Is ther such a thing as an annual stock refresh at Microsoft. Will I get a Microsoft Stock Refresh in 2019, if I join in Jan 2019 instead of Dec 2018? TC 220k
Refreshers come with annual rewards (Jul-Jun yearly cycle) Dependent on performance and pro-rated. MS stock refreshers are generally awful compared to other top companies so don't expect much either way
No. There’s no time based refresh. You have to earn stock awards and they’re part of your annual review.
By definition, annual review is time based ... and everyone gets them (except some hourly roles). The range is 0-2.5x target set by level. So it’s possible your “annual refresh” could be zero (ZS - zero stock). It’s also possible your bonus could be zero (ZR - zero rewards). But you still get bonus and stock annually.
You get stock awards every year with your annual review (provided you meet the minimum bar which the vast majority do). I dont remember the last cutoff day, i think it's in may, but if you are here in January you will be eligible. Let's see, 220tc, asking this kind of a question, my guess is l63, right? If so the range for last year was 17k-38k. Devs at that level also got 50-100k special stock awards, bit we dont know if that will happen again this coming year or not.
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I’m not sure what a refresher is, but you will be granted additional stock units with your annual review. I think the cutoff is in April.