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> There is more in life than being rich. Yes, of course. > Everything else is lost in US with immediate job termination, no thanks. This doesn't matter when
by aianus 6y ago
> There is more in life than being rich.
Yes, of course.
> Everything else is lost in US with immediate job termination, no thanks.
This doesn't matter when you save $60k/year from your $250k FAANG job. Job termination just means a long, fun vacation before you look for your next thing.
- shankr 6y agoAlso the idea of people get fired in IT jobs in USA at the drop of the hat is also bit of an exaggeration. Just look at how Airbnb and Uber are handling it.
- pjmlp 6y agoThe 3000 lucky ones announced today.
- shankr 6y agoMost probably bigger severance package than your yearly salary.
- pjmlp 6y agoI am willing to bet that other than a few selected ones in management positions, the majority will get pennies.
- mrep 6y ago"Affected employees will receive a severance package, which includes a minimum of 10 weeks pay and health benefits through the end of the year" [0] and their average senior software engineer is making 345k a year [1] so a minimum of 66k on average. [0]: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/18/coronavirus-effects-uber-cuts-more-than-3-000-jobs-closes-45-offices/5213255002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/18/coronavirus-... [1]: https://www.levels.fyi/company/Uber/salaries/Software-Engineer/Senior-Software-Engineer/ https://www.levels.fyi/company/Uber/salaries/Software-Engine...
- pjmlp 6y agoFAANG is a drop into the ocean for a selected few.