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My understanding is that's a pretty typical starting salary for the Bay Area right now, so it isn't really compensating the recipient for the risk of not having
by vonmoltke 10y ago
My understanding is that's a pretty typical starting salary for the Bay Area right now, so it isn't really compensating the recipient for the risk of not having a job in six months for reasons outside of the recipient's control.
Also gives you some idea of how stupid expensive the area is, which further increases the risk.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoI'm in a low cost of living area, emergency fund, everything and I just can't imagine having little experience, making 100k a year where you're paying $3-4k/month for rent, and then to lose your job with only a few weeks before you're broke. Terrifying.