Amazon to no name company - bad for career?

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kolu

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kolu
Jun 23, 2021 24 Comments

I am working as SDE-1 (1 YOE) at Amazon India. I wanted to move out of the India to explore, so I applied to some companies in Europe. I got a job at no name startup in Paris with TC €50k.

Does it make sense to leave Amazon to go for this startup? Am I hurting my career going this way?

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  • New
    👨‍🦯man

    New

    👨‍🦯man
    Go to Paris, then use Amazon name on resume to go to a big name in Europe
    Jun 23, 2021 3
  • Even Amazon to jobless is a great deal
    Jun 23, 2021 0
  • New / Eng
    chagol

    New Eng

    chagol
    Absolutely no brainer. Go to Paris, you'll get much better offers in the EU anyway. Also you get to leave Indian rat race. very few people get this opportunity. Take it and run.
    Jun 23, 2021 4
    • A bird in hand <insert rest of the saying here>
      Jun 24, 2021
    • New / Eng
      chagol

      New Eng

      chagol
      You could "potentially" move to Seattle in 2 years vs you can move to Paris "now". Choice is yours.
      Jun 24, 2021
  • NVIDIA
    nvkrcus

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    nvkrcus
    Go to EU! You will get better jobs eventually. It’s too early to focus on TC - it’s the best time to take risks. And EU is love.
    Jun 23, 2021 3
    • New
      jeepers69

      New

      jeepers69
      *lov3
      Jun 23, 2021
    • NVIDIA
      nvkrcus

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      nvkrcus
      OP wants to travel. It’s a good age to travel carefree, explore the world and also the tech industry. And EU provides access to both. Yes, it’s not the US in terms of TC, but still.
      Jun 23, 2021
  • Cisco
    shit_show

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    shit_show
    Money wise not the best decision. Since your savings would be quite low. Career move sounds great but depends on the quality of work and whether startup survives
    Jun 24, 2021 0