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I'm a bit confused by your wording of your first sentence, honestly. Also, what's probably not the case? I feel that working at a big tech firm is akin to worki

I'm a bit confused by your wording of your first sentence, honestly. Also, what's probably not the case? I feel that working at a big tech firm is akin to working in IB/consulting/law at this point in terms of pay/bonus (bonus at big tech being the RSUs as opposed to cash, but a "bonus" nonetheless). I'd just like to best understand your point, as this is going to be an interesting topic we're going to see more and more in the coming months/years I think.

ghaff 6y ago
As many frequently argue here, dev comp at the big tech employers does generally compensate and more for the high CoL in the Bay Area. Historically, I don't think that was generally the case in places like the Bay Area and Manhattan. I know when I looked at some Bay Area opportunities way back when, people were quite candid that the salaries on offer couldn't really compensate for housing prices. That said, there were probably some exceptions, especially in NYC, similar to how tech is today.