> that 10-20% extra We’re talking about the difference between an engineer approaching forty at an ordinary company earning a little over $100k versus someone

> that 10-20% extra We’re talking about the difference between an engineer approaching forty at an ordinary company earning a little over $100k versus someone ten years younger at a FAANGMI earning $250k+. There are a lot of people in the former group who would happily give up a few weekends and put up with more stress to be a part of the latter group.