debt - credit card and MS student loan. Now at ~1M at 31yo Mostly in stocks with 6 month emergency funds in HYSA. 30% of NW is concentrated in META, 15% in MSFT, 2% in crypto, remaining in index and target date funds. Leveraged full ...Read more
Recently, I was extended an offer from Cruise in vehicle integration. MS mechanical+ 7 YOE; 122k TC Detroit area L4 $160k 30% bonus $15k relocation (taxable) $15k sign on 100k/4yrs Any thoughts on offer/ pushing for L5? Is this offer worth compromising the great WLB I have currently? #auto #cr...Read more
Please help me to consolidate all the perks provided by MS in India. I got an offer from MS and waiting for an offer from Google but I feel like G is going to lowball me. Blind tax Adobe tc: 63L MS tc: 75L Yoe 8
I have an offer from Nvidia and I can join either Nov 29 or Dec 6. Can someone please explain how RSU vesting happens and how the number of units is decided based on joining date? Trying to understand if it makes sense to join earlier. Blind tax: Old TC~140k New TC~265k Edit: MS+5.5 YOE. IC4 remot...Read more
Tc sucks! Fuck the ms 🥜 s!! But I guess still working out… double earners, Principal, 45 yrs.. & the Tc tax: 300k! This is the year to move though, so Let’s see how it goes, but in the meantime cheers!! just a little happy after the freaking hard work!
Wife on H4 visa wants to do MS CS or MS DS. She graduated from a non Tier engg college in India and doesn’t have prior work experience, though her major was IT. Bay area location, preferring local state universities. She seems enthusiastic but I’m not sure if it would be too technical for her to co...Read more
I am a new grad. BB is paying ~£25k more per year than MS, after tax. I just feel like MS will open more doors in the future and enable even more pay, hence why I'm leaning towards them. Is my thinking too old-school? Dublin and London have similar COL btw. EDIT: I am a British citizen, no need f...Read more
which one would you choose and why? At these level should I still expect Amzn to be much busier than Gg and Ms? Assuming TC are not that different (Amzn is like 100k more but at that tax bracket i don’t see this as a big gap) YOE: 8.5 Current TC: 550k Ms + Gg offer: ~700k Amzn offer: ~800k
Will soon get MS offer. Wondering what are the extra benefits being offered at MS India? Like WFH allowance for internet and phone etc? Any meal cards? What are the taxes levied when you cash out your RSU? Also any transaction charges please mention. Finally any other perks? How does leased car w...Read more
Got my first paycheck at MS today, and noticed that I was charged Social security tax and Medicare and a WA Family Insurance Tax. Is this expected? Or should I be emailing payroll?
I'm planning to buy a 3 bedroom townhouse and renting 1 bedroom. Do I need to pay taxes on my rental income? Is there a way I can do to reduce my income tax TC 200k,MS +6 years
Hi All, Any thoughts on the title above? More detail- MS CS is OMSCS (GTech) or UIUC(MCS) vs PhD CS (possibly fast-tracked with current MS degree) in a mid-tier univ (in US) FYI- Would be exploring my employer's tuition assistance program so finance is not a factor (for now :)) Blind tax TC110 ...Read more
I have an offer from both Goldman and Morgan Stanley, what should I choose? Goldman offers 15% more salary but not sure about the culture. Goldman - 100K MS- 90K Which one is better in tech? Where will i have more opportunities to work on exciting projects? Which offers more opportunities for Dee...Read more
The subject says it: Companies hiring for Group PM or Director, PM roles (Google L7, Amazon L8, MS 67 etc.) Blind tax: 650k Yoe: 15
Is MS still hiring? Looking for a referral Blind Tax- 180 (Texas) #pm @microsoft #productmanager