Ask HN: How much of pay cut would you take for a more fulfilling job?

Re:Ask HN: How much of pay cut would you take for a more ful... by gshdg on Thursday May 28, 2020 @05:42PM (#23343080)

I already do something I like, so not much.

That said, a FAANG or bank would pay twice as much, at least. And I’ve deliberately avoided that out of preference for startups. So perhaps in that sense I’ve already taken a 50% cut.

And only regret it when looking at time-to-retirement projections.

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Re:Ask HN: How much of pay cut would you take for a more ful... by decafninja on Friday May 29, 2020 @08:38AM (#23349227)

What bank would pay close to a FAANG? Goldman is the only one that I think could come close at the junior levels, but once you reach senior or above, I doubt any can.

Maybe for some elite (and pretty rare) roles in niches like algo trading, but I doubt the typical bank developer job pays as well as FAANG or other top tier tech companies.

Some elite hedge funds or prop trading shops could match or even vastly exceed FAANG comp, but then again, those jobs are both pretty rare, and their interviews can be difficult enough to make FAANG interviews look easy.

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Re:Ask HN: How much of pay cut would you take for a more ful... by gshdg on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:06AM (#23350786)

For management roles

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Re:Ask HN: How much of pay cut would you take for a more ful... by khannavid on Thursday May 28, 2020 @07:09PM (#23344129)

I came here to say exact same thing. I think a 30-40% pay-cut is OK as far as you choose a really more fulfilling job.

But about regrets: There are days that I doubt my choice too. Probably because I never experienced working at big corporations. Maybe I'm OK with them? Maybe I should go experience that for myself? But usually these doubts don't last long. And hopefully your more experience helps you never encounter these doubts! ;)

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