Is 400k/yr overpaid for a SWE?

Re:Is 400k/yr overpaid for a SWE? by jelliclesfarm on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @01:59PM (#31756757)

What does the tweet say? I am blocked by @typesfast. Can’t find the tweet on the browser page before the login prompt appears.

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Re:Is 400k/yr overpaid for a SWE? by fayalargeau on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @02:04PM (#31756827)

"It might be that many software business models don't work when engineers cost $400k/year."

followed by

"TIL some software engineers making $400k view themselves as Marx's proletariat."

I'm getting the feeling that most devs here agree that SWEs don't need to make that much.

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Re:Is 400k/yr overpaid for a SWE? by jelliclesfarm on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @02:45PM (#31757456)

thanks. it is certainly a layered tweet.

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