Need help choosing between two offers. I have negotiated as much as possible. An international student on F-1 Visa and 2 YOE. Uber - (SF) - Interested in the work but worried about job security Team Unknown 130k|27k|13k Sign on bonus- 25k Microsoft - (Seattle) - Stability, don't know a lot about their tech though Bing Ads 119k|21k|13k Sign on bonus - 25k
How did you negotiate base to 130k OP? Isn’t it 123 without negotiating?
Yup, think it is because of the Microsoft offer
Microsoft obviously. There is no such thing as job security in Uber’s dictionary.
At what point would you say it is worth taking the risk?
Bro you are on H1B, there is 99% chance Uber will lay you off next year.
Are you out of your mind to consider Uber ?
I liked the work and the tech stack at Uber. I think Microsoft is great but I am not sure about joining it at the start of my career
Dude, join Msft and when market is right, switch to whatever company u want. It's not wise to join Uber during covid pandemic, their business is not going anywhere and also they have a very bad culture. They will not think twice before laying off.
What’s the 13k?
The targeted yearly bonus.
I'm a US citizen and wouldn't even go with Uber right now rofl
OP - since you are a new grad and don't have too much on the line, I would go with Uber. Msft technology is mostly proprietary and won't transfer well to other companies. Plus, Uber seems to have a more rigorous work environment, so you will learn a lot. Msft is more rest and vest. I will go against what others are suggesting and say go Uber
I would say his visa constitutes “much on the line”
Is this a rhetorical question?
Join Microsoft then try for Google in 11 months
What level r u getting in MS? 60?
Yes
Microsoft seems higher if you factor in CA taxes and MSFT growth if it continues.
That small amount of money won't matter much when Uber has a better tech reputation than Microsoft
So you're willing to bet that Uber will dissapear and go bankrupt ?