Can't give too much detail as I don't want to risk my anon status, but I'm an iOS developer and received almost similar offers from PayPal, Cisco, Redfin. PayPal: I don't really like this option, but prestigious company and stock is bullish, maybe? Cisco: I kinda like team and project, but Blind community talks trash about Cisco. Also boring stock, not promising any growth. Redfin: Less known among all options. Stock is low compared to previous months so it is probably a great time to join. For all of these cases, after the end of 1st year I'll probably grind and try to land FAANG+ Also I am in the middle of interview process with Bolt. Highly regarded pre-IPO company. So, dear Blind community, which option should I choose? YOE: 7 Current TC: $180k New TC: ~$210k #paypal #cisco #redfin #bolt
What valuation is bolt at?
From a recent Bloomberg article Bolt Financial Inc., founded in 2014, raised $393 million in its latest round to bring total funding to $600 million, the company said. In December, the company was valued at $850 million, according to researcher PitchBook. Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported the company was eyeing a $4 billion valuation.
You lost me at Paypal is prestigious
I should probably read more reviews about PayPal. Before spending time on Blind, I though Cisco is one of the most prestigious companies as well :/ I still can't figure out what's the problem with Cisco other than its "boomer" status. Have good WLB, compensation is not that bad too
You better stay at your current job where you are in your comfort zone and you can spend extra time to prepare for other interviews. It doesn’t make sense to jump with 30k increase with too much uncertainty. Meanwhile, tell all of above companies to bump your offers or you will wait
Current job environment really is not my comfort zone anymore for various reasons. The only reason I will stay there is upcoming $40k worth of stock (still 6 months away) $30k increase means 16% jump from current TC. I thought 15% is the min suggested threshold for job change. Is it not the case anymore?
Depends on the current TC. If it’s high, people may jump just for the new opportunity. If it’s good, getting additional 15% is great. Your current TC is a bit low so I would suggest you to try for a bigger jump Btw, what is the location of these offers?
PayPal doesn’t pay well. I was a senior iOS dev there before joining Apple.
For mere 30K tc bump, harder to evaluate without knowing your current ship or/and tc breakdown
I'm not really happy with my current job. Things are going in a direction that I don't support, but I'm not in an awful position or desperate as well. I have an upcoming $40k stock vest in 6 months so I can still decline all options, grind for 6 months and try to land on FAANG