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I disagree with those saying that this is a good comparison. Telephone companies were not regulated because they were addictive, but rather because they are a public utility. Faceb…

But we know that he knows about it. Because he has talked about it. He once gave a speech specifically about government spying. Not only was the illegal activity not stopped, it ex…

Friendly reminder: the FBI and NSA are part of the executive branch of government and report to the President of the United States. Make no mistake -- there absolutely is someone w…

Good. IP law is badly broken, and as it happens, those who are most disparately impacted by its flaws (startups, individuals) are also the least well equipped to fix it. Nothing wi…

I disagree, I think it is useful. You are correct that this is nothing close to scientific, but that is not the goal. The goal is to increase transparency around employee compensat…

No, he's right, you just misread. He is saying that Amazon's RSU vest schedule sucks compared to the standard used by Google and others. His income level has nothing to do with any…

Do you have a cite for that?

The OP is being kind of cagey about what their role is. You're right, I am.

The stock is initially granted in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). RSUs vest according to a schedule. It looks roughly like this: 5% the first year 15% the second year 20…

This is what I was told, but others ITT seem to have heard differently. In the examples that you know of, was the person relocating to Seattle or somewhere else, like SF? It may be…

If your reaction to this thread is "wow I am really underpaid" then it's working. The playing field for your next salary negotiation is now a little more level.

Perhaps they do for SF, given how high cost of living is there. I was told that cost of living increases are not offered, but maybe they were only referring to Seattle?

>>You get stock annually? At my annual review last year I received more stock along with a pay increase. So, thus far, yes. >>But—adding X market value for equity vesting over Y ye…

No. I am also not deducting taxes from the part of my salary that comes in the form of base pay.

>>Only on HN are these incredible compensation packages considered "underpaid". "Underpaid" and "overpaid" are relative terms. If you currently earn less than what you can expect t…

Are you taking stock into consideration? When stock is included, my total compensation for 2016 comes to $130K. Are you still at Amazon? If so, what is your current salary?

I assume your comment is directed at me, the OP, as it was not in reply to anyone. >> You're not getting "ripped off" by having a base salary of 125K USD (with benefits and equity)…

Stock isn't a one-time thing. RSUs are frequently given during annual performance reviews to employees with good reviews. For my first annual review I received a score of "Exceeds"…

Are you taking stock into consideration? At current price, 104 shares of AMZN equals $57,408 which puts my total 2016 pay at $130,408.

See this comment I wrote ITT: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11314076

Actually, I told my boss about the post before I submitted it. But I was only letting him know -- I didn't ask for permission. The decision was mine and mine alone, so any (unlikel…

I mentioned this below, but I don't think location matters because Amazon doesn't provide cost of living adjustments. Location obviously matters from the individual's perspective, …

Actually not in this case, as Amazon doesn't provide cost of living adjustments. Location isn't factored into pay amount.

Funny that you mention this, because the character limit forced me to cut this out: Sites like Glassdoor are useful, but what they don't provide is company-specific detail. I can v…

Apologies for the bad formatting, it wouldn't let me edit for some reason. Here is a more readable version of my compensation: Position: Developer (not classified as SDE, do not ma…