Blinders, could someone please assist me with the Amazon relocation policy? I’m being offered an L6 position but they want me to relocate to Seattle. I’m based in Texas and was thinking to take the lump-sum relocation for now and move to Seattle (as I don’t have another great offer for now). However , I’m planing to then find another L6 position within a year in Dallas and take another relocation from Amazon and move back to my home state of Texas. Do you guys think that would work? I’m thinking that by doing this, I’ll be still employed with Amazon, so they won’t ask me to repay the relocation costs, however, I’m not sure if I’ll be eligible for another relocation within a year. Any guidance from Amazon folks would be highly appreciated! #tech #relocation #amazonbenefits
I did this about 7 years ago.
How did it go? Did you get 2 relocations?
Yeah. Mine were 3 years apart, but as far as I know there is no policy around time between moves. You just need to get an internal transfer offer and relocation will be provided. I spent just 1 year on the local team after moving back home and then did *another* transfer back to my Seattle-based team and have been working remotely for them from my local site for 6 years now. I’m actually planning on leaving Amazon in May cuz I have started to stagnate on this team and the new RTO stuff makes it hard to move internally but it’s been a good decade here.
I got the relocation benefits twice in 6 months, back in 2022. But I had to switch teams due to team downsizing/layoff, so might be a different case for me.
Sounds good! I’ve heard that the lump sum amount depends on the employee level and the distance. Is this true?
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No because the Lump sum has a 2 years lock down so if you move again within two years you need to reimburse the lump sum Additional you cannot move internally anymore if you didn’t spend at least 18 months in the previous position
Say more please. 18months before switching teams in same location or 18months before switching office locations?
18 months before switching team/role. Same team but different location has no limits as far as VP approves the move