How’s this offer for Principal PMT from Amazon? I’m not too excited about working there but the TC is very tantalizing and makes me want to bite the bullet and make some quick money. Base: 260K Year 1 sign on: 145k Year 2 sign on: 120k RSUs: worth 340k over 4 years, backloaded Current TC: 310k Years of experience: 6 #tech
You would need to truly prove each dollar here at Amazon. It’s not easy being a L7 PMT here. I am a lowly L5 PM who works with lots of L7 PMT folks. The stress is real. So please decide what’s best for you.
L5, L6 and L7 -> what would you say is the difference in responsibilities?
In other words, don’t make this decision based on TC of offer. Working at Amazon requires a level of commitment to the job to be successful, but will be a career boosting experience. Decide if you want/are ready for that
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Stay away from Amazon
That's a little low for L7 PMT
Congrats OP, what is your domain expertise? How did you reach this level with 6 yoe, I could use some advice.
Take it. What’s your level at Apple?
I have 18 yoe and am applying for same level roles. I regret not leaving my long term employer earlier in my career to increase my knowledge, skills, and TC. As long as you’re willing to work hard, take it. You’ll take a risk but no matter what, something positive will come out of it. If you succeed, you will have jumped up in skills, value, and TC. If you fail, you learn from the failure and use that in your next thing (and you should have enough cushion from the TC bump). If you stay put, you continue a slow steady progression which is more stable but has a much lower ceiling. Just make sure you’re willing to put in the work. And make sure to do this in the first few weeks up to the first 3 months. That is when first impressions are made and they matter a lot for subsequent success. Good luck.
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That comes with a responsibility and luck. This will eventually stress you out at Amazon. You gotta ask yourself - is it worth the 100k bump in TC
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L7 expectations are way too high. Sometimes even after putting in all you can you need luck to survive and succeed (just Amazon culture)