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I asked the recruiter multiple times if what Fox (the movie studio) was offering was legit. They offered me $20,000 more than Microsoft.

• logicallee 13y ago
  which is a huge difference. you can hire half-time maid/cook with that. Did you take it?
  • diziet 13y ago
    You forget to take into account the tax bracket!
    • muzz 13y ago
      Why does that matter?
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      • dennisgorelik 13y ago
        $20K extra if you are already $100K+/year is heavily taxed. You can lose about 40% of it (social security, medicare, federal income tax, state income tax).
  • BigChiefSmokem 13y ago
    Sure did. It's sort of bittersweet because I really wanted to work for Microsoft since I was a kid but to me my salary is part of my worth and I don't want to undermine the value of my career by taking a lower pay. I don't think the work is as challenging as it would have been at a tech giant (I'm pretty much a glorified UI/front-end web developer) but I do get to work alongside the Hollywood crowd which IMO is as exciting as working at a "cool" Silicon Valley gig. Also, I don't think startups pay much anyhow, especially in LA (I've had to laugh off some offers from the Santa Monica startups, sorry but $80k for a Senior Engineer is just ludicrous) - those jobs are better suited for the college grads. Anyways, the above average pay in my case has to do with the fact that the studio makes a ton of money and are willing to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to talent (IT or otherwise), and that the area we work at has a very high cost of living.