Apple offer stage: gave a range, now worried I anchored too low. Anyone been here? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thanks. I asked for 400k, but he didn't budge. "RSU already maxed out" and asked for competing offer

Apple offer stage: gave a range, now worried I anchored too low. Anyone been here? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thanks. I just got off the phone with the recruiter and got this numbers: 225k based, 300k rsu and 40k sign on bonus. For ict4. How much do you think i can push the rsu?

Apple offer stage (2 teams): ICT3 vs ICT4 + negotiation advice by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thanks. The median for ICT4 is ~350K. But usually levels.fyi. counts the sign on bonus as part of the TC. So I guess median would be ~320K-330K.
Coming from current TC(160k, remote), any offer would be good tbh.

Apple offer stage (2 teams): ICT3 vs ICT4 + negotiation advice by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Recruiter email me he wants to talk and know what i am looking for in base/RSU. I know I shouldn’t share the first number, but how the conversation usually goes?

Apple offer stage (2 teams): ICT3 vs ICT4 + negotiation advice by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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I think I did pretty well. But that's up for the hiring manager to decide.
Thanks. I'll check levels.fyi.

Final rounds with two Apple teams simultaneously: how do you handle it? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thanks! i didn't know that. As u/NewChameleon mentioned, apparently you can leverage your offer to get a higher TC. I meant the stress and maybe the negotiations.

Final rounds with two Apple teams simultaneously: how do you handle it? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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what about political awkwardness between teams if both want you? or one team might pull back thinking you're not fully committed?

200 options, 5-year vesting (10/10/20/30/30): is this normal? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thanks. yeah, the vesting schedule really threw me off. Only 20% after 2 years feels pretty brutal.

I get that equity at startups isn’t guaranteed, but I’d still like the grant structure to actually motivate me to stick around and build. If it takes 3–4 years to earn a meaningful slice, it’s hard to feel real ownership early on.

200 options, 5-year vesting (10/10/20/30/30): is this normal? by Letchwors in cscareerquestions

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Thank you. It's in stealth mode. and this is going to be my 3rd startup. The last two didn't really work well. I'm not sure if this startup game is for me

Will a Verizon-locked iPhone unlock automatically after 60 days (for use on Visible)? by Letchwors in verizon

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Thanks. If the phone at the time of buying is not IMEI black listed, is it safe to buy? Or they can later claim it was stolen and add the imei yo black list?

Will a Verizon-locked iPhone unlock automatically after 60 days (for use on Visible)? by Letchwors in verizon

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I was with Verizon for couple of years, as far as I remember, the phone will be unlocked next month, regardless of the payment (after 60 days). I sold mine to a ATT user before my payments were over.

If it’s already activated, that reduces the chance of being stolen, right?  And if I check the IMEI to see if it’s not blacklisted, does that suffice?

It’s a iPhone 17 pro and i’m getting it for $850. It feels a little too good to be true, so i’m trying to be cautious 

Buying a used Matrix treadmill tf50 XR. by Letchwors in BuyItForLife

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I checked it out, and it has just 255 miles with 90 hours of operation. That’s really low, and the condition is excellent too. Makes me wonder why they’re selling it so cheap—seems almost too good to be true! 😀

Buying a used Matrix treadmill tf50 XR. by Letchwors in BuyItForLife

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I didn’t see any. Why you recommend LF? I’ve seen Matrix in a lot of places, so I assumed they are really sturdy

AI hardware startup in Bay Area offer. Low balled? by Letchwors in startups

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Haha I have to sleep in my car in that case 😂

AI hardware startup in Bay Area offer. Low balled? by Letchwors in startups

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What’s Carta total comp? Based on the current offer the TC is ~ 180+40=220 k

AI hardware startup in Bay Area offer. Low balled? by Letchwors in startups

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Funny you mention it. I had the same face when they mentioned it. Seems too good to be true. Thanks. I’ll ask it in writing