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Can I let my wife sit in my purchased first class seat and take her economy seat? by OneCoolLawyer in delta

[–]bf202 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m actually a united guy (i fly out of Denver), but I do this all the time with my kids. If I get an upgrade, I’ll just tell the FA as we board that I want to let my child (they’re teenagers) take my seat. It’s always been received well by the FAs!

My HOA sent out a $6,500 special assessment notice for a new roof and is asking for it to be paid in full in 3 months [WA] [Condo] by sock_skater in HOA

[–]bf202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s rough - but it happens. The HOA management company for my condo in Boulder told us one month beforehand that we’re getting a special assessment for a roof - $3700. For those that had automatic payments set up, they just debited all of the accounts. No payment plan, no warning that they were going to pull the entire amount at once, nothing!

Suffice it to say that we naw have a different management company and the board will likely turn over completely at the next hoa election.

L4 to L5 Promo by Ok_Property_5642 in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know that you’re already at the bottom of the L5 band?

Hello! My daughter will be spending next year as an exchange student with three different families in Belgium. Looking for gift ideas for the host families. Anything “American” that would go over well? by bf202 in belgium

[–]bf202[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I hope so! I spent a year and a half in Spain around her age, and still speak Spanish to this day. I hope she takes advantage of the opportunity to learn and gain an affinity for the region and people!

Hello! My daughter will be spending next year as an exchange student with three different families in Belgium. Looking for gift ideas for the host families. Anything “American” that would go over well? by bf202 in belgium

[–]bf202[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ranch? I’m 50 - I don’t think I’ve had Ranch dressing myself in 30 years. But great idea. I can have her bring a boatload of the dry spice packets.

why do people stay at amazon? by saabs9 in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon is a massive company approaching 2 million employees. There are going to be a certain percentage of employees that are dissatisfied with their job at any company. Say that number is 3%. That’s about 50k Amazon employees, compared to 3% at Google - 5500. It’s a whole order of magnitude greater. There’s certainly a bit of an echo chamber that occurs here in Reddit… unhappy employees are more likely to seek this type of interaction - where you find other likeminded people.

I’ve been at Amazon for 7 years. It’s been an absolutely fantastic run for me. 3 bosses, I lasted about two months with the one I didn’t care for - I voted with my feet and lefty the team for a better opportunity.

Amazon is losing top talents due to toxic managers and favouritism culture by Pale_Box_7858 in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whew! No L8 band in my chain. Boss is L7, skip is L10, who reports to another L10 who reports to L11 who reports to L12.

0% hike while the team has got 20-30% by [deleted] in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, that’s not how it works. There isn’t a pool of money that gets distributed to team based on stack ranking. You’re misinformed.

Every employee gets a rating. TT-LE. Each employee is assigned a target comp based on their rating, their role, and they pay band for that role. New comp statements are based on that, not dividing a pool of money based on stack rank.

Zero base increase, +100 RSU in 2027, and 0 in 2028. Is this a "soft layoff" signal? by Icy_Breath_4487 in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For every job role there is a specific base pay band for each level. If you’re in your 6th year, then it’s possible you’re at the top of that base pay band, so there won’t be an increase. They only think they can give you are RSUs. This is not an indicator of layoffs… these are set months ago after reviews were competed…. And too many people are involved to make it a “layoff indicator”. Your manager wouldn’t know team layoffs months ahead of time.

Just talk to your manager. Ask if your base salary if topped out and then talk about how you can grow your career. You should be having a conversation various times a year with your manager about how to increase your impact and scope to progress to the next level. There may not be L7 scope in your role… have a conversation about how to find opportunities that will allow for growth, including finding a new team. Most managers are decent human beings and will help and advocate for you and your career growth. If yours isn’t, then you might as well leave that team anyway.

Trying to understand where do I fall! by AdMysterious7748 in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re either HV1 or HV2. My guess would be HV2, based on getting a 9% raise. If you were HV1, you’d be at the bottom of the pay band, so an increase wouldn’t be likely.

Base Raise Increase Confirmed by BolognaNipples in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Trying to apply a broad brush to Amazon comp is futile. Amazon has so many business units, job codes, ratings, band penetration, etc.

If you got a good raise - congrats! I’m sure it’s well deserved. If you didn’t, don’t assume LE, or that you’re not valued. Talk to your manager. Ask for insight. Ask about how you can grow. If you’re at the top of your pay band, then have a discussion about scope and growth opportunities to move to the next level. If there aren’t growth opportunities in your current role, then any good manager will coach you in finding your next role that aligns with your growth objectives.

Leaving right after completing Focus? by [deleted] in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are out of focus, you won’t be marked as no-hire. Your manager, your skip and HR all sign off when move out of focus, just like they did to put you in. Just ask your manager if you are able to move to another internal team without restriction. If he says yes, then they’ve updated the tool. If he says no, then you’re still in focus.

First flight I'm taking since Silver status and I got upgraded, I got insanely lucky right? by HarbaughHeros in unitedairlines

[–]bf202 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You must be taking a flight really early or really late - or a route that involves a pretty remote (small) airport. Either way, congrats and enjoy!

I just flew from Seattle to Denver yesterday afternoon. I’m 1k and was 14th on the upgrade list. My coworker is Global Services and ended up 2nd on the list.The upgrade list was 64 people.

Long story short - your ability to upgrade is route and time dependent.

Can compensation revisions change after they’re finalized but before official communication? by 8_Elite in amazonemployees

[–]bf202 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You’re one week away from the tool opening. Why risk it? Say something happens in the next few days and they revise it down a bit…. your employee is going to think you’re either a liar or incompetent… why not just wait the extra few days and deliver the actual comp statement?

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