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Perhaps they meant to say "studying for a few weeks to solve fun puzzles, after getting a CS degree from Stanford, moving to a city where a basic apartment cost

Perhaps they meant to say "studying for a few weeks to solve fun puzzles, after getting a CS degree from Stanford, moving to a city where a basic apartment costs $1 million, and getting 8-10 years FAANG experience, also like half that $400k is stock not cash" But no licensing!

citizen_friend 3y ago
None of these things are true of me actually. Skill based interview is an equalizer which overcomes status education. And fine divide the salary by 2 and it’s still better than most “licensed” careers
- tracker1 3y ago
  Not to mention those of us who are self-taught and don't do as well in formal learning environments. One can be higher functioning, but not learn the same as others. It's harder to work around at times, and I do have to use various coping mechanisms in practice (same as setting lots of alarms for meetings through the day). I don't always do as well in converting literal leet code pre-screenings online though. I'd rather do a take-home type assignment (actually make a solution for X) or a person to person screening, where I can ask followup questions to better understand what I'm solving for in context.
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fnfjfk 3y ago
Stock in public companies is effectively equivalent to cash, so what’s the difference? Sell on vest and buy index funds or anything you want.
- redserk 3y ago
  That's assuming the stock price doesn't go down in the time it takes to hit your first (or any meaningful) vesting cliff.
  - humansareok1 3y ago
    To be fair I think most top tier companies vest quarterly so...
    - Paul-Craft 3y ago
      They do, but they don't do refreshers quarterly.
rockemsockem 3y ago
You definitely don't need 8-10 years or a degree from a particularly prestigious university to achieve this. Also you can get this pay outside the bay area, still in high cost of living areas, but for that pay it's really not an issue.

citizen_friend 3y ago

None of these things are true of me actually. Skill based interview is an equalizer which overcomes status education. And fine divide the salary by 2 and it’s still better than most “licensed” careers

tracker1 3y ago
Not to mention those of us who are self-taught and don't do as well in formal learning environments. One can be higher functioning, but not learn the same as others. It's harder to work around at times, and I do have to use various coping mechanisms in practice (same as setting lots of alarms for meetings through the day). I don't always do as well in converting literal leet code pre-screenings online though. I'd rather do a take-home type assignment (actually make a solution for X) or a person to person screening, where I can ask followup questions to better understand what I'm solving for in context.

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fnfjfk 3y ago

Stock in public companies is effectively equivalent to cash, so what’s the difference? Sell on vest and buy index funds or anything you want.

redserk 3y ago
That's assuming the stock price doesn't go down in the time it takes to hit your first (or any meaningful) vesting cliff.
- humansareok1 3y ago
  To be fair I think most top tier companies vest quarterly so...
  - Paul-Craft 3y ago
    They do, but they don't do refreshers quarterly.

rockemsockem 3y ago

You definitely don't need 8-10 years or a degree from a particularly prestigious university to achieve this. Also you can get this pay outside the bay area, still in high cost of living areas, but for that pay it's really not an issue.