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FAANG Simulator
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not entirely true. I work in "boring" State government as a programmer. I constantly see juniors starting private industry jobs at close to what I make after being with my employer for 10 years straight. However, money is not everything to me. While the salary is not truly impressive, my job has a lot of benefits. People sleep on these jobs while chasing MegaCorp clout which is cool and all, but I am just a redneck c…
Its fairly simple to do the math and see that outside faang a few mill is being left on the table every 5-10 years
That assumes one has the chops to get into FAANG. I highly doubt I could pass a basic interview -- even with ample time to prepare. Besides, if I were truly anything special, then I am sure one of the FAANG companies would have tried to contact me already.
Sure, if one was FAANG caliber, then a few mill would be left on the table periodically. However, when is enough ever enough? I seriously feel like I do not need millions to be happy in life.
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#153I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol. what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs. you can hack the game i.e real life 1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider. so…
It actually really hurt when I pulled up the page. It's why I'm trying to bootstrap my own software company off of my savings. I'm aiming for 85k (or there abouts) after a few years of earning nothing. But I can't help but feel like a failure because distribution and convincing people to use my software is extremely difficult. I don't want to go back to the tech industry but at the same time I don't know if I have it…
try doing premium themes or plugins on bigger platforms, than gravitate to your core item
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#154I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol. what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs. you can hack the game i.e real life 1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider. so…
I remember taking pay cuts of 35-65% for a few jobs I thought sounded more cool or less stressful when I was younger, only to find out some of my coworkers were making far more at the same place. They placed me still at or above the median wage, and I learned a lot (I never vested, and stocks weren't a factor in the jobs). In my personal experience, the jobs I have taken which paid less treated me as cheaper and more…
Perhaps you just didn't push it far enough: I took a 90% pay cut and am happy with it :)
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#155RAT RACE #2 · ACQUIRED
sold the company at 31 · walked away with $10.78M · peak burnout 95%
Re: FAANG Simulator
#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unless you have a family, want to travel, want an ample retirement fund, have complex health issues, etc etc.
Not entirely true. I work in "boring" State government as a programmer. I constantly see juniors starting private industry jobs at close to what I make after being with my employer for 10 years straight. However, money is not everything to me. While the salary is not truly impressive, my job has a lot of benefits. People sleep on these jobs while chasing MegaCorp clout which is cool and all, but I am just a redneck c…
6 weeks parental leave does not sound generous: https://archive.ph/vO2W7
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#157It is TOO real. Shocked me
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
The last 2 statements are so far from reality it's insane. I live in the south/the midwest (depending on who you ask) in an okay-sized city, I was a SWE making $85k/year gross and struggling to cover housing and bills, and I got laid off when the company "eliminated my position".
How much was/is your rent per month? And how many dependents?
low end rent is now normalized across de nation. there's no escape from the race.
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#159Maybe add a non-US-citizen mode where if you are ever unemployed for more than 2 cycles you lose, unless you already have a side project with enormous traction And if you are a US citizen and get randomly get thrown into a group of mostly non-citizen coworkers they will grind like hell due to the above, and if you don't grind extra hard you get the PIP faster, because you're stack ranked against them
Your second point is so bizarre. You're complaining hardworking immigrants make you look bad because you don't work as hard?
that's a very weird way to read it.
i hope your kids are not sewing shoes instead of getting an education.
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#160I maybe have encountered a bug? Got a popup asking if I want to take severance but I was already laid off (for a few turns before the popup).
RAT RACE #2 · ESCAPED out in 15y 3q with $1.47M · peak burnout 94%