My wife has 2 offers one from Chewy and one from Paypal for software engineer role. We were looking for some insights on which would be a better company to join from Career stand point and long term stability Chewy is based in Seattle Paypal Austin Blind Tax : 200k for Chewy, 150k for Paypal
Poll? Where do you work, location-wise? Would you have to move for either position?
Will have to relocate from seattle to austin
And where are you located? And are you willing to relocate? Even if these are meant to be flex location or hybrid roles, I wouldn’t count on that. Choose the location where you both see yourself living.
Agreed. I wouldn’t count on you being able to work remotely forever, so Chewy in Seattle seems like the better all around option.
Yea paypal wants her to relocate to austin
Chewy didn't have any layoffs in the past couple years and Austin is an armpit but I'm biased
Which role at paypal - T23? Chewy I have heard very bad reviews Paypal and austin location is way better. Seattle vs Austin cost of living I believe 200k in seattle is pretty much equal to 170k in austin. So I would negotiate with paypal Also paypal stock is very low currently You can get joining bonus at paypal as well as refreshers every year Not sure how it is with cheyws
Refreshers on top of the different the lump RSU they grant you that vests quarterly? Or I think the recruiter said 1/12th a quarter or something.
Yes refreshers every year on top of the Initial grant and all refreshers vest quarterly afaik
If you go with Chewy, then you have to live in Seattle. But if you go with Paypal, then you have to live in Austin. The only winning move is not to play.
Avoid PayPal. The work culture and quality are below average in most teams. Less growth opportunities. And recently the PIP culture similar to Amazon has creeped in. If you’re still planning to join, would really recommend getting to know the team and work well in advance.
Which company she is working right now ? And why she wants to switch ?
She's not working anywhere rn
Can PayPal match chewys offer?
No they won't match
Ok. I think PayPal is better since it's more stable and established company.