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Outsiders also don't grasp how high a lowly senior engineer earns. Compensation in tech is so insane. Other high earning occupation just doesn't even come clo
by ergocoder 5y ago
Outsiders also don't grasp how high a lowly senior engineer earns.
Compensation in tech is so insane.
Other high earning occupation just doesn't even come close.
It would take doctors years to earn 250k a year. In tech with stock growth + RSU, you might get that as a junior eng. I earned 450k as a junior per year with pre-ipo company.
This is why engineers can just leave and others are surprised.
- kgwgk 5y agoTo many people the high pay makes it more surprising, not less.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoMany people have the causation backwards. The high pay is because the engineers are able to leave the job.
- midasuni 5y agoGet a google job straight of of college and it seems you can retire very comfortably in your mid 30s
- emodendroket 5y agoSeems like the big problem with early retirement scenarios is if you get sick you're fucked. Maybe if you leave the country.