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Rate my Google L6 offer
Hello, I got this offer from Google for L6 Staff ML-SWE in Bay Area: 300/1.4/50/20%. Could current Googlers/Nooglers let me know if this is good for the L6 ML SWE role at Google or should I ask for more? Current TC: 🥜 at pipazon
Google L4 offer for 10 YOE? non-tech role.
Google L4 offer for 10 YOE? non-tech role. I know people with the same job title in that org is L5, but not sure if i got downgraded or it is part of their offer strategy to initially low-ball? What would be the cap for non-tech L4 in Singapore? Is there a thing that they can't externally hire a L5 directly? Any insights or DP would be appreciated!
I'm a part of the 10%
My manager had no idea that I was going to be laid off. Last week we literally were talking about future road maps. Apparently, 'data' decided who was laid off. Is this to defuse any blame? It feels fucked up that a bunch of spreadsheets somewhere decided I’m suddenly underperforming, and the person who actually works with me every day had no idea it was even happening until layoffs were announced. What's the point of having a manager? I feel like we're getting treated like robots.
Husband laid off from Microsoft today
Husband laid off from Microsoft today My husband was let go today from his role at Microsoft. It was a complete surprise to him - he did not see it coming at all and even his manager had no idea. I know layoffs are constantly happening in tech, but I didn’t even see any news about upcoming major Microsoft layoffs in March. Curious if others were impacted? We’re in shock, but the entire tech industry is going through this right now, so we’re not the only ones going through it.
Apple offer seems low
I got an offer for an ICT4 PM role last week but the compensation is lower than I expected. Base: 191k Bonus: 10% Stocks: 130k/4 (~32k year year) Sign on: 15k Offer TC: 242k (not including sign on/refreshers) Current TC (MCOL): 230k (stock dropped recently, but this includes appreciation/refreshers over the years). I'm a little confused. I was expecting something in the 280-310k range based on levels. This is an AI role, but in a services org (not IS&T).
Offer Evaluation - Blind
Don't like my current team at Google since I think I am a high performer and my team does not have opportunities. Therefore, I have been interviewing for sometime. MSFT offer (L63): Base: 218k Stock: 590k/4 years Bonus: 15% target, but it would be great if folks can share the distribution. TC: ~398k but that is the floor for the next 4 years. No sign on because they want me to not take the Google sign on in March. So they cancel.
850k Google vs 1.28m OpenAI | Offer Evaluation - Blind
850k Google vs 1.28m OpenAI Base comp similar OpenAI equity would be at 500b valuation, but can’t sell until 6 months after IPO. IPO likely 2027, and will obv be massively hyped in the first weeks, but will it downtrend 6 months after like most have in the past? Select only one answer ...View Result
Pick!- Amazon L6 or Google L5
Pick!- Amazon L6 or Google L5 Be honest, and why? Imagine senior swe at both places I’m genuinely looking for the reasoning here. The reflexive behavior is to shit on Amazon, but you could argue that Amazon l6 overlaps and could map into Google L6. Pip could exist at both places - is it at similar rates for seniors? EDIT: Sounds like Google L5 is objectively a better scenario. Thanks folks Select only one answer ...View Result
Anthropic offer vs Google
But thats the thing isn't it. If the startup is really early you all would be saying how its completely paper money and has 0 chance of materializing to anything. If the company like anthropic, which is by no means a startup anymore, is > 50b all of a sudden even though its fairly derisked the "2-4x" upside is not worth it anymore. As though 2-4x upside is not amazing for a company so late combined with the fact anthropic gives you much more equity upfront than public companies.
Yeah, I refuse to believe people ain’t cheating on their interviews. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER FAILURE. | Tech Industry - Blind
In 2 weeks. DoorDash failure Uber failure Whatnot onsite failure and now Grammarly today. I’m gonna end my life, not literally. I can’t keep doing this, wtf bro. They expected me to do 2 problem in 50 minutes. I got bodied by a weird ass problem that requires math. How do they tell you to DSA but then ask a combinations problem. What am I missing? I don’t get it. Am I just not smart enough. They pushing me into a corner where I’m getting desperate bro.
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