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Your first ever job is at Google? At 24? And no loan debt? How is that even possible. Not to be a dick, but honestly it sounds like your family is wealthy enoug
by slackingoff2017 9y ago
Your first ever job is at Google? At 24? And no loan debt? How is that even possible. Not to be a dick, but honestly it sounds like your family is wealthy enough that you can do whatever you want.
- aianus 9y ago> Your first ever job is at Google? At 24? And no loan debt? How is that even possible. You go to school in Canada ($10k/year tuition) and do internships in the US ($8k/month salary). Not uncommon at all and doesn't require any family money.
- slackingoff2017 9y agoI got paid 15 an hour for both of my coding internships. $8k a month is more than I make as a full time dev in the US with an advanced degree. In fact I've known hundreds of engineers over the years and none of them got paid that much for an internship. Maybe you know some really lucky people, either rich or in the top 0.1% of intelligence. What you're describing and the setting OP is in are extremely unusual situations. Complaining about working at Google for your first job and having enough money to not work for years is like complaining that your private jet is too small.
- aianus 9y agoLowest I've ever heard of is $4k a month for an internship in the SF Bay Area. $8k is the highest I took home but all my US internships were over $6500. This was throughout 2011-2013. If you're making less than $8k/month as a full time dev in the US you're either in a very low CoL location or you really need to switch jobs.