Okay company to work for if you’re high enough on the career ladder and okay with your position. Perks are good if you can take advantage by traveling or being close to the parks.
Toxic culture. Promo process is not fair, favoritism trumps merit. Too many politics. Leadership is nonexistent or a failure in some aspects.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/desantis-controlled-disney-world-district-gets-rid-diversity-equity-in-rcna97703 Yes! I hope other states (and the tech industry) can follow suit one day.
Current TC is 1.5M USD (base + equity + bonus) and SVP grade at Disney+. What grade/level and comp would be equivalent at Amazon and Microsoft? I have strong inbound feelers from both. Worth moving? Disney+ is chaotic but it’s doing well.
Hi, I recently got an offer for Senior Software Engineer from Disney streaming. Offer breakdown: fully remote 150k base Sign on cash 20k Sign on Equity 120k vesting semi annually over next 3 years Annual performance based bonus target: 10% of base LTI 20% of base I would like to know 1) is thi...Read more
Hi Blind, I have an offer from Disney/Hulu for their Ad platform services for P4/lead/Staff enginner This is the breakdown: Base: $185,000 with 20% Bonus Target (Max $225,000 if all goes well) Signon : Equity ->; 400k with 3 year semi annually vesting Cash ->; 100k (75k at joining , 25k 1
Self explanatory I guess, looking for some advice on whether to stay at Disney or go over to google, I’m in product Google: 285K base 1.4MM 4 year vest, 120k signing bonus Disney: 330K base, 750k retention equity 3 year vest, 100k retention bonus, 100k refresher a year. Current TC: 560K I guess ...Read more
Can anyone please explain to me what LTI is Disney Comp structure? 1. Assuming LTI is a stock, what's the vesting period for LTI? 2. When the recruiter says LTI is say 60% of base, what does that mean? Does it mean that at the end of the year/vesting period, stocks worth 60% of the base will be cr...Read more
Hi! I got an offer for SFA at disney streaming services Im very much confused and don’t know what to do. I tried pushing back on TC but didnt get much base pay $103k sign on bonus $10k and the other basic benefits Please help!!! Either if you worked there before or currently are or got a better ...Read more
Google l6: 205k, 340k/4years, 20% bonus, sign on 80k. Disney P5 current: 215k, 20% bonus, 60% LTI refresher. I also received 180k equity and 90k cash for a signing bonus, but this is not really relevant anymore. Comp isn’t really everything and I have pretty great WLB now, and I think my google l6...Read more
I got an offer from Disney(National Geography) and chewy. DISNEY (Seattle) Position- Senior software engineer Signon - 50k Base - 165k Bonus(7% of base) One time grant - 200k(vested over 3 years) Refresher- 35% of base (vested over 3 years) TC - 270k approx CHEWY (Seattle) Position - SE2 Signon- ...Read more
I’ve been talking with google about an L6 role (edit: on the business side). I’m coming from Disney at the executive director level. The google role is lower in title, but that doesn’t concern me if the role and comp are good. And the role seems great but not the comp! i figure 232k/yr based on what...Read more
I got 2 offers from Microsoft and Hulu, could you give me some advise on choosing one? MS (Redmond): 61 level, 130k base, 80k RSU (25% 1st year), 20k sign on Hulu (LA): 145k base, 43.5k long term incentive cash, 25k sign on Bird (LA): 135k base, 100k optional equity, 10k sign on All support H1B, M...Read more
Both tech roles (non-SWE) Disney (Current) Salary: 151k Bonus (discretionary and unreliable): up to 20% Union benefits (pension/healthcare): ~15k TC: 166k-196k depending on the bonus EA Salary: 142k Target bonus: 15% equity: 122.5k over 3 years Sign on bonus: 10k TC: 204k I’ve already negotiated ...Read more
Joined Meta 6 years ago as E4. Made it to E5 in one year, but stuck at that level. No sight at E6. Past all cliffs, no extra equity. Here is my problem: I keep failing interviews. I failed 3 interviews this year: Roblox, Databricks and even Disney. Last year I failed Netflix, Stripe, Uber, Google, ...Read more
Got positive feedback after the interviews. The 3rd party agency recruiter says, company is ready to offer. He has provided me a base pay range, and target bonus for the role. Company does pay Equity, but this 3rd party agency recruiter has not been shared with the equity part by the company. Now,...Read more
Hey Blinders, I’m with an EdTech startup that is hiring some engineers to get this baby shipped and launched. Join the train and let’s make some $$$ — and make education actually not suck for once. Founders have a previous successful exit and poured millions into this. Advisory team is awesome wi...Read more
I'm in my mid 30's. I've held most Eng roles (SWE, EM, PE, Support). I love being an EM, but what I don't love is the pressure and anxiety that comes with the job at certain companies. I don't need a FB level paycheck, and I don't need the startup kool-aid + insane pre IPO equity. What I want is a ...Read more
So, I'm in the verge of accepting an offer to become the first EE hire at a startup. The position is currently Senior EE - Embedded Systems with the role being to design and produce products based on the founder's invention. I'll be responsible for ground up design (high level system design, compone...Read more
Hi everyone, I am studying Computer Science (focus Robotics & Artificial Intelligence) and will be doing a 6-month research fellowship in Deep Learning & Computer Vision in the summer of 2024. Now the question: Suppose you had acceptances from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge: Which of...Read more
Sorry for the long post. Thanks for those that get through it. I believe there is a lot of useful TC info as well. Based in Los Angeles… 1st Job for 1.5 years – Analyst, Finance and Corporate Development in TV Production Industry, closed 6 M&A deals. TC 50k Laid off…didn’t work for 8 months. Covid ...Read more
Not counting my chickens before they hatch, but I am the final rounds with a few different companies and would like to solicit some opinions on which to join if offers are extended. Assuming that TC and location are the same across these three companies, which would you choose? my priorities: 1. c...Read more