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Anybody who writes code should be earning north of 500k at least either through salary and stocks or a business. Anything less than that and you're better off b
by ilrwbwrkhv 3y ago
Anybody who writes code should be earning north of 500k at least either through salary and stocks or a business. Anything less than that and you're better off being a HVAC guy.
- semiquaver 3y agoNot everyone lives in the Bay Area or NYC.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoNot many HVAC guys make anything approaching 500k.
- riehwvfbk 3y agoThat's quite a bit more than a senior engineer at a FAANG makes. For most people senior is the terminal level. So, most engineers would be better off as HVAC guys? Interestingly, I once met a plumber who used to be an engineer. He said he is much happier. So the HVAC thing could be true, but the Bay Area doesn't need this many HVAC guys...
- slavetologic 3y agoYup completely agree
- pdimitar 3y agoOK. How?
- klardotsh 3y agoI am about a decade into this career and only 5 months ago signed an offer that, assuming absolute max bonus every cycle, barely gets me to a bit shy of half of that TC. Opportunities to change that outside of FAANG are few and far between, but sure, I guess I have chosen a pointless path in life, I'll go abandon my ability to work 100% remote from anywhere in the US and go be an HVAC guy instead. Seems legit.