process GitHub offer declined cuz tc 🥜

[jagged ibex]

timeline?

[civic goblet]

Tc?

[lethal tide]

3/29 recruiter reach out
4/4 recruiter screen
4/7 coding screen
4/28 final behavioral
5/4 offer
5/12 got tc numbers
5/17 declined

[lethal tide]

133k HCOL area. After negotiations, +20k bonus over 2 years

[civic goblet]

Oh damn that sucks

[lethal tide]

I wanna say it’s 139k for nyc and bay but aren’t 100% certain. My numbers are for Seattle

[civic goblet]

Seattle isn’t hcol tho? No state tax

[lethal tide]

COL is independent of taxes? If Seattle isn’t HCOL then only bay and nyc can be considered HCOL

[civic goblet]

I would say thats accurate, idk I always considered taxes as part of col calculation

It significantly changes based on where you are LIVING

[cunning storm]

wtf

they couldn't even do 133k base?

[short bolt]

no way github fumbling

[lethal tide]

If you check out their comp bands on Levels.fyi, they're relatively low compared to other companies, including msft. They have great benefits, global remote-first and the brand name as selling point.

[cunning storm]

brand name

we intentionally offer peanuts but you can say you work at github!

[languid monolith]

How much was your base?

[pale shell]

damn github pays that little?

[onyx fog]

Was this the base salary? Also, While I expect Seattle to have lower COL than NYC and Bay area, what's the median base pay everyone's expecting around here?

[lethal tide]

@languid monolith Base was 113.8k

10% bonus (20% max)
~4k RSU as bonus over 4 years (8k max) *not included in tc
32k Msft RSU over 4 years

[languid monolith]

Hm disappointing :/ I received the same offer but pre negotiation. Sounds like they aren’t so willing to budge but I’ll try. I’ve been weighing the supposed GitHub wlb in, but they really aren’t highly competitive pay wise.

[lethal tide]

Yeah after some painstaking negotiations, the most they can give me is 20k over 2 years. Good luck on your end!

[delicate hare]

it’s cuz microsoft bought them 🤦🏻‍♂️