Mountain view vs Seattle ? Google

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Oikawa
Aug 23, 2021 29 Comments

I am confused whether to join MTV Google or Seattle/Kirkland Seattle.

Seattle:-
Pros.
1)Better Take home pay (no state taxes ) even if we consider the 10-15% TC difference between Seattle and MTV.
2) Better commute times. (I can reach both seattle/Kirkland within 25-40 mins via public transportation)
3) Less rent.I pay ~2500$ for spacious 1100 sqft 2b2b house (my share is just 1250$/pm)

Cons:
1)Weather
2) less choice for projects
3) Less perks (? Less food options, may be I am missing anything else )

MTV
Pros:- Better choice of projects. Can transfer easily to impactful internal projects
2) Networking opportunities since I can meet more new grads
3) Better perks (?)

Cons:-
1) Need to relocate.
2) Worse commute times + more rent + smaller apartments. (Everything 2b2b seems to be above 3k for 1k sqft with atleast 1 hour commute time.

However I feel projects might be more relevant at higher levels. (I will be joining as L3 but want to get promoted to L4 as soon as possible.)

What will you guys do in this situation?

Tc 140k
Yoe 1.4

Offer details. None. Yet to start team matching. Passed HC

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