Recently got an offer from Amazon Palo Alto (the office is in downtown). TC - 410K, YOE - 4 I have the option of staying in Palo Alto Downtown paying ~4K in rent or staying in Mountain View/Menlo Park and paying ~2K in rent with a flatmate. Most of my friends at Google/Facebook seem to be doing the latter and have a car to get around town. Estimated Expenses Palo Alto - 4k + 1k (car) + 1k (groceries + utilies) + 1k (weekend) = 7k * 12 = 84k MV/MPK - 2k + 1k (car) + 1k (groceries + utilies) + 1k (weekend) = 5k * 12 = 60k Assuming after-tax income is about ~250k without any 401k contributions (for easy calculations), the question becomes is the 24k worth it to stay in Palo Alto University Avenue? + Restaurants/Cafes/Bars open till 11 - midnight. Hated ordering DoorDash on NYE from a friend's place in Mountain View. Felt kinda sad. + Easy access to groceries (Whole Foods/Trader Joe's). Won't matter as much with Instacart but I love walking and actually going places. + Looking to meet someone (?). I'm single, almost in my late 20's, and like the idea of being in a mildly "happening" place. - Might not get a flatmate. Don't think I'll find another person to spend that sort of money on. Maybe other Indians could comment what are the pros/cons of this? If I have a car, I could just drive over but activities are usually just planned in-person on the spot and I might start missing out. - Parking (?) Apartments in Palo Alto Downtown seem to offer parking but do I need to pay extra? Will they be available? Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or if I've assumed anything incorrectly. #housing #bayarea #paloalto #mountainview #menlopark #budget
4k? There are plenty of lower prices. Why spend that much
I'm looking at Zillow and the only decent 1bd/1ba place is about ~4k. Can see a few cheaper ones ~3k but they seem old. Is there any other resource I can use to house hunt?
Congrats, aren’t you worried about PIP and Amazon culture?
L5 engineers get 410? That’s more than an L6 PMT ES! Wow!
What level and TC were you at Oracle?
I don’t work at Oracle. This is a friends account.
Is 410 before or after negotiation?
After. >= 400 requires VP approval.
It would help if people could comment why they picked their option :)
I work at amazon Palo Alto downtown it’s not a happening place per say on weeknights or weekends, I think Castro street is in MV is a better option.
Where do you live? Is driving from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto downtown a good option? How is the parking scenario at the office?
I've been to Castro Street too. You're right but Palo Alto downtown has added the advantage of me being able to walk to work. How is the Palo Alto office btw? Would you say it is a bit different from the rest of Amazon since it was previously A9?
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congrats!mind sharing which org at Amazon? Are you an AS or SDE? I'm guessing your offer is from Aurora or redshift and SDE2. But not sure
Neither of those teams but yes I'm an L5.