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I'm SDE myself so I don't have much data on that. I've heard people in finance get insane salaries. I would assume that folks working in SpaceX are doing better
by caskstrength 3y ago
I'm SDE myself so I don't have much data on that. I've heard people in finance get insane salaries. I would assume that folks working in SpaceX are doing better than their European colleagues from ArianeGroup (who may soon do even worse [0]).
[0]: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/oops-it-looks-like-the-ariane-6-rocket-may-not-offer-europe-any-launch-savings https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/oops-it-looks-like-the...
- troupo 3y agoHow about fast food workers?
- caskstrength 3y agoSorry, neither me nor my friends are into fast food business and it is not something I would read about in my free time.
- troupo 3y agoYou should read about that, too. And not just about "laughable SDE salaries". It's not the SDEs who keep you alive in this world.
- caskstrength 3y agoHow patronizing. I was born in a country where SDEs and "people who keep you alive" were paid more or less the same and don't want to go back, thank you very much.
- troupo 3y ago> How patronizing. Indeed > were paid more or less the same and don't want to go back, thank you very much. Let me guess: because now you're paid ridiculous amounts of money and you couldn't care less about other human beings.
- caskstrength 3y agoNeither US nor EU have caste system. Everyone is welcome to apply for highly paid jobs in tech, finance, aerospace, etc.