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Ask HN: Why companies nickel and dime me when same companies offer way more...

5 points by lifeplusplus 5y ago

I've 7 years of exp. Objectively I make a good salary, but relatively speaking it's on the low end. I don't get it. I've tried to push for higher number many times. But I get around 190k TC. Yet I know people who have <3 years of exp. Yet their TC is in 280-350s. What is it on my resume.. is it school? is it type of companies???

ozzythecat 5y ago
What country are you in? Apply for a job at a FAANG and you should be over $200K easy. A senior role, which is attainable with 7 YOE, will easily have you over $300K. Keep in mind not all companies pay $200K+. These are mainly tech companies.
- lifeplusplus 5y ago
  Im in east coast, and that's what puzzles me. Just heard from recruiter and he was like "I'm worried about your TC requirements, our TC budget is 170k"
version_five 5y ago
There may be some aspect of just incompetence, but ignoring that, companies have an HR / salary strategy just as they would have a pricing strategy for their offering. Some offer top tier - like netflix claims to, and are banking on using the "top" talent they recruit as a source of competitive advantage. Others deliberately offer less, because they know that the stuff they need developers for does not need 10xers and they would be wasting their money trying to outbid others for top folks. That's not a bad thing, it's a deliberate strategy. I once worked at a place (and left) that made the shift from acting as a top tier player in its market and deliberately offering good salaries to attract top employees, to moving downmarket into higher volume, lower value work, and offering salaries that matched. It's not fun, but it's the reality of business.
- lifeplusplus 5y ago
  what can you do to look like "top" talent?
giantg2 5y ago
You have to be exceptional for that level of comp. US median for a dev salary is about $110k.
- lifeplusplus 5y ago
  Starting salary at FANNG is around 180k TC. That's no EXP, just avg CS graduate.

5 points by lifeplusplus 5y ago

ozzythecat 5y ago

What country are you in? Apply for a job at a FAANG and you should be over $200K easy. A senior role, which is attainable with 7 YOE, will easily have you over $300K. Keep in mind not all companies pay $200K+. These are mainly tech companies.

lifeplusplus 5y ago
Im in east coast, and that's what puzzles me. Just heard from recruiter and he was like "I'm worried about your TC requirements, our TC budget is 170k"

version_five 5y ago

There may be some aspect of just incompetence, but ignoring that, companies have an HR / salary strategy just as they would have a pricing strategy for their offering. Some offer top tier - like netflix claims to, and are banking on using the "top" talent they recruit as a source of competitive advantage. Others deliberately offer less, because they know that the stuff they need developers for does not need 10xers and they would be wasting their money trying to outbid others for top folks. That's not a bad thing, it's a deliberate strategy. I once worked at a place (and left) that made the shift from acting as a top tier player in its market and deliberately offering good salaries to attract top employees, to moving downmarket into higher volume, lower value work, and offering salaries that matched. It's not fun, but it's the reality of business.

lifeplusplus 5y ago
what can you do to look like "top" talent?

giantg2 5y ago

You have to be exceptional for that level of comp. US median for a dev salary is about $110k.

lifeplusplus 5y ago
Starting salary at FANNG is around 180k TC. That's no EXP, just avg CS graduate.