Offer Comparison - Amazon vs Microsoft

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Aug 23, 2021 476 Comments

Amazon - L5, AWS, Bay area
Year 1: Estimated Compensation: $335,033
Base: $184,500
total RSU: 85 shares
Guaranteed Cash: $137,100 [y1]. $100,500 [y2].

Microsoft - 62, Redmond
Base - 156000
Sign on - 50,000 one time
On hire stock - 150000/4 = 37500/ year
Total so far -> 243500/ year
Annual cash - 10% [avg performer] or 20% [top performer] of base.
Annual refresher- 16,000 [avg performer] or 32,000 [top performer] given over 5 year

I am leaning towards amazon. I have accepted their offer as they offered me three weeks back, and I did not have any other offer at that time. Amazon even started visa transfer. Microsoft offered me this week.

Points to consider-
0. Have precisely one year left in my H1b [no i140 approved]. Both companies are willing to start i140 on day 1. The current company did start but don't want to stay here for one year. If perm can't be done, Microsoft will transfer me to Canada. Amazon prob will do the same.
1. I live in the bay area, so if all things equal will prefer the bay area
2. Heard amazon may do a stock split.
3. Also, I accepted the Amazon offer, so all things equal don't want to ruin the recruiter's performance.
4. Microsoft manager seemed better. Both managers are Indian. I am also an Indian.
5. Amazon PIP and WLB. Also, due to visa issues, I really can't afford to be in PIP.
6. Can not negotiate further. It is the final offer.
7. Married with no kids. Not planning to have kids, at least for the following year.
8. I am moving from the service industry [application developer] to Faangm, so I may need to upscale a lot.
8. Amazon did offer me ~290k in Seattle, but I preferred the Bay area.
9. Don't have any other offer as of now. Have one round pending with Google. In discussion with Salesforce, Adobe, Zoom. But I don't think anyone will match amazon.
10. I can take a pay cut if there is better WLB and better job security. But How much pay cut should I take? Not sure.

Is Microsoft's offer comparable to Amazon at all? Is the difference minuscule? or huge.

YOE - 9. TC-180k

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  • Walmart
    ygIz02

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    ygIz02
    Amazon will make you miserable
    Aug 23, 2021 7
  • Amazon
    amzn-cart

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    amzn-cart
    If you are looking at money and willing g to put up with constant stack rankings and PIP anxiety , Amazon is way to go. You’ll learn a lot , but at that TC you’ll have lot of expectation and be a candidate for PIP if you under perform.

    MSFT is where you go if you don’t want to worry about getting fired and looking for great wlb. You’ll learn a lot at msft too but you’ll get more time to ramp up and deliver. (Based on my friends exp who was on the same boat)

    But ask for L63 using Amazon offer.
    Aug 23, 2021 17
  • Amazon
    I❤️FE

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    I❤️FE
    All Amazon employees saying not to join should mean something 😂
    Aug 24, 2021 0
  • Amazon
    polyp

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    polyp
    WLB is not great at Amazon but career growth potential is immense. The more experience you have, the more the expectations are. My friends at Microsoft have good WLB, great benefits but feel they haven’t learnt much, it’s too comfortable to leave now. It’s a great company to work for though.

    Personally despite everything people say I feel more confident about how much and what I can do after joining amazon, I’ve learnt to work with ambiguity, debug under pressure, this is valuable to my career. Also, I have so many recruiters contacting me everyday to interview. You’ve got to decide what you want.
    Aug 24, 2021 8
  • Wow. Does MSFT give base salary increase of 10% to 20% every year?
    Aug 23, 2021 7