Currently a MTS 2 at VMW to be promoted to MTS3 in the summer of 2021. Currently TC - 145k (123k base / 10k stocks / 12k bonus) Offer from Amazon Chime AWS for SDE1 (L4) Offer TC - 195k (150k base) Perm application currently going on at VMW Not good work at VMW but good WLB. Stock not doing great either. Also fearing bad work at Amazon Chime. Will have to restart PERM application at Amazon. Total years of experience - 2 Location - Bay Area #amazon #amazonaws #chime #vmware #perm
Get your I-140 approved and then stay for 6months(it’s a rule so VMW cannot cancel your I140) and then you try a new place.
You will experience hell wlb in Amazon.
Get your i140 If you have the process initiated. It's a long process
Switch to Amazon. 6 months later share your story on Blind 😂
Do not join Chime! Wait 1yr and join AMZN at L5 with 240k+ in Bay Area!
I’ve worked at both places and I can tell you the work environment, WLB and benefits are way better at VMware... plus they don’t have the cult like “principles” or 10%pip target at VMware
But VMware has layoffs every six months and Diversity targets
Both companies have good teams and bad teams. Work culture at VMware is better on average (as what friends have indicated). See if you can change teams at VMware also.
Not worth to change just for 40K! Wait for 1-2 years and change. Aws is highly competitive n toxic
Run