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There must be a HUGE pay discrepancy. I mean millions of dollars over the course of a decade. Too much opportunity cost, and for what? What is the value of the
by rp1 5y ago
There must be a HUGE pay discrepancy. I mean millions of dollars over the course of a decade. Too much opportunity cost, and for what? What is the value of the loyalty shown by the owner?
- Infinitesimus 5y agoFor many, it is happiness and focusing on other things in life once they have the means. Millions don't really matter if that's not a motivator in life.
- rp1 5y agoI understand what you’re saying, but focusing on non-work things and working at a big tech company are not mutually exclusive. You can do the same amount of work and make a lot more money.
- Infinitesimus 5y agoRight, but some people don't care about making a lot of money.
- rp1 5y agoSure, but all else equal, wouldn’t you rather earn more? That’s what I’m saying: all else is equal.
- normalpersons 5y agoMost developers have lifetime earnings of that kinda figure. Earning a million dollars total (adjusted for currency differentials) over a decade is an absolutely insanely huge number. that is closer to my expected lifetime earnings than decade earnings. 300-500k$ of value in total in a decade is more realistic for an average value, with a small company to large company difference being maybe 100k over a decade. All in my location, country, etc.
- rp1 5y agoDevelopers at a large tech company in the US can easily earn 300K per year. This is US specific, but working at one of these companies isn’t particularly stressful.