If so, why? I’ve got two very competitive offers from both companies. Amzn wouldn’t require me to move (Seattle), fb would (LA). The amzn project is established and I know for a fact the wlb is fine due to a colleague on the team. Fb project is in startup mode therefore much higher risk. Finally, even though fb offers 25% more monies, with CoL and CA tax the money is approximately the same. Am I crazy for considering going to Amazon instead of fb? Both projects are interesting.
DO IT You'll go down in the history to turn down FB offer for Amazon.
Haha lol.
I know. I just really don’t want to move xcountry!! We just moved to Seattle and bought a house a year ago.
The $ is not the same if you take into consideration the benefits. Amazon 401k doesn't allow you to do mega backdoor Roth. If your salary is over the Roth income limit, working at Amazon means you'll miss out on an extra $27k/year that could have gone to your Roth IRA and grow tax freee. You cannot reverse rollover a traditional ira into your Amazon 401k either so you might not be able to do a regular backdoor Roth as well. The medical insurance plans are weak. Even on the standard plan, I got so much shit from Premera just to get an APAP machine.
Not to mention free food at fb, lyft codes, commuter pass, dry cleaning, etc
Not to mention vesting schedule. RSUs vest peanuts first 2 years 401k match vests after 3 years
As an Amazon employee, I would suggest you go to fb - mainly because while WLB can be good on the team now, things at Amazon change so fast than it can be different within the next month. I’ve heard great things about fb culture so I wouldn’t even think about it if I were you
I’ve also heard great things about the culture. If they were both in Seattle this would be a no brainer but the massive upheaval to LA is giving me pause.
Are you single in Seattle? A heterosexual male? Move to Los Angeles.
Culture is very toxic!!!
AMZN has the most awful RSU vesting schedule ever invented. Those handcuffs aren’t golden until you’re there 2 years, and then you’re really stuck there (dealing, no doubt, with huge unexpected levels of stress) until the end of that 4th year.
If you consider Jeff Bezo’s regret minimization framework ... You’ll probably regret long time if you choose ____. And plz update us once you make a decision! Will be an illuminating example for all of us!
...to send that dick pic?
A bit off topic question: which FB teams are in LA? Is it Oculus related?
Oculus, sales, and marketing
Sounds like nobody has done this before lol.
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