Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division
by hinkley on Friday September 30, 2016 @07:27PM
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You realize you're comparing job offers in the most expensive city in the western hemisphere to offers in Seattle, right?
Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division
by rifung on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:00PM
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I was only strictly considering pay because that's what the post/comment thread was about.
Also, Google and Facebook have offices in Seattle, and from what I understand the pay between their HQ and Seattle offices are the same.
Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division
by dekhn on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:13PM
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it's worth more in seattle because there is no state income tax!
Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division
by sitkack on Saturday October 01, 2016 @03:45PM
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Soon to be the second most expensive city.
Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division
by SwellJoe on Friday September 30, 2016 @07:23PM
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My information may be out of date. My friends who've chosen between Google and Microsoft got better offers from MS; though often ended up going to Google anyway, because they just liked it better. But, it was all several years ago.
Anecdotally, pay I've seen from Google and FB are higher than Microsoft/Amazon, but of course that's not saying much. Still, the first source I can find matches what I've seen: https://blog.step.com/2016/04/08/an-open-source-project-for-...