Honestly, I interviewed on a lark - pretty happy at Uber. But now that I do have it, thinking about it seriously because of the career growth jump. Doesn't look like I'm going to be promoted at Uber anytime soon. I'm at Mgr Level 2. TC is comparable (~500K) though of course, there is the potential of higher upside with Uber stock. Cash is higher with eBay. Would it be a bad decision to go from Uber to eBay?
I’m honestly kind of surprised mgr II comp is “only 500k.” Did you join Uber recently? I know at FB there are L6 managers making significantly more, which is equivalent to our 5b/mgr II.
Have you introspected why you were not able to grow beyond your current level at Uber? Not trying to demean, but asking to make sure you understand what you're signing up for if you were never a manager of managers. It's a completely different ballgame. My 2 cents.
What are some significant differences?
Completely agree on it being a different ball game. I've actually done it before, just not at Uber.
Delivering results through other managers, while giving enough freedom to them but still be connected to the details at the right level. Having right mechanisms to have checkpoints to make sure you have no blinds spots. It's very different from being a frontline manager where you can go directly to the engineer, tap on their shoulder and get what you want. You got to respect the boundaries or you'll lose their trust
This was a reply to Cruise's question above.
If you are happy at Uber don't go to eBay. Work on your promotion there. Uber is a tier 1 company and eBay is tierless.
ebay is in a mess. doesn’t make any sense to join them ! you would think smart performance and being in management you can change things but hell no ! tried that too hard and came out of eBay sometime back ! I would strongly advise you against joining!
OP- same boat here, sent you a DM. Please check.
How big is your team size at M2 at Uber? Also how big os the team size for a Director at Uber?
EBay has annual refresher. 150k a year
What’s eBay director offer? Could you provide a breakdown? Also what’s your total year of experience? Looking at eBay stock, I am concerned with their growth.
15 years total experience. eBay offer is: Base: $250K Bonus: 25% Stock: $200K per year
In my opinion titles are not normalized across industry, so going for just title with same comp doesn’t make sense. Although, eBay is giving you real money. If you think you will be able to make higher impact and can grow more at eBay, it’s definitely worth it. $500k comp is awesome too 😀