Amazon vs google offer reddit The joining date of Amazon is Feb 1st I have already met my Amazon team and managers virtually and have jelled well with them throughout the interview process It is legal for me to reject a signed offer letter from Amazon but sure there would be repercussions like maybe bad RSUs don't really start vesting until after your 2nd year, and the average tenure of an Amazon Corp employee is only 1. Alexa is like talking to a person and Google is cold hard facts. Free shipping on millions of items. Amazon SWE: Pros: actual swe, will probably learn and do more pay higher chance of return offer Cons: heard experience is really team dependant feels less impressive as they take a crap ton of interns Google STEP: Pros: google, and return opportunity would be cool project/team matching Cons: Amazon trades at 100x earnings, Apple trades at 28 times earnings, and Microsoft trades at 34 times earnings. This is one of the few areas where I think Google finally got the interview process right - the signals they look for at L6+ hiring rounds actually correlate somewhat better with on-the-job performance. Ended up working at a small company with only 10 employees for 6 months before applying and receiving an offer at a large well known company. Vs Amazon's new echo buds 2 "lets remove features, build it more cost effectively, and sell it cheaper than the first iteration of the product" (and it has been a big success) CSCareerQuestions protests in solidarity with the developers who made third party reddit apps. And Google was probably my #1 company at the time. plus ebooks (ai think, I'm not from the US so I don't have that). Hi all. Dec 2, 2024 · Im looking to purchase the pixel buds pro 2 today. Given my own assessment of my skills, these two offers, and the fact that recruiters have been barking down my door since I updated my LinkedIn two months ago, I feel like I could get equivalent salaries elsewhere in the future without much problem, so turning down the Amazon offer wouldn't be closing the door on that salary forever, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. I like the idea of Prime shipping but I wonder if support will be a pain if something goes wrong and I need a replacement. Amazon's price is down to about what it was during the initial pandemic drop ($89,25 on March 13th 2020 vs $89,30 today) so they've seen their pandemic gains wiped out. This is my last internship before I graduate, so I want to make sure I choose whichever company would give me a better chance at a new grad return offer, and would be better for full time recruiting next year. For Amazon, the one thing that separates it from the others mentioned is its huge unionized workforce. I feel like meta is just in a weird place right now, though I'm sure it's still a decent place to work. it might have been 128k base not 129k i'd have to check but stock/bonus its standard for 2023 NG. they all look similar. The salaries are pretty close if justified by the location. I have received a return offer from AWS (same team, Seattle) and an offer from Meta (Menlo Park) for summer 2024. I do hate that they have all those 'buy or rent' items in their UI. I wanted to get some opinions on what you guys would do if you were in my position. 'Applied Science' seems to be prestigious position at Amazon. I went to a large state school and didn’t get a job offer when I graduated. Lots of growth in these companies in the last year and now with some fear in the market at what prices would you start considering averaging into… Amazon and Google (and possibly smart things) rely on remote servers to control your smart home, devices “phone home” to parent servers to get instructions. So that's a definite benefit to Google Play in my eyes. Amazon also has prime gaming (free games) and twitch subscription included. Hello Everyone , I have joined Amazon as a software Developer in 2024 and recently got an offer from Google (SWE-1 fresher). Alexa has a lot of local news sources, Google has maybe a handful. Maybe start ASAP with Apple (since you're already in NYC) and push your Amazon start date out to August or so, and renege Amazon if you like Apple enough. 2021 conversion process has been simplified. Google can burn 100's of billions and hire the best of the best. This has been added to the Google Home scripting system but has not made its way to the GUI. But I was thinking, what if I join Google, work as a SWE-SRE for a few months, then move to a Also return offer completely depends on your manager, no hiring committee or anything. I've been at AWS, Microsoft, and now Oracle. Amazon SageMaker: The deployment of the notebook is only a click away once you've logged into the SageMaker console What these dumbass's dont get is that Google has the most data in the entire world. I’m very conflicted because on one hand a full-time job currently is not very easy to get, but on the other hand a Google internship on the resume is gold, and i could also Wait until you have an offer from Google. Other than Google search engine Google has revenue from: Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Drive, Youtube, Google Cloud, Android operating system, Chromebook, Google Docs, Pixel smart phone, Google ad/ad sense/adMob/ad Manager. My Ph. think about what prestige even means. Well lets see. Vudu used to offer something similar but they don't anymore. Alexa's equivalent of Automations, called "Routines" has the ability to send a custom notification. A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users. So, Amazon will have to earn 3-4 times more money (and stay at its current price per share) to represent the same "fair" values as Microsoft and Apple. Which one do you prefer and why? Are there specific features, pricing, or book selection factors that sway your choice?. I signed Amazon about a week ago. It's started with the Google Cloud Shell, which can be found in the Google Cloud Console. Google Datalab: The procedure for setting up a notebook server is simple. It is more saying that your logic doesn't pass the sniff test. The reputation factor is valid; reputation though is built through years of delivering value. Average tenure is less than 2 years. Microsoft. Both will have issues if we get a recession. Apple runs locally on your home network and can still function without an internet connection (with the exception of Siri). I think historically Google has told people to go fuck themselves if they didn't buy from Google Store. I currently work for Amazon in New York City for Bedrock L4. There is a difference in price. I think amazon is a better shot due to aws and the built in autoML and AI packages that comes with it Current sophmore. Google looks pretty cheap and doesn't have nearly as many problems ahead i'll probably get downvoted, but IMO accept both. If it was Bing vs Google vs fifty other options, then it would really tough. Get the best of Shopping and Entertainment with Prime. I prepped really hard for the interviews. This isn’t entirely true. also is your offer L59 because that might also play a role compared to L60. A big difference is that while the Google hub looks great. Google wasn't willing to completely match offers from prop trading firms that I got, but it was still waaaay higher than FB after negotiation. After breaking even for the first time last year, the unit is now viewed as one of Google’s fastest-growing businesses and best bet for growth as its core search advertising unit matures. I have an offer from Amazon for an Applied Scientist role (heavy on NLP and ML) and a Data Scientist role at Google. Enjoy low prices and great deals on the largest selection of everyday essentials and other products, including fashion, home, beauty, electronics, Alexa Devices, sporting goods, toys, automotive, pets, baby, books, video games, musical instruments, office supplies, and more. Even YouTube add don’t convert that well. I already accepted the Amazon offer for the Fall. It’s still probably cheaper to go with Amazon Unlimited, but you’ll lose your YouTube Premium as well. a lot of people are saying salary, and while that may be true, i think a better response is “the real world isn’t this sub”. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Definitely it will be an extremely cold winter for cs new grad. That being said, once you have an offer - assuming he offer is for Google and not a contractor at a Google DC, I would strongly recommend accepting it. Amazon has the logistics and personnel advantage but they would have to develop a weapons system fast. The Amazon offer is significantly better comp wise especially adjusted for COL, but everyone is scared of layoffs. Google did not even accept my resume. Unless AWS loves you for some reason and will give you some incredibly s Almost all other tech firms are engineering first, then PMs. I just bring that up in case you didn't know Google is hiring cleared people also. I don't have a blue ray player or playstation yet so where should I buy a digital 4K movie? Itunes, Google Play, Amazon. With that said Amazon creates a very intense learning environment where you will learn a lot for however long you stay. Even if you failed to convert at Google, you will find plenty of opportunities that are way better than AMZN. Google search The nice thing about this though is that you can just buy both. I got about same amount for my 256gb one at Google store. They add weapons capability to their satellites and use them to systemically dismantle Amazon from space. In The Netherlands, it's a no-brainer as Amazon Prime is 5 euros a month. Amazon has a reputation of making people work extremely hard and burning them out, software engineers included. Google does not need to rush because Google has their money makers. 9yrs. Google. Prime Music only includes 2 million tracks, vs 90 million with the full package. And just received my Google offer. Everything just works better at AWS but they paid me the lowest. Hey fellow book enthusiasts! 📚 I'm torn between Google Play Books and Amazon Kindle for my e-reading needs. I want to be in the best place to start my career, so would love to know what you guys think. Then you have LaMDA which is suppose to be superior to ChatGPT but Google just hasn't released it yet. I would feel awful about rejecting Google. See full list on levels. I was lucky enough to decide to decline amazon's intern offer. . I just got an offer from Google Munich from the 'Android Auto' team. On amazon they are 230. "Build the most amazing smart glasses (google glasses) ever and dont worry the market will come (it didnt). Google search results being awful now is not a mistake, it’s by design. In this war, Google makes quick work of Amazon. The Prime Music subscription that you will get through Amazon is little more than an advertisement for Amazon Music Unlimited, which is the full package. You said you didn't really care, but other readers might: Microsoft intern perks are nice, last year was free Xbox, and if you're OSG (Operating Systems Group) a bunch of free games for it, plus all of the events. background is in EE with a focus on developing an ML solution. I love to code and develop new features, so it would seem like SDE2 is the better choice. Netflix has mobile games without ads. CSCareerQuestions protests in solidarity with the developers who made third party reddit apps. Found a good replacement on Amazon for $130. This isn't me saying Amazon is a good environment. Google Play offers "family accounts" which lets you share movies purchased on the service with other people in your family. I think the return offer rates are extremely high at Microsoft tbh. I've interned at both - similar to you, I had a return offer from Google at the same as a Microsoft offer. Wondering what's better for resume mainly and future (both are 12 weeks long) Did jane street immersion program freshman program last summer. physical and mental health rather than just frivolous spending. But nothing beats having Google in your resume. If you are only going to stay for a year or two, then it's advantageous in the Google direction, but if you do actually stay for 4 years then the back-end of the 4-years probably are the same or possibly even lower than the Meta offer, before considering refreshers/promos, so the two offers are probably pretty identical over a 4-year period. Amazon hires most of the developers so there will be more horror stories with that alone. So i have to choose between interning at Google and delaying my grad => losing Amazon, or graduating in the summer and starting full time at Amazon => losing Google. Much better price in comparison to forward earnings. Should I go for Google or stay at Amazon? The compensation difference is not too much. The Google Cloud SDK can also be used to deploy notebooks. reddit's new API changes kill third party apps that offer accessibility features, mod tools, and other features not found in the first party app. Google pays significantly more than FB new grad for me. And on google store they are 250. Google makes the most profit in any tech company. there are a lot of things people look for in a job beyond money. Google has equally high return rate if not higher. -vvv: Google only has a SCIF in Virginia, I think Herndon? I honestly don't know, I've never worked for them. Details on the offers, the interview process, and why I ended up declining both are below: FAANG Offer 1 (Google): Base pay: $160,000 Sign-on bonus: $15,000 Pros/cons of buying through Amazon instead of Google Store. Unfortunately, I am finding that what Microsoft is offering, as part of OneDrive, although they offer really generous space, is very lacking in terms of photo features. The later two also both pay a nominal dividend. I had friends go to amazon who burned out within a year. The purpose of this post is not to gloat, but provide some level of clarity for those that do have aspirations of working in large tech companies within the data space. Long term Amazon should be fine, but they may have some rough water to get there and their stock is still expensive. But some prefer best buy vs Amazon vs target gc. The Amazon position is in Cambridge, MA with Alexa team. There's a lot of fear regarding Bing vs. I received return offer from one of 5 AFAYK companies 2 weeks before my last day and also received another ng offer from another of them. Over roughly the same time period Meta also lost the same gains plus an additional 40% ($149,73 on March 20th 2020 vs $88,91 today). Decided to go with them since have 10% back Google one tier, 5% Google pay discover category, and 4% rakuten. also i’ve heard that microsoft has great wlb, maybe they were on a team w bad wlb This new intake in demand for cloud computing is a welcome turn for Google, which has long lagged behind industry veterans Amazon and Microsoft. Incorrect. Microsoft / OpenAI are forcing Co-Pilot on all Windows PC's How do top end Kobo devices compare to Amazon’s? I’m in the market for an eReader and wanted to avoid Amazon but I simply haven’t seen any devices that seemed as nice in terms of material quality, screen size, lighting, etc. By making you an offer Amazon has already demonstrated that they think you are a good investment. Google has amazing benefits because the kind of things they do has been morally questionable for at least a decade now and you have to be a soulless drone optimizing people to click on things in perpetuity, not actually selling good products. Read blind, the amazon posts aren’t all satire, they’re true. the amazon offers i was referring to are amazon student programs offers, which i should have specified, also in seattle. When phrased along the lines of: I wanted to thank you for your offer, I'm excited at the idea of working for a company like yours and think I could provide a lot of value for the company while being part of a great team. Both platforms offer a wide range of titles, but I'm curious about your experiences. Sep 26, 2024 · Google vs Amazon 2024 Offer. Hi, I have 2 offers on the table: SDE2 at AWS and SWE-SRE at Google. Plus you'll have access to about +$15k liquid cash faster than the time it would take to sell RSUs when they vest, especially if they vest outside of a trading window. Amazon is going to have more issues with inflation costs. I remember my co-workers talking about how their friends works really hard at Google. I recently received an offer for Google L3 Early Careers out of Mountain View. I am really confused as to if I should renege amazon since this is also my last internship before I graduate in December, so getting a return full time also matters to me. Google will add it to your calendar - I prefer Alexa's behavior here. But Alexa is quick to answer questions. Add in the fact that Reddit feeds into itself so if the community likes Amazon horror stories, those stories get more upvotes. Better WLB, benefits, culture, bonus, stock, and brand. Until you do, everything is purely hypothetical. Oracle has cleared jobs in Virginia also. They each cost about the same with the extras (YouTube premium, Amazon music, etc ), and they each an use their respective doorbells. Microsoft and Amazon have a reputation for doing big things at great scale; therefore an employee who worked there likely has experienced building things at scale using best practices. Google initial package is slightly lower without negotiation originally, but they'll match any tech offers that you get, while FB does not negotiate. it seems sort of dumber than I'd expect. Nov 19, 2024 · Amazon vs Google New Graduate. Is there any difference that I should know of or should I just consider the price? Thanks a lot. Google android is not a good platform for ads conversions so most companies don’t advertise with big budgets for android traffic. I'm looking for advice about which one I should join. I may use it over the next year for other purchases. for example, maybe they wanted to live somewhere particular to be near family or just to experience somewhere new. Regarding work moving slow I think that's somewhat true. Not only that, I had a referral. even L59 can get approved for 50k + 140k with no I interned at Amazon(AWS) last summer and received a return offer (same pay, team, and location), and I recently received an offer from Meta. and Capital One shopping found the same model on eBay for far cheaper. So this concern is simply not a thing. I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts or opinions about this service. I'm pretty new to the movie world and I've just got a new 4K TV. Basically I think google is reaching its limit on search ad revenue. fyi It's not even a competition. D. But I was thinking, what if I join Google, work as a SWE-SRE for a few months, then move to a I am looking to migrate from GSuite to Microsoft's Family 365 and, as is the case with many people here, photos make up a large component of my Google use. okiaq offf nxld tyzkc uesdc tgqsr bygwl qhep bhgyi wmofhqlh