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> Companies aren't going to put that kind of pressure on a fresh-out-of-college 22-year-old because such a person is going to be working for peanuts. 22-year-o
by aianus 11y ago
> Companies aren't going to put that kind of pressure on a fresh-out-of-college 22-year-old because such a person is going to be working for peanuts.
22-year-olds don't work for peanuts in SV. They make double the median family income in the US before stock.
- amyjess 11y agoStill, even with such an elevated baseline, I'd imagine that somebody with 10 years of experience can expect to make a lot more than somebody with no experience and that somebody with 20 years of experience can expect to make a lot more than somebody with 10 years of experience.
- s73v3r 11y agoWe're speaking relatively. In the context of the conversation, it makes absolutely no difference what someone working in a McDonalds in rural Wisconsin makes. We're talking about the cost of engineers. And compared to people who do have experience, they're working for cheap.
- aianus 11y agoIt's somewhat irrelevant how much money you're being paid between $100k and $300k. I know from experience there's not enough free time to spend that much money anyways so unless I'm getting a part-time job or I'm trying to retire early or something it's not a priority. After $100k I'm going to start looking at other priorities like equity, how interesting the work is, food and ping pong tables and so on. It wouldn't make any sense to further pad my 401k or whatever at the expense of my day-to-day happiness.
- s73v3r 11y agoDepends on where you live. In the Bay Area, the difference between $100k and even just $150k is quite a bit in terms of housing.