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Some quotes: >Does that mean I’m a happy camper? Fuck no. My total comp for the first year is only $145k out of undergrad with a base of $106k. My friends at p

Some quotes: >Does that mean I’m a happy camper? Fuck no. My total comp for the first year is only $145k out of undergrad with a base of $106k. My friends at places like Google, FB and Cruise are making more like $180k-$230k by comparison. Perks are also nonexistent. >The worst part, though, is knowing that i have become stuck in a company with a significantly lower hiring bar. Im honestly terrified that the value on the resume will decline over time and i will never be able to get into a more prestigious company. The idea of being relegated to a 2nd or third tier company has been eating at me, and comments on places like CSCQ, Blind and this AskHN nearly drove me to suicide before. OP, what makes you happy? I suggest that being at a "more prestigious" company like Facebook or Google (granting for argument's sake that they actually are) will not make you happier, neither will making a few thousand bucks a year more than your already higher-than-median salary. You can waste years of your life chasing these things only to discover they didn't make the difference you thought they would. At the end of the day, what do you want to do?

vonseel 8y ago
> Im honestly terrified that the value on the resume will decline over time and i will never be able to get into a more prestigious company. The idea of being relegated to a 2nd or third tier company has been eating at me, and comments on places like CSCQ, Blind and this AskHN nearly drove me to suicide before. WOW... dude cares way too much about work. I guess I had a similar mindset when I was 22. After about 5 years of work, he won't give a damn anymore.
yongjik 8y ago
If OP is in Google, I suspect they would be now complaining how they are stuck in a second-rate project with no future, while their friends are in a fast track to promotion with juicy projects. Won't be the first person to make such a complaint, either. But, yes, OP really needs to see a doctor.
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  I'm just really, really tired of folks from Facebook and Google looking down on me. They keep saying that "everyone gets an Amazon offer" and that the "hiring bar is so low" while waving around their $100k signing bonuses or $200k total compensations with their perks that I'll never get.
  - rajathagasthya 8y ago
    1. Hang out with better people. 2. Stop thinking about how much money others make. 3. There's more to life than which company you work for.
  - mindcrime 8y ago
    'm just really, really tired of folks from Facebook and Google looking down on me. OK, here's some harsh truth for you. The vast majority of people at Google and Facebook aren't "looking down on you" because they don't know you exist. And they wouldn't give two fucks if they did know. They're all too busy worrying about their own problems to worry about you. So by "people" you probably mean "the small handful of guys/gals I know from college, or met at some meetup, etc." You know what? Fuck 'em. Seriously, their opinion means shit in the grand scheme of things. Those people aren't "elite" they're just code monkeys who work for a company that is good at marketing itself. You want to be "elite" I say go start your own company (after putting in some time doing $WHATEVER), build something awesome, have an IPO and then you'll be the one looking down at your "buddies". Except, by then, you'll probably have learned that the whole idea of looking down on someone (or being looked down on by somehow) because of a disparity in relative wealth, is a stupid game in the first place! And you probably won't be arsed to play by then. You'll have more important things to worry about. while waving around their $100k signing bonuses I know it seems hard to believe right now, but that really, really, just does not matter. That bonus will be long spent and a distant, meaningless memory, in the blink of an eye. Anyway, if you are just as good as those guys at Google, then I say follow the immortal words[1] of Rocky Balbo: Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk

vonseel 8y ago

> Im honestly terrified that the value on the resume will decline over time and i will never be able to get into a more prestigious company. The idea of being relegated to a 2nd or third tier company has been eating at me, and comments on places like CSCQ, Blind and this AskHN nearly drove me to suicide before. WOW... dude cares way too much about work. I guess I had a similar mindset when I was 22. After about 5 years of work, he won't give a damn anymore.

yongjik 8y ago

If OP is in Google, I suspect they would be now complaining how they are stuck in a second-rate project with no future, while their friends are in a fast track to promotion with juicy projects. Won't be the first person to make such a complaint, either. But, yes, OP really needs to see a doctor.

sadamznintern 8y ago
I'm just really, really tired of folks from Facebook and Google looking down on me. They keep saying that "everyone gets an Amazon offer" and that the "hiring bar is so low" while waving around their $100k signing bonuses or $200k total compensations with their perks that I'll never get.
- rajathagasthya 8y ago
  1. Hang out with better people. 2. Stop thinking about how much money others make. 3. There's more to life than which company you work for.
- mindcrime 8y ago
  'm just really, really tired of folks from Facebook and Google looking down on me. OK, here's some harsh truth for you. The vast majority of people at Google and Facebook aren't "looking down on you" because they don't know you exist. And they wouldn't give two fucks if they did know. They're all too busy worrying about their own problems to worry about you. So by "people" you probably mean "the small handful of guys/gals I know from college, or met at some meetup, etc." You know what? Fuck 'em. Seriously, their opinion means shit in the grand scheme of things. Those people aren't "elite" they're just code monkeys who work for a company that is good at marketing itself. You want to be "elite" I say go start your own company (after putting in some time doing $WHATEVER), build something awesome, have an IPO and then you'll be the one looking down at your "buddies". Except, by then, you'll probably have learned that the whole idea of looking down on someone (or being looked down on by somehow) because of a disparity in relative wealth, is a stupid game in the first place! And you probably won't be arsed to play by then. You'll have more important things to worry about. while waving around their $100k signing bonuses I know it seems hard to believe right now, but that really, really, just does not matter. That bonus will be long spent and a distant, meaningless memory, in the blink of an eye. Anyway, if you are just as good as those guys at Google, then I say follow the immortal words[1] of Rocky Balbo: Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk