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We're speaking relatively. In the context of the conversation, it makes absolutely no difference what someone working in a McDonalds in rural Wisconsin makes. W
by s73v3r 11y ago
We'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.