Re:Software engineers complaining about a $450k salary?
by pathartl on Monday January 27, 2020 @06:00PM
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This is something that actually really bothers me. Heads of business have a near infinite wage ceiling, same with sales. I guess engineers are probably given incentive with stock, but even still they're not treated nearly as well as even lower management.
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Re:Software engineers complaining about a $450k salary?
by Kevin_S on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:07PM
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I dunno, that kinda makes sense to me if you think about the structure of a business. An elite CEO makes the most critical decisions that can be easily worth billions either positive or negative. An elite engineer makes a stellar project sure, but they work on a team etc. An elite engineer that makes elite decisions becomes an executive, and doesn't stay an engineer.
Re:Software engineers complaining about a $450k salary?
by mattmanser on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @10:07AM
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What's elite about them? There's nothing elite about them, almost anyone can do their job.
It's more a matter of connections and luck if you're a CEO.
Re:Software engineers complaining about a $450k salary?
by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @11:42AM
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Beware the company that has a CEO due to connections and luck. Sure, anyone can sit in the seat and cash the salary checks. Not just anyone can do a good job of actually running the company, though.