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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by vonmoltke on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:54PM (#11199363)
Outside of a few hot areas, total compensation for even the best people is usually 85% base salary.
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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by suyash on Monday February 29, 2016 @06:04PM (#11199433)
How is that possible? example please
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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by tpudlik on Monday February 29, 2016 @08:36PM (#11200236)
Total compensation is base salary plus stock/options. If your stock grant goes down by enough, total compensation may fall even if base salary went up.
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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by harmegido on Monday February 29, 2016 @08:22PM (#11200177)
I'm actually a stock trader, so it's even more skewed for me and would be a good example. Let's say I get paid $50 per year. At the end of the year, depending on my/our performance, I will get paid between $0 and $200 as a bonus, which I wouldn't count as part of my base comp.

Other forms of non-base include stocks/options/etc.

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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by diffraction on Monday February 29, 2016 @07:46PM (#11200015)
Performance bonuses?
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