Director at a smaller company or L6 at Amazon

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DecisTime

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Picking your mind on deciding on the next step of my career. 20 years experienced high performing engineering manager got held back in career due to personal emergency in last 5 years, was performing at director level building products joined Amazon a year ago and realized it is a relatively low impact role. Not many growth options in the current hierarchy, from my point of view a very toxic culture where I can't make any difference though salary is best I ever earned. Have an offer at the Director level back in India for a smaller company and salary would be 50% cut. What would you choose and why?

TC: approx 380 at joining was reduced to 365 at current PCS.

India offer: 1.3 CR

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  • Meta
    dMYu94

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    dMYu94
    These are your only options?
    4d 7
  • Amazon / Eng
    Vk17Zx

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    Vk17Zx
    I think it’s all same as long as you get meaningless amount of stocks. Go director if you get a chance to own more than 2% of stake
    4d 0
  • Bravvura / Design
    zombeen

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    zombeen
    The Director offer in India is all cash or includes EAOPs? How big/mature is the startup and what kind of team you’ll build and mentor?
    4d 2
    • Amazon
      DecisTime

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      OP
      A small startup with strong potential, all cash. Will be building an engineering team starting with 15 engineers and managers, projected growth is 3-5 times within year
      4d
    • Bravvura / Design
      zombeen

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      zombeen
      A Small startup offering 1.3 cr in cash is impressive. I am sure you’re offered a significant ESOP pool too.
      3d
  • Google
    fkhrhee

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    fkhrhee
    If you want to move to India the director role looks good.
    4d 2
    • Amazon
      DecisTime

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      OP
      Thanks. Experience with Amazon is pushing me to think about going back, I think more or less other tech culture will be similar the way people move between these companies. Is it worth it, become a motivation to look for options in India
      4d
    • Google
      fkhrhee

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      fkhrhee
      It is not the same everywhere, lot of companies have much better culture.
      I feel the question here should be if you want to move to India or stay here.
      If staying here, you can find workplaces with good culture. Tech culture is not better in India, but if you want to move, the director role and TC sounds great.
      4d
  • If 1.3cr at 15yoe(-5 because of your priorities) looks great to you then, sir you have been heavily low balled.

    Directors are minting 2.5cr +
    3d 1
    • SAP
      yutr4

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      yutr4
      Director in different organisations means different thing.

      In Big4 it's the top level.
      In F500 it's middle management.
      In Tech Companies it's above Senior EM
      In startups any one can be director.

      He is getting half of his US salary in India and thats decent.

      I am also a director in consumer goods company but it maps to EM in a Tech Company in terms of responsibility
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