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>I made over $200,000 in 2016. This is more than the Prime Minister and President make in France. This kind of braggadocio statement is why the hate for tech w

>I made over $200,000 in 2016. This is more than the Prime Minister and President make in France. This kind of braggadocio statement is why the hate for tech workers is growing. It shows a serious lack of perspective and an incredible amount of arrogance and condescension. It's also very untypical, even for a skilled tech worker in America.

umanwizard 10y ago
We are literally in a forum discussing tech worker salaries. Yes, I make an amount of money that puts me in an extremely high percentile relative to the world population. But pointing that out in a context where it's completely relevant is just conversation, not bragging. Do you think I go around showing my W2 to random financially struggling strangers, or something? I don't. By the way it's not as atypical as you might think, for top tech/finance jobs in the Bay Area or NYC. I know lots of people making these salaries, at companies other than mine. As an aside: I didn't make any claims at all about whether I thought my pay was high or low, fair or unfair, whether I deserved more, how it compared to anyone else's in any other industry, etc. etc., so why exactly are you claiming I "lack perspective"? I don't think I displayed either perspective or lack thereof with my totally neutral statements.
- geodel 10y ago
  This is great. Though I must say that more than few people here believe they deserve $200K+ pay for next generation CRUD app.
  - hueving 10y ago
    There are more than a few people that believe they deserve $1m+ for throwing or kicking a ball. I hope you look down on them as well.
whack 10y ago
This kind of statement helps people understand the challenges France is going to have in luring the top software-engineers away from America. I know it hurts people's ego when they hear someone with less experience making more than them, but put that aside and recognize that it adds to the discussion.
aaronchall 10y ago
Weren't a some people pushing for more people to talk about their compensation? If he or she works for a Google or a Yahoo, lives in a place like NYC, and has an advanced degree, it might be quite average. I, for one, would appreciate it if more people would talk compensation.

umanwizard 10y ago

We are literally in a forum discussing tech worker salaries. Yes, I make an amount of money that puts me in an extremely high percentile relative to the world population. But pointing that out in a context where it's completely relevant is just conversation, not bragging. Do you think I go around showing my W2 to random financially struggling strangers, or something? I don't. By the way it's not as atypical as you might think, for top tech/finance jobs in the Bay Area or NYC. I know lots of people making these salaries, at companies other than mine. As an aside: I didn't make any claims at all about whether I thought my pay was high or low, fair or unfair, whether I deserved more, how it compared to anyone else's in any other industry, etc. etc., so why exactly are you claiming I "lack perspective"? I don't think I displayed either perspective or lack thereof with my totally neutral statements.

geodel 10y ago
This is great. Though I must say that more than few people here believe they deserve $200K+ pay for next generation CRUD app.
- hueving 10y ago
  There are more than a few people that believe they deserve $1m+ for throwing or kicking a ball. I hope you look down on them as well.

whack 10y ago

This kind of statement helps people understand the challenges France is going to have in luring the top software-engineers away from America. I know it hurts people's ego when they hear someone with less experience making more than them, but put that aside and recognize that it adds to the discussion.

aaronchall 10y ago

Weren't a some people pushing for more people to talk about their compensation? If he or she works for a Google or a Yahoo, lives in a place like NYC, and has an advanced degree, it might be quite average. I, for one, would appreciate it if more people would talk compensation.