MS to Amazon. Please compare benefits beside total comp.
If you recently move from MS to Amazon, please share your experience.
4 weeks vacation per year? In MSFT, it's 15days?
Max at MSFT is 5 weeks per year. It just takes forever to get there.
2 weeks vacation vs 3 - Winner MS 6 personal days vs 2 - Winner Amazon. 3 sick days vs 10 - Winner MS 5 holidays vs 10 - Winner MS 2% 3- year vested match vs 4% immediate vested match 401k - Winner MS (lol) Max out of pocket for most popular health plans $4500 vs $3250 for a family. Winner MS $0 vs $25 per hour volunteer donation to non- profits - Winner MS Free beverages vs free bananas - Winner MS Compensation 25 -35% more - Winner Amazon.
No ESPP vs 2.5k ESPP - winner MS No free parking vs free parking - winner MS No backup care vs 100 hr backup care - winner MS No stay fit vs $800 stay fit - winner MS
Again with this. Amazon No 401k match if you leave before 3 years No espp Paid by the month Max 4 weeks vacation
Also, you chip in for health care and get fewer holidays. This is all spelled out in advance so a smart person does the math and decides accordingly.
No coconut water, no stay fit. All in all add 20k to your TC