Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How...
by tuananh on Monday January 06, 2020 @01:06AM
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> and the knowledge that my CEO is making at most 4 or 5 times as much as me.
why do you prefer that? just curious
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How...
by burntoutfire on Monday January 06, 2020 @06:07AM
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The salaries of CEOs of European corporations are nowhere near as extravagant as in the US, but still they're closer to 25-50x salary of a senior dev (quick googling returned salaries for European CEOs in the $3-6m range)
Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How...
by Aeolun on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:20PM
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Depends on the size of company you are working for. I know for certain that most I’ve worked for didn’t have the budget to pay millions in salary to the CEO.
Though I guess the same limit would have applied in the US, I think the way people look at it is different.
Why is this considered a bad thing? I’d suggest that working with capable colleagues is a great joy.
I do agree on the pay though. For some reason the US has ludicrous salaries. Every time I go to a conference in the US I feel like a pauper by comparison.
Especially hurts when talking to a junior engineer you can basically dance circles around that’s paid more than twice as much. But meh, good for them, I think I still prefer universal healthcare, sane leadership, and the knowledge that my CEO is making at most 4 or 5 times as much as me.