Currently in Seattle working for Oracle. Base : 190k RSU : 110k $ worth / year Total TC : 300k Got an offer from Cisco Base :145k Bonus : 15% RSU : 15k$/year Total TC : 181k I know weather is awesome and housing is cheaper compared to Seattle, but does it make sense taking 120k pay cut? Given Austin has great schools and good weather for 10 months for the kids to play outside, I am seriously wondering whether to prioritize the move for kids vs taking the pay cut Appreciate any pointers.#tech #austin #seattle
No way. That’s a huge pay cut. I live in Seattle, such a good place to live except for the rains!!
I love rains. i should move to Seattle
Austin is no longer cheap. $120k cut is not worth the move. Negotiate and cover the gap.
Agree. I live in Austin and house prices are just going up. Inventory is low. Glad I bought 2.5 years ago before the crazy started....
True! I live in Austin for 5 years and the living expense is up crazily in the last year. Austin is being another Seattle with less pay
No way, stay at Oracle if you don’t have other offers
Thats a significant paycut even though its in Austin, also pay improvement at Cisco wont be great every year so you may be stuck at the same TC for a while. What was the Cisco grade offered to you ?
It’s Grade 11. Seriously doesn’t know what a good grade is for 10 years of experience as an SDE
Grade 11 is like a manager/tech lead. Grade 12 is usually senior manager and 13 is director.
Definitely don't take that paycut. 180k in Austin is better than most but you aren't gonna "live like a king" or whatever blind says. Prices in Austin are very high for a non-coastal area. Now if you can keep $300k, that might be worth it.
Why not relocate to Austin and stay with oracle? They don’t adjust.
I moved from oracle to Cisco 5 years ago but got higher salary of course
Increase your ball size and make up your mind
Cisco is less evil. Not sure if that is important for you.
Not sure what that means.