Google was my first onsite and the last to give me an offer. It's been 2 months since I passed HC and 3 weeks since I team matched, and I still haven't receive any initial offer number yet. Here's how this shit show unfolded: Last month, I shared with my Google recruiter my verbal competing offer numbers and comp expectations. 360k Y1 TC from Amazon, and I want 320k Y1 from Google. Recruiter says, OK, no prob. Let's finish team matching first. I get team matched 3 weeks ago. The recruiter now wants a copy of my strongest competing offer in writing before they can proceed with an offer. They are not willing to share any comp numbers yet but they reassured that they will try to compete. I say OK, but I need a competitive offer in the same business day since any writing offer I'll get will be exploding. Recruiter again says OK and reassures me again in writing that they will keep their end of the bargain. I get a competing offer in writing. The recruiter calls me same day asking me to "take the competing." WTF. They don't want to "waste the comp team's time" and they can't hire someone that earns "more than their manager". WTF. They are not willing to provide me with an offer anymore. WTF? The recruiter knew about my competing offers for 1 whole fucking month and decides to tell me about this NOW?? Even the hiring manager was confused and we had to explicitly ask the recruiter to submit a ticket to the comp team regardless. And of course the comp team wasn't able to get back to me within the same business day. I essentially just wasted my strongest offer and got nothing in return from Google. What. THE. Fuck. TC 220, 2yoe Google offer: 0$!!!!! Amazon offer: 360k$ LinkedIn offer: 310k$
they called your bluff about wanting to work for Amazon crazy that they didn't just say "nah take it or leave it" or "give us a couple of days" instead of "hell no" that sucks lmao
Google recruiter: I want your highest offer so that we can counter Also Google recruiter: jokes. We can't compete with your highest offer. Therefore we won't even bother giving you an offer.
OP, I seriously don't get what you are upset about. Why do you care about an offer that can't compete with your BATNA?
Is amazon seriously offering 360k for 2yoe? Fuck me Iโm off leetcoding
Please tell me the Amazon offer is for L5. Otherwise I canโt wrap my head around L4 getting 360k. Anyway, congrats for your offers. Itโs very great for 2 yoe
A friend of mine got an L4 offer from amazon for that much. I thought it was absolutely insane, he said he thinks it was because he did really well on the interview and instantly gave him the highest band. He didn't even negotiate it to that point, they just straight up gave it to him like that ๐๐
๐ค location?
360k for 2yoe at Amazon? Is this Seattle? Maybe I should stop ignoring their recruitersโฆ
Yes. Even higher for Bay Area
I fell for the ๐ memes
Did you get an L3 offer for Google? L4 should be able to compete with thoseโฆ
Amazon pays $360k for 2 yoe? [citation needed]
Sorry to hear about your experience, but incredible job clearly in your interview prep and performance. Wow. So what's your plan now??
The plan is to never apply to Google ever again. What a complete fking waste of time
I dont disagree there. That's seriously a bait an switch, in writing of all things.
Location?
Can't tell if you're trolling but the "can't hire someone that earns more than their manager" part made me chuckle. ๐
At least you got higher offers, it is what it is bro