Canada’s tech sector is hemorrhaging talent [audio]

Re:Canada’s tech sector is hemorrhaging talent [audio] by beachstartup on Monday August 15, 2016 @11:03PM (#12295260)

yeah, sure. for google/apple/facebook/etc. 150k cash + 100k+ equity and bonus compensation sounds about right. on a good year, add another 100k. on a really good year, add another 250k. on a really really good year, add a couple million. who do you think is buying all these houses?

the first step to making this kind of money is not settling for anything less, because opportunity is the biggest cost. when was the last time you turned down 150k to wait for a better offer?

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Re:Canada’s tech sector is hemorrhaging talent [audio] by EmployedRussian on Monday August 15, 2016 @11:51PM (#12295417)

I've worked at Google for 8 years.

The only way you are likely to see "another 100k on a good year" is if you sell all the RSUs you've got that year.

I've see a few people "add a couple of million" when their project of 7 years succeeded, but these were very senior people.

I think it's an illusion to think that rank and file SWEs will ever have an "add a few million" year.

> who do you think is buying all these houses?

I see very few rank and file Google SWEs being able to afford anything within 1 hour commute of Mountain View.

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Re:Canada’s tech sector is hemorrhaging talent [audio] by beachstartup on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:04AM (#12295465)

so what you're saying is, you've seen everything i've described happen, at least to "a few people", and you're just one guy.

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