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I'm probably the lowest paid person in the whole thread. 2015 - $40,000 USD - remote for a small company 2017 - $32,000 USD - on-site for a tiny company 2018
by codemonkeythrow 8y ago
I'm probably the lowest paid person in the whole thread.
2015 - $40,000 USD - remote for a small company
2017 - $32,000 USD - on-site for a tiny company
2018 - $33,000 USD - remote for another small company
I was asked what my current salary is during one of my on-site interviews at FAANG. I had to put on a poker face and lie about it.
- adarsh_thampy 8y agoCurious to know why you decided to take a pay cut. And you mentioned that you lied during the interview regarding your salary. In India, companies usually ask for 3 months salary slip as proof. Does it not happen in the country where you work?
- codemonkeythrow 8y agoI was laid off from the $40,000 job due to downsizing, then I spent a few months job hunting, so I was extremely happy about getting a new job, regardless of the salary. Lying about my salary was a huge gamble, I guess. But since the FAANGs are based in the US and I wasn't, I was counting on them not asking for the IRS tax returns since I obviously didn't have one.
- flerchin 8y agoIn the US, there is no salary verification. They ask, but you can lie, refuse to state, or answer. It's just a negotiation tactic.
- dbetteridge 8y agoDon't know about elsewhere but that's a huuuuge no-no in Australia.
- theandrewbailey 8y ago> I'm probably the lowest paid person in the whole thread. Maybe. Where do you live?
- codemonkeythrow 8y agoTurns our I'm not the lowest. This Indian guy got me beat: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18343659 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18343659 >Where do you live? Southeast Asia where my total annual expenditure is less than $10k USD. Thanks to this I'm putting more than 50% of my gross salary into my retirement savings. Despite my low salary I probably have higher net worth than most HNers.