Uber vs Zeta

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altTrump

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altTrump
Feb 11 35 Comments

Hello fellow blinders,

Please help me in formulating a decision here. Got the offers from following with respective TC:

#uber ( EM2 L5b)
Base: 90 lac
Bonus: 18 lac
Signing bonus : 20 lac
Joining RSUs: 320K USD ( to be vested jn 4 years @25%, ~60 lac per year)
Total ~1.9 cr

#zeta ( Senior EM)
Base : 1 cr
Joining bonus: 15 lac ( first year)
Retention bonus: 15 lac (2nd year)
eSOPs: 70K USD yoy ( to be vested in 4 years by 10, 20, 30, 40 %)
Total ~1.4 cr

Yoe: 16
Currrent TC: 70 base + 20 bonus + 35 rsus) ~ 1.25 cr

IMHO, role and growth prospective of Zeta is looking more promising than Uber but then the compensation difference between the two is making me in two minds.

What’s your opinion here ?
#uber5b #zeta #offers

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  • Zeta
    EYUX27

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    EYUX27
    Go for uber, zeta has fucked up work life balance and EMs and above regularly work during weekends. Sales team have sold dreams which zeta can't deliver anytime soon. Also uber is offering better RSU and vesting schedule.
    Feb 11 1
  • Zeta
    nrki17

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    nrki17
    Clearly uber is giving very good offer compared to Zeta. Also Zeta's work culture is very bad. Teams so not want to take responsibilities and always blame other teams. I am not sure how it is in Uber
    Feb 11 0
  • Zeta
    ybko345

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    ybko345
    Like the others here don't recommend zeta. Wlb balance will be bad. Appraisals will be non transparent. Teams will blame reach other and most team members will quit regularly
    Feb 12 5
  • Apple
    leaveApple

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    leaveApple
    Zeta offer can be negotiated. Join uber and come back to Zeta at a more senior role after a year
    Feb 11 0
  • Zeta
    hbxbbNKbs

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    hbxbbNKbs
    Zeta Esops are just paper money. The CEO himself says that they’ve no plans for IPO until 2026.

    Zeta WLB is shit as well. The project/problems might sound fancy but are not as challenging as the problems we’ve solved in Uber/Amazon earlier. There’s no scale/huge chunk of data, to use my previous experience.

    Moreover, If I understand correctly, your 1st year TC is: 1cr+ 15L JB + 5L esops = 1.15Cr + 5L esops. What am I missing? If I’m correct then the TC difference is insane.
    Feb 22 3
    • Zeta
      hbxbbNKbs

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      hbxbbNKbs
      This is the first time Zeta had the buy back this January’22 and there’s no guarantee that it’ll happen every year.
      Moreover you can only cashout a % of vested esops.

      Now if you compare that with Uber’s quarterly vesting, the liquidity is a big advantage.

      Also, don’t forget the long Notice Period at Zeta for Senior Leadership.
      Feb 22
    • Walmart
      altTrump

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      altTrump
      OP
      Thanks for this detailed review. I am hearing a lot about Zeta’s WLB issue off late. And yes you are right the TC is 1.15 which is in-fact pretty low balled.

      Also for 16+, the role they are offering seems to be on lower side, I can see people having 7+ yoe as Managers there
      Feb 25