Received two non-tech offers
Apple (Texas): ~$193k TC
$140k base, 15% bonus, 70k RSU/4 years, $15k sign-on, IC4
Pros: Apple brand name
Cons: Move to Austin, TX with family, sell/buy house, undetermined work-life balance, TC is peanuts for level and non-negotiable.
Cisco (Remote): ~$204k TC
$160k base, 15% bonus, $20k sign-on, L10
Pros: Good work-life balance, great benefits, remote
Cons: Not as sexy as Apple, no RSUs
Current (Bay Area): ~$174k TC, YOE 10
$152k base, 15% bonus, no RSUs
What would you do?
Edit: I am eager to grow in my career and willing to work hard for it. At the same time, I have young kids and don't want to sacrifice ALL of my time for my next role.
Update: Thanks all for your feedback and advice, I truly appreciate it. I decided to go with Cisco. Cisco did end up giving me RSUs and the HM personally reached out to me to share my growth opportunities in addition to discussing RSUs. I think this is a good choice for my family at this moment. A couple things I know: 1) I'm still in the early stages of my career and can move into another company, potentially FAANG in the future, and 2) It's not FAANG or bust in the market haha. Cisco's a terrific company. Cheers all!
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Apple is a great company to have on resume but they lowballed you for 10 YOE. Cisco is objectively the better offer; higher TC, better WLB, remote… if you’re tryna start a family or settle down, go Cisco and chill in a LCOL area.
Btw isn’t L4 for someone with 5 YOE? Like a data analyst or marketing manager?
Definitely Apple is way better brand than Cisco.
Apple is also an organization for an employee.
Also, 194k in Austin will likely provide for a better quality of life in Austin than 204k in Cali. In the end, really depends on whether being in Cali is important or not. (I am biased towards ATX since i have been living here for 15 yrs)
Good luck.