[boren_ave11]

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 manage ppl)

Tenure: 2 years

Job Level: 5

Base Pay: $73,000

Signing Bonus: $25k Year 1, $21k Year 2

2016 Stock Vest: 104 shares

LY Review Score: Exceeds

LY Pay Increase: 4%, plus 35 shares of AMZN

Most Recent Promotion Increase/Stock Grant: N/A - no promotions

Gender: M

Native English Speaker: Yes

[inmyunix]

i've witnessed the same internal hire negotiation imbalance at another company. you're definitely right, external hires have more leverage.