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Re:Compensation in 2019 – new grad tech offers by DebtDeflation on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @05:58PM (#20945184)
Right, and that's fine (not sure why I'm being downvoted), but why not just say "I make X base salary, Y% target annual bonus, and I got a signing bonus of Z plus RSUs" like everyone in every other industry instead of adding it all up and calling it salary? There's a difference between guaranteed comp and variable comp, just like there's a difference between annual recurring comp and one time comp like a signing bonus.
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Re:Compensation in 2019 – new grad tech offers by esoterica on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:11AM (#20948520)
The title says compensation, not salary. People usually say compensation or TC when referring to the total number.

> There's a difference between guaranteed comp and variable comp

All comp is variable since you can be fired or laid off at any time.

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Re:Compensation in 2019 – new grad tech offers by tidepod12 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @06:50PM (#20945659)
No idea why you're being downvoted.

I imagine the reasoning is because at the end of the day, in most discussions, it hardly matters the technical aspect of if the money came from a signing bonus or a stock option. $300k is $300k.

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