Bloomberg Pros: - Moving to NYC (I’m in my 20s and single) - Stable company - Visa Sponsorship (Won’t be laid off within the process, but will need to wait) - All-cash comp - WLB Bloomberg Cons: - 3 days in office (I’m currently remote) - Would be tied to Comp while waiting for GC - NYC cost of living is high (similar to current lifestyle would cost me ~6k/mo) - Although offer is great for NG, I have got offers for 230k in August from companies in CA (had to decline for other reasons), so I feel the offer is lower in comparison. - I don’t know if I will land a team I would like. - Downlevel from Senior to Entry Level (I feel I could try for L5 or L4 at other companies when I finish my masters, targeting 250-300k at least) - Relocation budget would not be enough. - My income after taxes and expenses will be lower (currently I live in LATAM) Since I enjoy my current job, have a great manager, amazing WLB and I am fully remote, my intuition says that I should stay where I am. The only motivation to switching to Bloomberg is to live in NYC and the visa sponsorship. Beyond of that I could just become a digital nomad and explore the world. Any thoughts?
Why do you expect a senior offer with less than 1 yoe?
I’m more in the 3 YOE range, and my current role is on the Senior level which matches L4 at Meta and Google. I could apply to L4 roles or wait a bit more for an L5. I’m still a year away from finishing my masters.
how'd you get to the senior level with 1 yoe?
Which state are you currently located?
I do not live in the US. I live in LATAM
How do you get a company in the US to offer you a visa sponsorship?
I spent 3 years at Bloomberg and loved it - I would highly recommend the people at Bloomberg and the bustle of NYC. I was also in your position, accepting a lower offer money wise, but in 3-5 years the exit opportunities for me and my class were in the 300-600k range, so I wouldn't worry too much about 40k difference. Raises at Bloomberg were also generous early, anywhere from 10-20% for at least the first 4 years. Senior has lower raises.
Visa has nothing to do with your yearly increase.
I mean that raises are not fully guaranteed, as far as I understand (I cannot budget on that). And the raises would be over the 160k salary vs waiting a year and starting with a higher comp on an L4 level. How much can I expect on increases at the New Grad offer?
Get your green card and the world is your oyster
20s and single with a good job in NYC is a really good position to be in and a great lifestyle. Bloomberg in NYC is a big step up career wise relative to Autodesk in LATAM. You can worry about amazing WLB later in your career.
Go to Bloomberg, enjoy a no layoff/pip environment working in NYC. Get your green card and then think about whats next.
Op Indian masters grad?
Not Indian
lol indian getting GC 😅
Lot of companies won’t look at you needing sponsorship from LATAM. Being in NYC with visa will help next opportunities and is decent opportunity rn
Off topic OP but do companies give offers during Holidays ?
Probably not, got mine before the holidays, but my deadline is approaching
Ok , thanks for reply