And if it is for consulting, I doubt very serious they will based in the US. You can’t be priced competitive hiring an entry level consultant in the US and no company is willing to pay the bill rate for US based entry level consultants unless their email address is @amazon.com or @google.com.
replySource: current (full time) staff consultant at a third party cloud consulting firm and former consultant (full time) at Amazon.
Why would Amazon bring on a full-time consultant instead of just hiring you?
replyI worked internally at AWS Professional Services - their internal consulting department - every AWS ProServe employee is a “blue badge” employee with the same initial four year offer structure of base + prorated signing bonus + RSUs (5/15/40/40). Google also has a large internal consulting department for GCP.
replyI can’t fault you for not knowing AWS ProServe exists. I didn’t know either until a recruiter reached out to me.
My partner is also a consultant and one client was Google. I’m also confused about the exact reason why they didn’t just hire someone.
reply"You see we leased this back from the company we sold it to and that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."
reply~ Monty Python, Meaning of Line (1983), on The Machine that Goes Ping.
No that’s not what I meant at all. Amazon Professional Services are made up of full time “blue badge” employees who get the same type of base + bonus + RSUs that all other blue badge employees get.
replyOne might ask what value seniors hold if their expertise of the junior stage is obsolete. Maybe the new junior will just be reigning in llm that does the work and senior level knowledge and compensation rots away as those people retire without replacement.
replyHuh?
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