Re:The tech interview prep industry
by askafriend on Sunday April 03, 2022 @09:45PM
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Exactly. Someone senior with 6+yrs of exp can easily make $400-600k. So unless you're already making $300k+, it's far more than 10-20%.
I'm at 15+ years of experience and not even close to that. You're describing a small fringe of the industry.
Same but it's not because it's not possible, it's because we simply have not bargained well enough for ourselves. This decade I decided to, and I'm already seeing what the OP laid out. Literally, until you ask for what you're worth, you will continue to get low balled.
I seem to be stuck. Even companies that at first seem amenable to giving me a significant increase always try to talk me down later in the hiring process. Dropped out of a few because of that.
Recently went through the leetcode circus myself and ended up with an offer in this range, thus 4-5x my previous salary, and I have 7 years of experience. The interview had almost nothing to do with my work experience (which isn't that great btw) except for the behavioral portion. I am not exceptional either - most HN comments go over my head really quickly. Now I can actually think about affording real estate and starting a family.
Companies that can pay this much aren't rare. They're all in plain sight. FAANG, Coinbase, Stripe, Brex, to name a few.
6 years at 600k is a stretch. 400k is very doable though. I think you're looking at closer to 10+ years to hit the higher end of 600k (at big tech)
I keep hearing this, but which positions are they and what job history are they looking for?
Money isn’t everything, for sure, so if you’re happy here stay here. But let’s not blow things out of proportion. Ranting about an exercise that involves only your brain for 30 minutes that could turn to hundreds of thousands of dollars to gain, sounds like a kid ranting about exams. Do you know other jobs involve physical labor? Have you seen cheerleader tryouts? No one owes anyone any luxury. If a company decides for any stupid reason that they want to keep a hard interview then it’s their prerogative.