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Earning $1.14 million for a whole life's work is peanuts when you compare it to bay area salaries where someone working for FANG can earn that much in half a ye
by emschlr 5y ago
Earning $1.14 million for a whole life's work is peanuts when you compare it to bay area salaries where someone working for FANG can earn that much in half a year or less just by writing microservices.
So, no, Nobel prize winners are not necessarily rich when you compare them with lawyers, doctors, and software engineers of California.
- rawoke083600 5y agoCompared to most people in academia they are stinking-rich ! "whole life's work" Yea sorry they don't always "win" it at the END of their careers ! "compare it to bay area salaries where someone working for FANG can earn that much in half a year or less just by writing microservices." Guess you can say that about many careers just depends which you industry you compare it to ! Gardening,R&B Popstar,Maid,Teacher,Hollywood Actor,Tutor.