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The world out there pays HALF. Not everybody who works at Amazon is in their first job. Many people have worked in those other places and dealt with the perso

The world out there pays HALF. Not everybody who works at Amazon is in their first job. Many people have worked in those other places and dealt with the personalities, the low pay, the excuses. Sooner or later people realize, "ok If I have to deal with this shit boss, shit business, shit industry at least I am going to get paid as well as possible."

mindcrime 8y ago
The world out there pays HALF. Sometimes, yeah. Not always. "ok If I have to deal with this shit boss, shit business, shit industry at least I am going to get paid as well as possible." Conversely, some people realize "Money isn't everything and I can find a job that is fulfilling and meets my needs without working for $SPECIFIC_COMPANY". Never mind that, in the case of Google or Facebook in particular, that higher pay generally comes with a MUCH higher cost of living if you work in their "main" geographic area. You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be. Anyway, again, I'm not saying "don't work for Google, Facebook, etc." I'd just caution anybody not to get too caught up in the hype of thinking that some (VERY) small handful of all the companies in the entire world, are automatically "the" place to work. I'm implore everyone to "Do your own evaluation and weigh everything on its merits and then decide."
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  >Never mind that, in the case of Google or Facebook in particular, that higher pay generally comes with a MUCH higher cost of living if you work in their "main" geographic area. You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be. This is fake news. You end up with more disposable income no matter how you slice or dice it. I grew up about where you live and went to your community college before I went to undergrad.
  - mindcrime 8y ago
    So I didn't realize until just now that you were literally talking about contemplating suicidal thoughts relative to your job situation. That's outside of my wheelhouse, so let me join the chorus of people saying "talk to a professional" (doctor, therapist, etc).
- s2g 8y ago
  > You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be People do. They still pay better. Quit assuming everyone but you is a complete moron who can't do basic math. Yes, that is exactly what you are doing every time you bring this up.
  - sadamznintern 8y ago
    Thank you. This nonsense has been everywhere and it makes me very confused. Why would smart people from MIT/Stanford work at Google if it makes less money than working at IBM in a random suburb?
- ghujio 8y ago
  You'll have a higher CoL than living in Ohio, but you also won't live in Ohio. You can also work at either in NYC, easily afford living close enough for a walking commute, still come out ahead, and still not be in Ohio.

mindcrime 8y ago

The world out there pays HALF. Sometimes, yeah. Not always. "ok If I have to deal with this shit boss, shit business, shit industry at least I am going to get paid as well as possible." Conversely, some people realize "Money isn't everything and I can find a job that is fulfilling and meets my needs without working for $SPECIFIC_COMPANY". Never mind that, in the case of Google or Facebook in particular, that higher pay generally comes with a MUCH higher cost of living if you work in their "main" geographic area. You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be. Anyway, again, I'm not saying "don't work for Google, Facebook, etc." I'd just caution anybody not to get too caught up in the hype of thinking that some (VERY) small handful of all the companies in the entire world, are automatically "the" place to work. I'm implore everyone to "Do your own evaluation and weigh everything on its merits and then decide."

sadamznintern 8y ago
>Never mind that, in the case of Google or Facebook in particular, that higher pay generally comes with a MUCH higher cost of living if you work in their "main" geographic area. You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be. This is fake news. You end up with more disposable income no matter how you slice or dice it. I grew up about where you live and went to your community college before I went to undergrad.
- mindcrime 8y ago
  So I didn't realize until just now that you were literally talking about contemplating suicidal thoughts relative to your job situation. That's outside of my wheelhouse, so let me join the chorus of people saying "talk to a professional" (doctor, therapist, etc).
s2g 8y ago
> You have to factor that in when figuring out what your real "disposable income" is going to be People do. They still pay better. Quit assuming everyone but you is a complete moron who can't do basic math. Yes, that is exactly what you are doing every time you bring this up.
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  Thank you. This nonsense has been everywhere and it makes me very confused. Why would smart people from MIT/Stanford work at Google if it makes less money than working at IBM in a random suburb?
ghujio 8y ago
You'll have a higher CoL than living in Ohio, but you also won't live in Ohio. You can also work at either in NYC, easily afford living close enough for a walking commute, still come out ahead, and still not be in Ohio.