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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by TulliusCicero on Monday January 06, 2020 @05:26AM (#21968062)
> - Some FAANGs have a 1 year cliff. Some do not (eg Google, FB).

?? I joined Google in 2014 and had a 1 year cliff. Have they removed it now?

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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by cletus on Monday January 06, 2020 @05:29AM (#21968072)
Yes. As of -2 years ago.
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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by estebarb on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:29AM (#21968943)
What you mean with 1year cliff?
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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by Itaxpica on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:43AM (#21969031)
It means that your normal vest schedule doesn’t start for one year, so if your initial stock grant vests quarterly, none vests at all for the first year and then 25% vests all at once after year one, then the other 75% of it vests quarterly over the following three years. Essentially it’s a small, localized version of golden handcuffs for the rank-and-fils, since it means if you leave the company within the first year you get no stock.
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