Google's new vesting schedule

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33% / 33% / 22% / 12% - Front-loaded vesting. Have heard this for several new hires but not all. Notably haven't seen this for new graduates.

1zm00utkpr3u3nj · Accepted Answer

Yeah i know its kinda shit

19g6tkurhm4vh · Answer

I believe this was done to eliminate the 4 year cliff. There is no refresher between years 1 and 2 so same percentage slight raise with growth.

Then you start getting stacking refreshers. When I was at google including sign on bonus I got basically a 0% raise between years one and two and  then a 35% raise the next year due to growth plus stacking. I left before my cliff when I would have seen a 20% drop due to the lack of first year refresher.

They have essentially bumped up year 1 and 2 salary while eleminating the big bump for year 3 and corresponding drop for year 5.

AlwaysRock · Answer

Looks like this is pretty common now. I think it's because Google is behind on comp with a lot of companies it's fighting for over talent. This makes Y1 comp look better.  Then they say refreshers and raises will make year 4 much better than they look on the offer.

kfc · Answer

Is the total grant lower than what it used to be for 4 year evenly split?

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