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0 pointscriddell6y ago0 comments

Your advice at the end is good but I would add that you shouldn't let others take advantage of you.

People aren't being paid $200k-$2M / year for reasons of charity. They get paid that much because their contribution to the company is higher than that.

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ChuckNorris896y ago· 1 in thread

>Your advice at the end is good but I would add that you shouldn't let others take advantage of you.

Everybody is being taken advantage of if you think about it, especially if you're a salaried employee.

Hell, if you ask Googlers earning $600k they'll think they're being taken advantage of. If you ask CEOs of F500 companies they'll also think they're being take advantage of. If you ask Multi-Billionaires with offshore accounts in tax havens to pay their fair share of taxes, they'll also think they're bein taken advantage of.

If you let this way of thinking drive your life, you'll end up very miserable.

criddellOP6y ago

> Everybody is being taken advantage of if you think about it, especially if you're a salaried employee.

I disagree.

If you think every employer is going to take advantage of you, then you should start a business and become self-employed.

I'm very happy working where I do. I'm well paid and genuinely like the people I work with. I've been here for 20 years now.

stiray6y ago

And exactly this is the part where people have problem understanding. If there is no company that you could sell your knowlidge for the sallary you would like to have, it doesnt matter how good you are. I know lots of local developers that are top notch, earning even less, on the other side, forgive me the wording, I know a few midiocre people, that were kicked out of my company as incompetent (they really were incompetent) and later passed google interviews (before anyone says it, I dont want to work at google, there are other more honorable jobs like selling drugs to kids or selling arms to central africa - I'll pass those too)).

Bottom line, knowlidge is not worth a penny, it doesnt matter. Only how good you are to selling yourself and if there is no company preparing to offer you a higher sallary - relocate somewhere else. Or decide not to move and be satisfied with what you have. Like I decided my kid is more important than Tesla and bunch of expansive gadgets (while I do have long term ENTP/INTP relationship with a former photomodel that has IQ higher that anyone that was hitting on her though ;) ). And I am happy. More than most people running for money.

I will repeat it once again. Go for whatever makes you happy. Ignore the money, as a developer you will survive. Dont put money as your goal as you will be miserable at the end.

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