Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?

Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by waheoo on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:54AM (#26166258)

I find the idea that the best paid people in the industry are entitled to be a bit rich.

Clearly there is unmet demand for quality engineers or you wouldn't be paying that much and allowing perks to dictate the balance of life equation so royally.

Maybe we're not paid enough.

It's like you're welcome to pay less, watch the talent dry up and move on.

I'm sure you'll be fine?

Doesn't Google still make roughly 150x what their employees are paid?

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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by pyb on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:57AM (#26166291)

Being an IC is very hard if you want to do the job well. The risks are also underappreciated (massive burnout, etc). It should be compensated fairly.

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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by waheoo on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:27PM (#26200906)

Agreed, I suspect were massively underpaid but companies get away with it because we're also love what we do and are easily take advantage of when we're young and naive

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