Which one has better stock refresh. Google or Amazon

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swaggar

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swaggar
Feb 23 13 Comments

How does the stock refresh work at Google and amazon?

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  • Google
    uyvsyj

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    uyvsyj
    Amazon has no refresh
    Google gives you new 4 year grant every year
    Feb 23 10
    • Amazon / Eng
      bleepboop9

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      bleepboop9
      Every refresher is a 2 year back loaded grant. Usually you do have a cliff if you don’t get promoted after 4 years. I got promoted in year 3, TC has gone from 220 to 400 since I started.
      Feb 23
    • Amazon
      dkfkjfndns

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      dkfkjfndns
      Cliff is mainly due to stock appreciation. Without that you wouldn’t really have a cliff. You’re eligible for refreshers starting in year 2 (2nd review cycle so less than 2 actual years).
      Feb 23
  • Google
    L8

    Go to company page Google

    L8
    AMZN : every year your projected comp (IE your base plus past grants) at year+1,+2 and +3 is evaluated against your comp target (which is a direct outcome of your performance rating).
    If it's lower, you get some new stock to fill that gap. If it's higher, you get nothing. The stock that you do get assumes some stock growth, and you only get 50% of whatever the outcome would be in year +3. You get nothing (extra) for current year, unless you were promoted, and even then it might be just base increase. The initial grant is typically backloaded but overall the actual money you do get is going to be similar to your year 1 comp or better.

    GOOG: every year, your target comp is determined by your perf rating. The stock portion of that comp is then divided over the next four years (including the current one). This accumulates over time, and accumulates with your initial grant, so typically somewhere between years 2 and 4 you will have a cliff, depending on how your initial grant worked.
    If the stock goes down you don't get anything to compensate and your comp may go down, but if it goes up you still are getting new refreshers, so hey, it's a gamble.
    Feb 23 0
  • Amazon
    rQtM67

    Go to company page Amazon

    rQtM67
    I have no idea what Googles is, but the answer is Google
    Feb 23 0