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Compensation levels in tech are still higher than most other places. It'd be pretty difficult to change careers into something tech-adjacent later in life and s

Compensation levels in tech are still higher than most other places. It'd be pretty difficult to change careers into something tech-adjacent later in life and still maintain the same compensation. More likely you'll have to traverse the ladder again and this time with worse compensation. Relative compensation is a different story. >Leaving tech is not the same thing as leaving work Article would have to follow up on this either way. Where did the women leaving tech go off to? From the male side of the perspective, GP is absolutely correct. Men have far more incentive to tough it out in tech than women do once at the point of gaining the financial benefits of living together, for quite a few reasons. Wouldn't be too farfetched to assume this causes tech to further optimize towards men, too, even if not intentionally sexist.

lapcat 4y ago
> Compensation levels in tech are still higher than most other places. Compensation levels in tech vary extremely widely by company, location, etc. > It'd be pretty difficult to change careers into something tech-adjacent later in life and still maintain the same compensation. Depends on how much later in life. > Men have far more incentive to tough it out in tech than women do once at the point of gaining the financial benefits of living together, for quite a few reasons. One reason would be if tech favors men in hiring, compensation, and promotions. If your wife is making more money than you but leaves anyway, that would be a little different story.
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago
  >Compensation levels in tech vary extremely widely by company, location, etc. And compensating for those variations through medians and averages shows tech still tends to pay better on average. Clear exceptions being fields one can't easily pivot into without many years of study. >Depends on how much later in life. Disregarding age discrimination, soft skills will only allow you to pivot so far. That makes age itself rather inconsequential compared to raw experience. >One reason would be if tech favors men in hiring, compensation, and promotions. Another reason is that women put far, far more importance on men's wealth and income than vice versa. Several cultures across the globe reflect this.
  - lapcat 4y ago
    > And compensating for those variations through medians and averages shows tech still tends to pay better on average. Nobody is disputing that tech has a high average. But the industry having a high average doesn't help if you're personally below the average. > Disregarding age discrimination, soft skills will only allow you to pivot so far. That makes age itself rather inconsequential compared to raw experience. The point is that if you leave tech early in your career, when you haven't established much anyway, then you have more time to start over and gain experience in other areas. Maybe you can even go back to school. > Another reason is that women put far, far more importance on men's wealth and income than vice versa. Several cultures across the globe reflect this. You quoted one sentence of mine but not the following sentence: "If your wife is making more money than you but leaves anyway, that would be a little different story." If one spouse quits, and the other becomes the main breadwinner, the income of each spouse seems quite relevant, doesn't it?

lapcat 4y ago

> Compensation levels in tech are still higher than most other places. Compensation levels in tech vary extremely widely by company, location, etc. > It'd be pretty difficult to change careers into something tech-adjacent later in life and still maintain the same compensation. Depends on how much later in life. > Men have far more incentive to tough it out in tech than women do once at the point of gaining the financial benefits of living together, for quite a few reasons. One reason would be if tech favors men in hiring, compensation, and promotions. If your wife is making more money than you but leaves anyway, that would be a little different story.

BlargMcLarg 4y ago
>Compensation levels in tech vary extremely widely by company, location, etc. And compensating for those variations through medians and averages shows tech still tends to pay better on average. Clear exceptions being fields one can't easily pivot into without many years of study. >Depends on how much later in life. Disregarding age discrimination, soft skills will only allow you to pivot so far. That makes age itself rather inconsequential compared to raw experience. >One reason would be if tech favors men in hiring, compensation, and promotions. Another reason is that women put far, far more importance on men's wealth and income than vice versa. Several cultures across the globe reflect this.
- lapcat 4y ago
  > And compensating for those variations through medians and averages shows tech still tends to pay better on average. Nobody is disputing that tech has a high average. But the industry having a high average doesn't help if you're personally below the average. > Disregarding age discrimination, soft skills will only allow you to pivot so far. That makes age itself rather inconsequential compared to raw experience. The point is that if you leave tech early in your career, when you haven't established much anyway, then you have more time to start over and gain experience in other areas. Maybe you can even go back to school. > Another reason is that women put far, far more importance on men's wealth and income than vice versa. Several cultures across the globe reflect this. You quoted one sentence of mine but not the following sentence: "If your wife is making more money than you but leaves anyway, that would be a little different story." If one spouse quits, and the other becomes the main breadwinner, the income of each spouse seems quite relevant, doesn't it?