I am considering transferring teams, have been talking to some managers. However, I have only been working at Amazon since August 2021. Does this mean that if I transfer in, say, July 2022, I’ll have to pay back my entire signing bonus? Or is it that, since Twitch is part of Amazon, it’s treated differently? Should I just wait until August, or is it fine to swap before?
As of December 28th, 2021 you can now opt-in to let papa bezos give you a lick on your stomach button in substitution for the sign-on repayment. Former employees have described the procedure as “pleasant but a bit painful.” 78% of employees will go on to choose to repeat the procedure for free.
My bellybutton’s real linty, I better get a bonus
Well.. you know how the saying goes: “A linty BB gives Jeffy a pointy PP.”
My signing bonus is paid monthly, not upfront, which I think means that it does not need to be returned.
unfortunately I got all of it at once, not monthly. It either has to all be paid back if I leave, or it might be prorated, I forget — either way, not sure how an “internal” transfer from amazon -> twifch factors in, since I’m not leaving the amazon ecosystem
Is there a change in PCS if one moves from Amazon to Twitch ?
No you don’t
You can talk to a Twitch recruiter to be sure for your situation. They work through transfers all the time
didnt know twitch was part of amazon
ya it’s been a subsidiary since 2014, you can slack / lookup internal postings for twitch via the amazon tools, which is how i’ve been reaching out
wow its a huge company..