On first read of the headline I thought they are now offering a way to join Anthropic by paying them 65k USD. Sounds like a steal to get Anthropic on your resume!
$65K to work at Anthropic? Debate ensues amid IPO wave
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's illegal in California for a prospective employer to ask about your previous salary.
Hence the existence of services like The Work Number .
Once I learned this exists, I blocked it from ever being requested. And I check my payroll settings to never report income.
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#23I really didn't care what my first IT job paid I was just happy to have the opportunity.
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#24This was a really dumb move by Anthropic. They can clearly afford to pay more and attract the best talent. Why be so stingy? Focus on growth.
The visa sponsorship angle has to be factored in as well, as they may believe a few desperate for a visa candidates would show up. Happens more than people are aware of.
A large percentage of companies will underpay people or even commit wage theft, if they can get away with it.
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#25Even if the intention was for equity to be the main driver of compensation, how is someone supposed to survive with RSUs they don't even have yet.
You don’t.
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#26Isn't the theory they won't be able to get anyone at that salary if it is too low?
People add the value of being able to say they work at/worked for Anthropic. You also will meet a ton of high value/highly connected individuals. The salary could probably be $30k and they would still have to cut the application pile.
And none of it will matter because everyone will know you’re a 64k a year peon.
Working for basically free for “prestige” is a sucker move
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#27Its for a Research Associate in Biology.
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#28Isn't the theory they won't be able to get anyone at that salary if it is too low?
If they don't that is just a bonus because then they can hire an H1B and threaten them with deportation if they don't lick boot.
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#29This was a really dumb move by Anthropic. They can clearly afford to pay more and attract the best talent. Why be so stingy? Focus on growth.
Because they're evil. Anthropic only cares about making profits for Anthropic, everything else (including paying people fairly) is secondary.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
People add the value of being able to say they work at/worked for Anthropic. You also will meet a ton of high value/highly connected individuals. The salary could probably be $30k and they would still have to cut the application pile.
And none of it will matter because everyone will know you’re a 64k a year peon. Working for basically free for “prestige” is a sucker move
I don't know anyone worth knowing who would judge on those grounds. Capable people judge on capability.
The idea that when I need to reach someone for help with something specific, that I know they are very capable of doing, that I would double check their past/current salary, is so laughably detached from reality.