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Curious, is it possible to work at Google for a few years, save some money, build a bigger network, get inspired, and do your own thing? Perhaps one started off

by nezaj 6y ago

Curious, is it possible to work at Google for a few years, save some money, build a bigger network, get inspired, and do your own thing? Perhaps one started off making $7/hr, but that's just where one was at that point in time. At a later time both skills and safety net will increase. At that point quitting Google is still a risk, but circumstances are much different now. Transitioning into software is already a leap, but if one has already done that and has the skills/safety-net/desire to be their own boss -- why not take the next leap?

deckard1 6y ago
You're asking whether a person making $400k+ a year, even in a place like SV, with a network of other engineers also making $400k+ a year could branch out and start their own software business that requires almost $0 overhead because, you know, it's software. Gee, I don't know. I sometimes wonder if people on HN even know what privilege is or how they sound to the entire rest of the world. You think it's typical that people making $7/hr just happen to land a job at Google?
- nezaj 6y ago
  FWIW I was replying to the GP's comment "When you make $7/hr and do a Bootcamp, and now can be employed by Google"
koluna 6y ago
I mean, sure, but then not everyone ends up at Google.
- stopachka 6y ago
  > I sometimes wonder if people on HN even know what privilege is or how they sound to the entire rest of the world. You think it's typical that people making $7/hr just happen to land a job at Google? The initial comment mentioned that the person making 7 dollars an hour finished a bootcamp and _could_ work at google. Nezaj went from that —- In general, discounting what’s beneficial to people, by labeling it as “privilege” is only a disadvantage to the non-elites. The elites will continue to do just fine. If not having a boss, living a certain kind of life is advantageous, we should do what we can do go for that. If our means don’t allow for it, let’s work towards it. — (This comes from an immigrant without a degree, who got one of those great jobs, and now works without a boss. For now at least.)

by nezaj 6y ago

deckard1 6y ago

You're asking whether a person making $400k+ a year, even in a place like SV, with a network of other engineers also making $400k+ a year could branch out and start their own software business that requires almost $0 overhead because, you know, it's software. Gee, I don't know. I sometimes wonder if people on HN even know what privilege is or how they sound to the entire rest of the world. You think it's typical that people making $7/hr just happen to land a job at Google?

nezaj 6y ago
FWIW I was replying to the GP's comment "When you make $7/hr and do a Bootcamp, and now can be employed by Google"

koluna 6y ago

I mean, sure, but then not everyone ends up at Google.

stopachka 6y ago
> I sometimes wonder if people on HN even know what privilege is or how they sound to the entire rest of the world. You think it's typical that people making $7/hr just happen to land a job at Google? The initial comment mentioned that the person making 7 dollars an hour finished a bootcamp and _could_ work at google. Nezaj went from that —- In general, discounting what’s beneficial to people, by labeling it as “privilege” is only a disadvantage to the non-elites. The elites will continue to do just fine. If not having a boss, living a certain kind of life is advantageous, we should do what we can do go for that. If our means don’t allow for it, let’s work towards it. — (This comes from an immigrant without a degree, who got one of those great jobs, and now works without a boss. For now at least.)