Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the U.S. on an L1B visa

Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by sdhrnrhbrt on Sunday June 14, 2020 @02:57PM (#23520284)

I've heard from a few former Amazonians the same story: Amazon puts a hard cap on stock grants too, so if the stocks grow and you're due to a stock refresher, that stock refresher is withdrawn on the grounds of "your current stock has grown enough already". The total comp numbers are just OK in Amazon too.

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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by amzn-throw on Sunday June 14, 2020 @03:49PM (#23520743)

From reading Blind, total comp ranges for a Sr. SDE (~10-15% of the company) is 250-400k

In what world is that "just ok"?

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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by rootsudo on Sunday June 14, 2020 @04:46PM (#23521210)

1. Everyone on Blind lies.

2. People who are there previous five years are quoting their TC w/ current stock prices, people who recently onboarded do not have the same strike price and will be less.

3. Golden handcuffs, and apparently non-compete.

It sounds nice on paper, but spend some time in Downtown and go to a few Amazonian bars and you'll figure out alot of the downsides. Especially if you're at any of Amazon projects that aren't really..working e.g. Blue Origin.

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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by Thorrez on Sunday June 14, 2020 @09:32PM (#23522996)

levels.fyi estimates Sr. SDE has $304,787 total comp. But I'm not sure whether the stock component is at vest price or grant price.

https://www.levels.fyi/SE/Amazon/Google/Facebook#

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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by urda on Sunday June 14, 2020 @09:56PM (#23523115)

Any salary or compensation website will be skewed upwards. It's how humans naturally are. Linking a different website doesn't change this reality.

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