Thoughts/ opinions wanted.
My goal is to be a TPM for Google. I have an offer with Amazon I’m considering but trying to figure out if it’s a step in the right direction.

Current role: PgM at Meta (IC4, TC 175)

Potential offer: TPgM at AWS (L5, TC 220)

Which is a better path to get to TPgM at Google?

Meta PgM -> Meta TPM (assuming hiring freeze lifts)->google TPM
Meta PgM -> AWS TPM -> google TPM

Note - Meta has a hiring freeze so the meta internal transfer is not possible right now

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If you like TPM work then I would go for the TPM role to see how you like it. I wouldnt get too hung up on just 1 company because you may find that G is not too different from other big tech companies. Its fairly similar culture to here at Meta.

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You need to expand your levels of creativity if you really think there are only 3 relevant companies at which you can work OP. Also, you seem to be relying on random internet anecdotes to make these decisions. I work in Strategy and OP’s at AWS and have fantastic WLB. I just had a friend leave from a Finance team at Google because it was god awful. Do what you want of course but there are so many awesome companies out there and by the time you do all this work to get to “Google” they might be the next Cisco.. who even knows

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Thank you for this- good perspective I needed to hear. My HM at AWS seemed v nice and a solid managerial style. Really emphasized trying to have good WLB. Just hard to get out of the FAANG or nothing mindset sometimes

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AWS.

Why do you want to get to google so bad? I’m not trying to be mean here but what do you think you’re getting at google that you couldn’t get elsewhere? If it’s cloud, our WLB isn’t better than any other tech firm. The salaries are on par and often less than external firms.

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I think you’ll be surprised if you make it here. Yes it has positive brand reception but our promotion process is ruthless and can take years between levels.

AWS may not have bad WLB, it may be team dependent. My life at google is barely better than it was in consulting regarding WLB.

Yes google is a good spot to be but the grass is absolutely not always greener.

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At the end of the day it really relies on the manager and team. To a degree the company culture can determine WLB but it really comes down to how each team operates and chooses to follow or sway from the companies WLB culture. I’ve had managers and team mates who understood WLB vs other teams managers and team mates didn’t understand WLB all at the same company. Focus on interviewing the team to determine their WLB. If they seem to align with you then great. If not, then doesn’t matter how the companies WLB policies and culture are - you are working with the team and only their perceptions and implementation of WLB matters.

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Job ladder / relevant experience >>> company name

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One in hand is worth two in the bush.
Take what you have you have, which sounds like a promotion and is a spot at #2 company in the world, after Walmart. Come on now!

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Why specifically Google? Would you be ok taking a pay cut to join Google?

How about contract positions

Path from L5 to L6 TPM at AWS is well known, I’d do that

How fast does the path typically take? I’ve heard anywhere from 1-5 years - assuming solid performance obviously

Definitely AWS. But it honestly doesn’t matter because I don’t think AWS gets you anywhere closer to Google than Meta… plus, what makes you so interested in Google?

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