Understand and Optimize Your Compensation
summary
Explains how to value base pay, bonus, RSUs and vest schedules (example: Amazon 5/15/40/40), 401(k) match and vacation as cash, and why stock vesting timing changes offer value. Recommends use levels.fyi to map titles across companies and track offers in a spreadsheet to compare total comp and expected stock growth. Advises never to reveal current pay, give a range if pushed, and pause 30 seconds before accepting to record exact base, stock and vesting.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 0:59How To Understand and Optimize Your Compensation
- 2:38Understand Your Compensation
- 4:22Nuts and Bolts of Compensation
- 4:59What's Compensation
- 13:26What It Takes To Get a Raise
- 17:10Work with Cross-Functional Teams
- 21:40What Are the Things That You Should Not Do When You'Re Looking for a Job
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