capRidiculous

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   by capRidiculous 10y ago

   You make very valid points, but how do you expect someone to pay you 300k if they are not making more money off of you? The market is willing to pay machine learning experts 250k + because they bring in multiple of 250k in value. If not, no
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   by capRidiculous 10y ago

   Again, supply and demand aside, I would argue that the amount you get paid is based on the amount of ROI you are bringing in. Your average McDonald's employee works hard for 10 hours a day at an $8/hr rate. Assuming each employ ge
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   by capRidiculous 10y ago

   Interesting perspective. But what determines market wage? If my company is going to make 500-700k on me per annum, I think a 150k salary inclusive of bonuses + health care + very generous PTO + 5% 401k matching is a very good pay. Which is
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   by capRidiculous 10y ago

   I know three people (2 immigrants on H1b) of the top of my head that are getting paid 200k + inclusive of year end bonus in NC and they have 10 + years of experience in the industry. My old company tried to find a Big Data and Analytics lea
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   by capRidiculous 10y ago

   I can speak from my own anecdotal experience. I am an Indian immigrant with 2.5 yrs of industry experience and a masters degree from a decent school. Please note that I do not support the H1b abuse by the outsourcing firms. They are pure ev