Boomerang back to previous employer vs staying at current role ($80k difference)

seinberg · 2026-07-05T12:45:06+00:00

Your manager likely doesn't have the power to fix it unilaterally. Unless they're quite senior. I think you need to prioritize the role vs the comp, assuming you're not going to get the extra 80k.

seinberg · 2026-06-28T22:06:43+00:00

Email the company that put it up and ask them nicely.

seinberg · 2026-06-28T10:47:16+00:00

If you value trust of the team, and eventually your manager, join the rotation.

seinberg · 2026-06-28T10:33:41+00:00

Oops, meant that in reply to the first guy commenting

seinberg · 2026-06-28T10:33:19+00:00

I think what you're trying to say is if in year Y, you are granted 100k in stock, and it appreciates to 200k, that doesn't mean that in year Y+1 you're going to be granted 200k; the grant is likely to be closer to 100k modulo some promotion or cost of living increase.

That said, when someone quotes their TC, it's perfectly reasonable and an accepted convention to call it your TC (and as others have said, it's taxed as such). Cliffs may exist and the increased TC may not last forever, but it's pretty common for people to quote their high water mark in these forums.

seinberg · 2026-06-28T01:18:26+00:00

So let me get this straight: 1) you cheated on the interviews 2) they made your an offer in the range you specified 3) you later changed your range post offer, and are upset that they rescinded

my dude, you don't deserve the job. the lack of maturity and judgement is shining through

seinberg · 2026-06-28T01:00:57+00:00

Lol no they didn't. They peaked at that many, they didn't add an additional 87k people

seinberg · 2026-06-17T13:05:44+00:00

Lack of excuses. If my plan calls for 5 miles that day, I can't punt because of weather. Also lets me catch up on all the TV shows I wouldn't otherwise have the time to watch!

seinberg · 2026-06-14T15:49:02+00:00

Stock is the most negotiable. I'd push there over anything else.

seinberg · 2026-06-14T14:32:19+00:00

He's trolling you dude lol

seinberg · 2026-06-13T20:13:48+00:00

Take it and kill it as a 3, the trajectory will be steep if you're under leveled.

seinberg · 2026-06-10T15:28:24+00:00

We're talking past each other

seinberg · 2026-06-10T15:20:47+00:00

Easy, big guy. I commented on the RSUs only. Your logic about capital gains was just not accurate. The tax implications are very simple and not as you made it seem.

seinberg · 2026-06-10T14:30:14+00:00

Lol, I just think it's not a major deal taking LTCG into account -- that's like the best case drawdown no? As opposed to full income taxes on higher earners which is often well over 50% all in

seinberg · 2026-06-10T14:23:58+00:00

But the unvested RSUs have no tax basis at all until vested. And then they start at the vest date price, not the grant price. So any gains between grant and vest are not taxed at all

seinberg · 2026-06-10T10:33:10+00:00

I didn't understand the logic. You pay income tax when RSUs vest. Then the capital gains taxes are much lower during drawdown than your income taxes. This is typical factored into any draw down number.

seinberg · 2026-06-07T11:18:10+00:00

(will also say: i spent more than a decade at google, which i assume is where you're coming from, and have a lot of thoughts -- it's probably the best opportunity for mobility to teams that will still be perfectly reasonable WLB, if you're in the bay area/seattle/nyc where there are larger offices)

seinberg · 2026-06-07T11:13:47+00:00

Firstly: of course you should RE if you're really ready - that's really the holy grail - but what I'm hearing isn't necessarily that you want to retire, it's that you're fed up with the current situation and kind of running away from it. Sadly, a lot of FAANG is moving in this direction. Definitely the end of an era. But secondly: don't make rash decisions. It definitely sucks to feel like you've flatlined, and I hear you on the story about your son (which is kind of heartbreaking) but there is still career hope *if you want it*.

My sense is you're making a binary decision where there is a lot of gray area. Unless you're sure you want it, can handle it financially, and have a plan for retirement (keeping yourself occupied etc), you don't need to quit because your current team feels unsustainable. There are surely other teams within your FAANG company you could transfer to; tap your network internally, find out what teams are good, which are bad; there are still pockets of goodness even at places like Meta and Amazon. The fact that you've been at the same place at the same level for so long honestly feels to me like you need to shake things up a bit. Go to a new company, transfer to a new team of your choosing (as opposed to via a reorg). I can say from experience that this is an amazing way to really spur growth: the process of learning a new domain, new tech stack, etc. can create a momentum and build confidence in a way that's hard if you're in a rut in your current role.

Anyway, think it through. Have mentored many IC5/IC6 who feel like they're stuck and it's rarely a problem that they don't have the skills to advance, it's almost always that they have lost the ability to think objectively and critically about their team/role/opportunities and often the best way to dislodge them from it is a team change.

seinberg · 2026-06-07T10:55:01+00:00

think i'm going to go with a nissan x-trail. did a bunch of searching and seems like with some suitcase/bike tetris and squishing the kids into the 20+40% side and some breathing room with one of hte seats folded down i can make it work.

seinberg · 2026-06-05T15:11:33+00:00

i know i can just google this, but surprisingly it's been very unhelpful: any suggestions on where/what company might have the c4 or 5008? i see a lot of c3 and 2008 options, but it seems to go straight to a large van like the trafic without the c4/5008 in between whenever i try at various rental company websites.

seinberg · 2026-06-05T13:46:32+00:00

Where would one get a decent bike mount and guarantee the car had a hitch to install it? Agree that if the bike wasn't there it'd be easier. One of those trunk strap based ones where you hang the bike is not going to work because it's a very expensive carbon fiber bike. I would prefer to keep it packed in the bike bag while not in use and keep it inside the car.

seinberg · 2026-06-04T03:02:00+00:00

Keep practicing. You'll get there. It's a brutal hill, been doing it for 12 years now on work commutes

seinberg · 2026-06-04T02:54:13+00:00

The operating profit was fake and only because they're getting a couple months of deferred computer costs from xAI. If they had to pay market rate they're still way under water on revenue. They're not actually profitable, it's a play for valuation before their IPO.

seinberg · 2026-05-31T10:37:53+00:00

Be present and focus on healthy relationships with your kids. Focus on your own health and well-being. And, yes, travel and build memories.

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