Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries? • Hacker News Board

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by z0a » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:24 PM UTC

noxToken wrote: post #7

I'd argue that you should suggest an input format for some of the answers. This would help normalize the incoming data. For example, you could have (City, State) for the location, and (numbers only) for numeric input fields.

Added some number data validation. I'll see if I can take care of the location validation.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by yitchelle » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:24 PM UTC

Same issues with the other salary data aggregators. Missing the following.

* currency,

* country,

* industry,

* permanent or contractor

* residential status,

* remote or onsite,

But I agree, if the data can be trusted, this is all you need.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by oldmanjay » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:24 PM UTC

cloakandswagger wrote: post #22

z0a wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My mistake. Fixed.

I'm sorry, how exactly was it fixed? Now I can mark 'Other', but as a gender-fluid this really should be more a slider

Identity politics aren't really the point of this exercise.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by home_boi » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:26 PM UTC

cloakandswagger wrote: post #22

z0a wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My mistake. Fixed.

I'm sorry, how exactly was it fixed? Now I can mark 'Other', but as a gender-fluid this really should be more a slider

well no, that's unfair to the person of bear spirit gender that is slightly male and female. It should be more like a color wheel

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

#35

Post by antonioneffy » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:27 PM UTC

Didn't realize that $80k straight out of college was that high until I saw this. Wow.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

#36

Post by efuquen » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:28 PM UTC

Wow, you're literally being downvoted for just making an observation. Pretty sad for this community.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

#37

Post by fuzzbucket » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:28 PM UTC

z0a wrote: post #13

fuzzbucket wrote: post #10

Pretty crappy that "Gender" is a two-choice radio button. Literally gender binary.

My mistake. Fixed.

That's an improvement, thank you :)

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by samstave » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:28 PM UTC

cloakandswagger wrote: post #22

z0a wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My mistake. Fixed.

I'm sorry, how exactly was it fixed? Now I can mark 'Other', but as a gender-fluid this really should be more a slider

I'm poor, but I identify as a billionaire, so I find your question on income to discrimate me. I'm fiscally-fluid.

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

#39

Post by lcfcjs » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:29 PM UTC

The WalmartLabs one is fake, 150,000 USD bonus? wtf?

Re: Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?

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Post by alpb » Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 8:30 PM UTC

I think the results spreadsheet and how disorganized the results are is the answer to the question "why not". Most people just omitted the employer name, which I believe is the most significant factor to one’s salary.