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Working on a space programme and nuclear weapons is a "perk" on its own that can lower the salary. Maybe not for you, but for a lot of people. It's like when p
by H8crilA 7y ago
Working on a space programme and nuclear weapons is a "perk" on its own that can lower the salary. Maybe not for you, but for a lot of people.
It's like when people write entire programming languages for free. The job is so enjoyable that it lowers the salary to zero.
- WalterBright 7y ago> It's like when people write entire programming languages for free. The job is so enjoyable that it lowers the salary to zero. Dang, I thing you nailed it! (I'd work on rocket engines for free, too!)
- PakG1 7y agoAre SpaceX salaries lower than average then?
- rwilson4 7y agoAnecdotally, SpaceX pays less than other aerospace companies. Source: I used to work at Boeing, I have friends at SpaceX and various other aerospace companies.
- ChuckNorris89 7y agoHow does SpaceX even succeed at what they do while paying below market rate?
- WalterBright 7y agoIt's supply and demand. Lots of people want to work on rockets, so SpaceX doesn't need to pay them as much. It actually is the market rate for rocket engineers.
- sten 7y agoDouble down on this. I want to work in Aerospace, but not for the military industrial complex. Who do I work for?
- WalterBright 7y agoYou won't be doing any military work if you work at BCAC (Boeing Commercial Airplane Company).
- blocked_again 7y agoNot to mention the benefits that comes from a government job in India.
- mavsman 7y agoInteresting. If true, this (and maybe to a lesser degree games developers) is a micro example of the macro job market. Akin to minor league baseball players, entry-level news reporters, bloggers, etc.