Amazon Joining Bonus Qs.?

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tSWv17

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tSWv17
Dec 10, 2018 16 Comments

Cleared Amazon L6 SDM interview and had an initial pre-offer discussion with the recruiter.
(TC still pending)

The joining bonus as I understand looking at posts here on Blind is paid monthly now and not in a single paycheck in the beginning of Yr 1 & Yr 2.

Qs -- Is the Year 1 bonus amount paid in all of first 12 months of you joining, followed by Year 2 bonus amount paid in months 13-24 from the joining month?
Example -->
Year 1 JB: $120K; joining month: March 2019;
March 2019 - February 2020 = $10K/month

Year 2 JB: $60K;
March 2020 - February 2021 = $5K/month

Or did I get the concept of 'pro-rated' wrong?!

Current TC on East Coast: ~$200K
YoE: ~8 Years

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  • Parallon
    Whham!

    Parallon

    Whham!
    My recruiter told me joining bonus will give as a full amount in first paycheck.. If I leave, it'll be paid back by me of the months remaining out of 12. Also pay cycle is monthly not biweekly
    Dec 10, 2018 6
    • Amcor
      born2ball

      Amcor

      born2ball
      FYI only people that hate their life go work for aws... source? I’m at amazon and know people that run out of aws the first chance they get haha
      Dec 11, 2018
    • Amazon
      munk

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      munk
      I'm at AWS and love it here, and so does everyone else I know that works here. I'm sure it varies by job title and team the same way it would anywhere else, but don't assume that everyone hates it just because some people do.
      Dec 12, 2018
  • Amazon
    munk

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    munk
    The bonus is broken up into equal payments that are spread across all of your paychecks throughout the year. If you get paid monthly, divide by 12. If you get paid weekly, divide by 26. Note that there is actually a small additional payment at the end of the year, because you "earn" it daily but get paid in chunks, and neither 12 nor 26 divide evenly into 365.
    Dec 10, 2018 3
  • Amazon
    UUVv22

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    UUVv22
    It just gets paid as part of your paycheck. So it’s biweekly and not monthly.
    Dec 10, 2018 1
  • HighQ
    #1#2$

    HighQ

    #1#2$
    AFAIK, your understanding is correct. How much management experience?
    Dec 10, 2018 1
  • Microsoft
    qGFA13

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    qGFA13
    What was your offer like?
    Apr 3, 2019 0