Ask HN: How much do you make at Facebook/Amazon/Apple/Netflix/Google/Microsoft?
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#12I don't feel like discussing my salary publicly. Have you considered checking glassdoor.com or other similar sources?
Why do people feel this way about their salaries. Always seemed to me that in the grand tottal we will be better off if we did discuss our salaries publicly. I make around 60k usd in a Scandinavian startup as a programmer with experience. What is so big deal about it
I can think of a few reasons; probably the same why you shouldn't brag about being rich or winning the lottery.
* Avoiding jealousy from people that might know the poster * Avoiding becoming a target for scammers or kidnappers
Also why does HN not support basic formatting?
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#13I don't feel like discussing my salary publicly. Have you considered checking glassdoor.com or other similar sources?
Why do people feel this way about their salaries. Always seemed to me that in the grand tottal we will be better off if we did discuss our salaries publicly. I make around 60k usd in a Scandinavian startup as a programmer with experience. What is so big deal about it
It’s a very common concern here in the US and I find it very strange. Lots and lots of people work in jobs where salary is either public or easily determined. Further discussing pay is one of the few bedrock employee protections we have here. Yet it’s a taboo subject.
If I were a more suspicious person I’d chalk it up to a cabal of employers trying to suppress wages...
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#14I don't feel like discussing my salary publicly. Have you considered checking glassdoor.com or other similar sources?
Why do people feel this way about their salaries. Always seemed to me that in the grand tottal we will be better off if we did discuss our salaries publicly. I make around 60k usd in a Scandinavian startup as a programmer with experience. What is so big deal about it
The people making a lot above average (because they negotiated well) generally don't want to share this publicly, because others will realise they are then being underpaid.
As an example: would you tell a colleague "on the same level" as you that you're making $300k, when he is making $50 or $100k? That's either 1) an excellent way to get fired, because now everyone wants $300k, or 2) an excellent way to piss off your colleagues. They will start looking for a new gig immediately.
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#15I don't feel like discussing my salary publicly. Have you considered checking glassdoor.com or other similar sources?
Why do people feel this way about their salaries. Always seemed to me that in the grand tottal we will be better off if we did discuss our salaries publicly. I make around 60k usd in a Scandinavian startup as a programmer with experience. What is so big deal about it
As an (hypothetical) employer I now know that, ceteris paribus, I only need to offer you around 65k USD to come and work for me, even if I was prepared to offer you 90k USD.
I agree though that we would, on average, be better off if all of us agreed to share salaries publicly.
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#16You probably want to setup a form for this. You would get much more willingness to share anonymously. Also, which country in EU?
I don't know, information shared in a comment has more authenticity and can encompass more info (such as other types of comps/benefits) than spreadsheet/form.
And Ireland. :)
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#17$160k, $105k RSUs over 4 years, $15k signing bonus - started half a year ago, currently have a little more than 5 years of experience as a software engineer.
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#18I don't feel like discussing my salary publicly. Have you considered checking glassdoor.com or other similar sources?
Why do people feel this way about their salaries. Always seemed to me that in the grand tottal we will be better off if we did discuss our salaries publicly. I make around 60k usd in a Scandinavian startup as a programmer with experience. What is so big deal about it
Well, for one, my contract explicitly prohibits me from disclosing my salary publicly - I am protected by law to discuss it with my colleagues, but (technically) I cannot post it online. I know in some countries(Sweden) salaries are literally a matter of public record, but that's not the case everywhere.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is one major problem with glassdoor - the salaries that are collected today are grouped together with salaries that were collected 7 years ago. Which is why you always see lower salaries looking at the glassdoor. This post is to get a (however small) current sample and it is purely to help me evaluate a couple of opportunities, no commercial interest whatsoever.
Salaries I see on Glass Door for Amazon for Scottish jobs are fairly accurate. A Developer will make anywhere between £35k and £50k depending on experience (this matches with what I saw when I was looking for a job a year ago)
Just curious: That seems disproportionately low compared to US salaries. Is cost of living proportionately lower in Scotland?
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Facebook/Amazon/Apple/Netflix/Google/Microsoft?
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is one major problem with glassdoor - the salaries that are collected today are grouped together with salaries that were collected 7 years ago. Which is why you always see lower salaries looking at the glassdoor. This post is to get a (however small) current sample and it is purely to help me evaluate a couple of opportunities, no commercial interest whatsoever.
Salaries I see on Glass Door for Amazon for Scottish jobs are fairly accurate. A Developer will make anywhere between £35k and £50k depending on experience (this matches with what I saw when I was looking for a job a year ago)
Wow, that's shockingly low :(