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What is your view (or anyone else reading this) on software dev QoL in the tech industry vs. non-tech firms in finance or energy/O&G? Are tech companies open t

• corporateslave2 9y ago
  I honestly think finance is overall a worse deal, I used to think it was the panacea of making money. There is the chance that you can make 600 - 800k in finance as a senior developer, but you need to either be incredibly intelligent or incredibly hard working, generally you need an ivy league degree. A year or so ago I received an offer from a well known quant hedge fund, I spoke to a google recruiter to see if they could match, to my surprise right there on the phone he told me they never get beat out and that they would beat the offer by 50k. The hours are much better in tech, you get treated better, and at Facebook/Google/Amazon/other big tech firm you have less variance in pay.
  • user5994461 9y ago
    That recruiter must have been pretty inexperienced to talk like that. You should seriously question your compensation if a recruiter is willing to top you up 50k without a second thought. Chances are you are severely underpaid.
    • corporateslave2 9y ago
      It was a google in house recruiter. The firm I had an offer from was known to hire highly vetted people
    • throwu383 9y ago
      When you have another offer on the table the best move for the recruiter is to make the serious offer then and there and try take care of the situation to avoid any further bidding. They want you for as cheap as they can get you but if someone else is willing to pay more then almost always they can afford it.