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> Going rate for someone in India that is as good as me is about 60% of my pay Ah, totally not an inflated sense of self worth... do you have a source for that

> Going rate for someone in India that is as good as me is about 60% of my pay Ah, totally not an inflated sense of self worth... do you have a source for that number? New grad salaries for even graduates of top CS programs in India are between 1/4th and 1/3rd of $100k [1]. For most other good graduates it's lower. So what you said is incredibly ignorant and arrogant. Do better. You're not as special as you think. https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Software-Engineer-Bangalore-Salaries-EJI_IE9079.0,6_KO7,24_IL.25,34_IM1091.htm?experienceLevel=LESS_THAN_ONE https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Software-Engineer-Ba...

bluGill 5y ago
I'm not a new grad though, I have many years of experience, and a history of being worth paying. I'm not allowed to see real numbers, but I'm told that real pay is around that range by those who do in my company. Note that in India people work longer hours, so per hour you are getting down to less than 50% of my wages.
- rocknor 5y ago
  > Note that in India people work longer hours Grasping at straws here. > I have many years of experience, and a history of being worth paying Seems like your ego can't handle it. Why do you think that there aren't similar people elsewhere in the world? You can't keep throwing random numbers without sources to back them up. The reality is that your job can be done by many others living in a country with lower COL with much, much less money.
  - CountDrewku 5y ago
    >your job can be done by many others living in a country with lower COL with much, much less money Then why isn't it being done by them already? Do you think companies hate saving money and just prefer to throw it away on more expensive employees who aren't any better? Someone has an inflated self worth and ego issues but it's not the guy you're responding to.
    - rblatz 5y ago
      I'll give you a hint, it's related to the parent topic. Companies insisting on people being in the office and not remote.
    - rocknor 5y ago
      Because of the article. Remote work is not preferred by many because it simply cannot match face to face interaction. And I don't know what your problem is, I was merely pointing out the parent commentator was very wrong with the salary numbers they provided, which shows disconnect with reality. I never said that all jobs can and will go remote. Read my comments again, properly this time.
  - bluGill 5y ago
    The person I'm comparing to is essentially my equal in ability, except for the things that are different between living in the US vs India. I know col is better in India, that isn't as big a deal as you think because once you get past food and housing to luxuries to buy things are more expensive there. (Except servants are dirt cheap, while I wouldnt dream of one here )

bluGill 5y ago

I'm not a new grad though, I have many years of experience, and a history of being worth paying. I'm not allowed to see real numbers, but I'm told that real pay is around that range by those who do in my company. Note that in India people work longer hours, so per hour you are getting down to less than 50% of my wages.

rocknor 5y ago
> Note that in India people work longer hours Grasping at straws here. > I have many years of experience, and a history of being worth paying Seems like your ego can't handle it. Why do you think that there aren't similar people elsewhere in the world? You can't keep throwing random numbers without sources to back them up. The reality is that your job can be done by many others living in a country with lower COL with much, much less money.
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  >your job can be done by many others living in a country with lower COL with much, much less money Then why isn't it being done by them already? Do you think companies hate saving money and just prefer to throw it away on more expensive employees who aren't any better? Someone has an inflated self worth and ego issues but it's not the guy you're responding to.
  - rblatz 5y ago
    I'll give you a hint, it's related to the parent topic. Companies insisting on people being in the office and not remote.
  - rocknor 5y ago
    Because of the article. Remote work is not preferred by many because it simply cannot match face to face interaction. And I don't know what your problem is, I was merely pointing out the parent commentator was very wrong with the salary numbers they provided, which shows disconnect with reality. I never said that all jobs can and will go remote. Read my comments again, properly this time.
- bluGill 5y ago
  The person I'm comparing to is essentially my equal in ability, except for the things that are different between living in the US vs India. I know col is better in India, that isn't as big a deal as you think because once you get past food and housing to luxuries to buy things are more expensive there. (Except servants are dirt cheap, while I wouldnt dream of one here )