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Offer evaluation
Hi all,
I need some help and advice evaluating offers.
My profile : 8 years exp in HW Design
Current pos : Sr Eng
Here is the scenario:
I have two offers in hand. Which one shall I choose ?
Offer 1 :
Pos: Sr Eng ( design)
base 200k
Joining bonus 20k
No stock options
13% bonus yearly
4% 401k
Healthcare : out of pocket ( not so impressed with benefits)
Offer 2 :
Pos : staff eng ( failure analysis )
Base :160 k
Rsu : 265k
No joining bonus
Relocation 10k
Performance bonus twice a year
401k
Benefits : nothing out of pocket ( really impressed )
Both are great companies to work for. I am just confused. Please help me out.

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BrianBusiness Development at Levels.fyi
Hey there! Brian from Levels.fyi here, wanted to jump in and respond.
I think both offers are great, but if you calculate out the totals a bit, I think offer 2 definitely seems like the better choice.
I plugged all your numbers into our offer calculator so you can take a peek at what the total numbers look like.
https://www.levels.fyi/calculator/?co=A&bs=200000&sgt=total-stock-grant&sbone=20000&bp=13&co-2=B&bs-2=160000&sg-2=265000&sgt-2=total-stock-grant&sbone-2=10000
Keep in mind that I did not add any 401k matches to these, nor did I add offer 2's performance bonus (because I didn't know how much it was), but even then, you can see the numbers are super similar, with Offer 1 having a bit more in that first year due to the higher signing bonus. But, like you said as you consider your benefits, option 2 seems like the better choice long term, plus calculating in the performance bonus means that their comp is actually probably over offer 1 in totality.
If you want help negotiating either of these offers, I'd definitely recommend checking out our negotiation coaching service! We can help you negotiate them a bit more to ensure you're not leaving anything on the table. I also offer a free consultation, so if you'd like to chat more, let me know! You can find our coach booking and consultation booking here:
https://www.levels.fyi/services/
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