Fed or Amazon

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a former Fed and also former Amazon who left this spring after 4 years. I would not recommend Amazon, putting it lightly. It's everything you've already heard here and morale is in the toilet right now across the board. I am glad I jumped off that ship as I almost certainly would have been fired this past summer or fall- most of my division was, including some of the 10+ year basically lifers. I would only even briefly consider it if you go in with the mentality that it will be a short and painful stint but worth it for beaucoup bucks, but doesn't sound like that's the case here.

A lot of the long term aws staff are bailing or getting terminate right now. There are rumors of more firings coming. We are surprised to hear people planning their exit, spouse just did theirs, we thought would never leave as they drank the koolaid. There are other jobs far better paying more.

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Anonymous wrote:I have trouble believing the TC is the same as the fed job. I tripled my compensation by moving from fed to a similar company. The base pay was only slightly more but with bonus and RSUs it blew my fed compensation out of the water.

It's a L-5 job at AWS. So you were making $600k?? I think that wasn't Amazon...

Except sales no way an L5 is making 600, maybe an l7 or l8 or you do very well with rsus but after your four year contract your rsus get greatly reduced.

So how did the PP go from Feds to a $600k role at a similar tech firm?? What did you do? What role did you get?

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Anonymous wrote:I have trouble believing the TC is the same as the fed job. I tripled my compensation by moving from fed to a similar company. The base pay was only slightly more but with bonus and RSUs it blew my fed compensation out of the water.

It's a L-5 job at AWS. So you were making $600k?? I think that wasn't Amazon...

Except sales no way an L5 is making 600, maybe an l7 or l8 or you do very well with rsus but after your four year contract your rsus get greatly reduced.

So how did the PP go from Feds to a $600k role at a similar tech firm?? What did you do? What role did you get?

PP?

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Anonymous wrote:I have trouble believing the TC is the same as the fed job. I tripled my compensation by moving from fed to a similar company. The base pay was only slightly more but with bonus and RSUs it blew my fed compensation out of the water.

It's a L-5 job at AWS. So you were making $600k?? I think that wasn't Amazon...

Except sales no way an L5 is making 600, maybe an l7 or l8 or you do very well with rsus but after your four year contract your rsus get greatly reduced.

So how did the PP go from Feds to a $600k role at a similar tech firm?? What did you do? What role did you get?

They must have had a special skill someone wanted. If you read what they wrote same pay but bonus and rsu. With Amazon there are lots of restrictions on the rsus over four years and if stock falls, your total compensation falls. Also, with rsus you have to pay the taxes on the received date via a lump sum cash payment or sell them. After your initial four year offer they always go down and it’s rare to get a huge amount. They also don’t say if it’s a one time bonus or guarantee yearly.

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Anonymous wrote:I have trouble believing the TC is the same as the fed job. I tripled my compensation by moving from fed to a similar company. The base pay was only slightly more but with bonus and RSUs it blew my fed compensation out of the water.

It's a L-5 job at AWS. So you were making $600k?? I think that wasn't Amazon...

Except sales no way an L5 is making 600, maybe an l7 or l8 or you do very well with rsus but after your four year contract your rsus get greatly reduced.

So how did the PP go from Feds to a $600k role at a similar tech firm?? What did you do? What role did you get?

They must have had a special skill someone wanted. If you read what they wrote same pay but bonus and rsu. With Amazon there are lots of restrictions on the rsus over four years and if stock falls, your total compensation falls. Also, with rsus you have to pay the taxes on the received date via a lump sum cash payment or sell them. After your initial four year offer they always go down and it’s rare to get a huge amount. They also don’t say if it’s a one time bonus or guarantee yearly.

They acted like it was the nominal path for a fed to tech; that lateral was ridiculous

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Anonymous wrote:I have trouble believing the TC is the same as the fed job. I tripled my compensation by moving from fed to a similar company. The base pay was only slightly more but with bonus and RSUs it blew my fed compensation out of the water.

It's a L-5 job at AWS. So you were making $600k?? I think that wasn't Amazon...

Except sales no way an L5 is making 600, maybe an l7 or l8 or you do very well with rsus but after your four year contract your rsus get greatly reduced.

So how did the PP go from Feds to a $600k role at a similar tech firm?? What did you do? What role did you get?

They must have had a special skill someone wanted. If you read what they wrote same pay but bonus and rsu. With Amazon there are lots of restrictions on the rsus over four years and if stock falls, your total compensation falls. Also, with rsus you have to pay the taxes on the received date via a lump sum cash payment or sell them. After your initial four year offer they always go down and it’s rare to get a huge amount. They also don’t say if it’s a one time bonus or guarantee yearly.

They acted like it was the nominal path for a fed to tech; that lateral was ridiculous

Fed to tech here. I don't believe that person and no one else should either. Definitely not OP.