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Where are you making $300k TC? How is the WLB?
by adamhp 5y ago
Where are you making $300k TC? How is the WLB?
- bipolarthrow 5y agoI'd rather not say where, but look at large publicly traded tech companies with headquarters in the Bay Area. Check out levels.fyi for compensation information. Note that the $300k is pretty variable due to stock price. 1/3 to 1/2 of my comp is RSUs depending on the price. I immediately sell to diversify, so it is like a variable cash payout to me. The current stock price is about 30% lower than it was when I got my last stock grant. They were too optimistic about the price in the letter spelling out my on track earnings as about $330k. Now, after the stock fell, it'll be around $275k, so I'm splitting the difference somewhat optimistically. :) Work life balance is really good. It wasn't at first, when I was on call and trying to prove myself, but since then I've set clear boundaries and am performing well.
- adamhp 5y agoInteresting. I've been debating this personally lately. I work where I can pull 180k-220k pure salary with a very high degree of job security and low effort, and I've been toying with whether or not it'd be better to switch to big tech and try to make more for a few years at the expense of WLB. Weirdly enough, I'm kind of on the other end though, just hit 30, 7 YOE, and not strong technically because background isn't CS. So I kind of don't know if I should just coast, or leetcode grind and try to go for 300-400k... I just hear horror stories of PIPs and up-and-out and it doesn't sound like fun...