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> or you'll be scraping by with a generally low-paying job. That's not what bimodal means, it just means there are two modes (i.e. peaks). It could equally we
by ska 6y ago
> or you'll be scraping by with a generally low-paying job.
That's not what bimodal means, it just means there are two modes (i.e. peaks). It could equally well mean that the general case is pretty well paid, but there is a distinct peak of high earners (e.g. FAANG etc.)
- jldugger 6y agoThe question we have to answer though is why there's no middle ground. It seems like we have a ton of middle grounds between 'ML engineer at Netflix in SV' and 'Frontend developer for H&R Block in KC.' I see three possible gradients in those descriptions alone: specialization, company and location.
- 908B64B197 6y agoWith permanent remote at a bunch of companies becoming the norm, location will increasingly become less important. I can foresee a talent grab happening in the next years where the best devs in KC all start working remotely at 2x what they are currently making.
- ska 6y ago> The question we have to answer though is why there's no middle ground. Again, this isn't what bimodal (or multimodal in general) means. There can be lots of middle ground, it just doesn't end up with a single mode. To turn this around the other way, is there a reason that we would imagine a unimodal or even normal distribution for salaries here? If so, why?