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> I'd like to find challenging work and make upper echelon salary This has always been the case for humanity, that typically people who do challenging, high sa
by ativzzz 6y ago
> I'd like to find challenging work and make upper echelon salary
This has always been the case for humanity, that typically people who do challenging, high salary work come from wealthier families with access to better resources, including better social signaling resources to enable them to stand out from the pack.
It's just part of the game; if you want to play at the top without being born into it, you have a long way to climb, and you are competing against everyone else in your position. You have to either meet the filtering criteria, or find a way to stand out from the crowd.
- cantankerously 6y agoI guess my error in thought is that tech would be more of a meritocracy than other disciplines. I'm totally aware I have shortcomings. But you're right, some are better at playing the game than others for various reasons. I don't mean to be argumentative, just frustrated. Just like at the casino, if the deck is indeed stacked against me the best move is to not play.
- int3 6y agoIt's still way more of a meritocracy than many other disciplines. In what other field can you get an upper-echelon salary via non-credentialed routes like open-source projects and blogs? Btw, you don't need to create an OSS project from scratch. You could also get visibility by making important contributions to an existing one.