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I too work for the UK govt in the NHS (as a developer), and often wonder if I'm being stupid working for half the pay of my other developer friends. Some of my
by nhsboy 4y ago
I too work for the UK govt in the NHS (as a developer), and often wonder if I'm being stupid working for half the pay of my other developer friends. Some of my developer friends work for hedge funds and investment banks and make quite literally 4x what I do. It's upsetting knowing that they will be able to buy a home in London and retire early for enriching some of the worst people on the planet, whilst I will likely have to leave London for somewhere cheaper soon, and will work until I'm 65+. (The NHS pension is quite generous to be fair.)
I get to log off every day feeling good though, so it all seems worth it to me.
- Moissanite 4y agoI am on the other side of this equation - if I went from my current big tech role to an equivalent seniority level in the public sector, I'd be looking at a 50+% pay cut. I am not ready to make the leap yet because I fear the jealousy eating away at me - but at the same time I know it is more rational to aim for happiness now than push for an early retirement I might not get to see at all, or might not enjoy when I do get there.