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What is a competitive salary? Do you mean the small fraction of programmers that work for FAANG companies? Or do you mean the more normal salaries the vast majo
by irrational 3y ago
What is a competitive salary? Do you mean the small fraction of programmers that work for FAANG companies? Or do you mean the more normal salaries the vast majority of programmers make at non-FAANG companies?
I’ve worked for the past 20 years and am as far from not needing to work anymore as my first day. Well, that isn’t strictly true, but my 401k only has about 33-50% of what it needs for me to retire. I have no savings beyond that.
- mrits 3y agoI didn't realize anyone could go to medical school.
- dmoy 3y agoMaybe a little overly sarcastic, but there's a real point there: Not everyone can get into med school (~5% acceptance rate?), but even more disturbingly some people get out of med school with tons of debt, and then either fail their step 2 or don't pass quickly enough to get a residency. Or fail boards after residency. Then you're in a really shitty position, with hundreds of thousands of debt but no ability to practice medicine.
- squigglingAvia 3y agoThing is which med school you’ll go will determine your debt load. Not all med schools charge the same rate.
- radlad 3y agoAnd also your board exams success rate!