Got an offer for a sales applications manager role at Cisco and a Strategic AE role at Amazon - both are basically the same pay (130~ base, 220 OTE)
I don’t have any friends at either company so I was curious if anyone has experience and can shed some light on culture/ work life balance to help me make a decision? Thanks for the help guys!

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Amazon or AWS? I’ve heard AWS is toxic as heck but could be good learning. I know several at Cisco and while very political, it’s laid back and good to place to land and retire.

Depends on what part of your career journey you are at and how much your willing to put up with.

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Congrats! I would love to pick your brain

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Of those two, Cisco. (AWS is infamous for their toxic culture... pays well, but most quality people wash out - on their own decision - very quickly.)

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I mean walk out, less because or work-life and more about the beatdown culture.

Congrats! I think you would do better for your career with Amazon however, i think you would enjoy your WLB a LOT more at Cisco.

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Cisco hands-down. So many people go to Amazon and leave within the first year or two. They say it was stressful and toxic and mentally just draining. I personally I’m leaving Cisco it’s my time but out of those to Cisco without a doubt

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Working the AE role at Amazon, assuming you know your boss isn’t a jerk and the client isn’t miserable, is almost certainly the better career move. If you can get through 3-4 years at Amazon, you’ll have made a ton of money and have options to go just about anywhere in software

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After spending any amount of time in the car business...it is truly impossible to complain about dumbass, ignorant, douchebag bosses or hostile work environments. Where do I sign up for Amazon?

I would stay at Salesforce

Are you bdr now?

How many YOE do you have? Sounds like a nice base but low OTE

Hi if you don’t mind, what level AE are you at SF?

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