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> It makes me wonder about these people who went to college, then straight into a six figure job out of college claiming to understand how the world works. Thi
by danans 5y ago
> It makes me wonder about these people who went to college, then straight into a six figure job out of college claiming to understand how the world works.
This is a very small percentage of people, and also a very small percentage of college graduates [1].
And even then many of those would have subsisted on a shoestring while in college.
1. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/pay-salary/average-salary-for-college-graduates https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/pay-salary/average-sala...
- twiddling 5y agoI often have to remind myself about these stats after reading several comment threads on HN
- namelessoracle 5y agoAnd yet i seem to run into them again and again in this industry. And FAANG has hiring pipelines designed to grab these people. Also i kind of doubt the schools that FANG hires straight of have student populations that have the same definition of shoestring budget as a normal person.
- danans 5y ago> And yet i seem to run into them again and again in this industry. Well, for one thing, Your anecdotal encounters cannot possibly represent most college graduates. Furthermore, most college graduates do not work in this industry, much less at FAANG companies.