Should I accept the offer with 50% higher TC?

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admin8

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admin8
Apr 2 33 Comments

Current Google: L5 SWE, YOE 7, TC 400k, no path to L6.

Uber offer: 5b SWE, TC ~600k (average), fully remote.

Pros:
- Uber 5b has larger scope, responsibility and growth
- Projects seem interesting
- Big TC increase

Cons:
- Concerned about the fully remote. When everyone else (including manager) is back in office. I feel it's a big disadvantage for people fully remote, it's significantly harder to build relationships and connect with others. May need to fly to office to connect with people every 1-2 months.

- Uber stock not behaving very well, could drop 50% again in the next 2 years.

What do you think?

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  • Uber / Eng
    tc-chaser

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     tc-chaser
    Anyone saying stay is sabotaging. Take the promotion and 50% of bump, then boomerang back to Google at L6 in a year if you don’t like it.
    Apr 2 4
  • Amazon
    day5

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    day5
    Uber 5b is staff ? It’s an uplevel with significant comp upgrade. I would take it
    Apr 2 0
  • I'd like to know you're location where people are making 400-600k a year
    Apr 2 13
    • New / Eng
      retnuhh

      New Eng

       retnuhh
      do you mind sharing the breakdown?
      Apr 2
    • Uber / Eng
      tc-chaser

      Go to company page Uber Eng

       tc-chaser
      Base 207k
      Stock: 850k (35/30/20/15 vesting)
      Bonus: 35k
      Sign on: 25k year 1, 25k year 2
      Apr 2
  • New / Eng
    NotFermat

    New Eng

     NotFermat
    Try to get a retention offer.
    Apr 2 2
    • New
      MPBf05

      New

      MPBf05
      What is a retention offer?

      TC: $250k
      Yoe: 12
      Apr 2
    • New / Eng
      NotFermat

      New Eng

       NotFermat
      It’s when your company tells you to stay and bumps up your TC and/or promotes you immediately. Google is known to do it.
      Apr 2
  • Google
    iamlegend!

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    iamlegend!
    Seems like you already made up your mind and need validation from Blind to go for Uber.
    Apr 2 2
    • Google
      admin8

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      admin8
      OP
      I think other options are:
      1. try to get retention from Google but I feel it's very unlikely they can match for normal L5
      2. Continue interview with other companies
      3. Transfer internally, no TC change but may find a path to L6 in (luckily) 3 years?
      Apr 2
    • Netflix
      Shartpl8t

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      Shartpl8t
      Unelss your a 100xer no way to get retention offer at G.
      G is crap.
      Move out
      Apr 2