[amazonthrowaway]

To be fair, Microsoft and the big Silicon Valley companies have suburban campuses. Amazon is in the middle of a big city.

I think the parking allowance is something like $130/month.

[chris11]

I'd still be surprised to pay for parking. I recently interned in Seattle, and the Bellevue Microsoft offices all had employee parking. Google's office in Lake Union was also attached to a parking garage for employees.