Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years

Re:Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years by thatsnotreally on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @01:04PM (#40928982)

Engineers viewing design as a 'less prestigious' role is laughable. The compensation for these tracks is pretty much equal. I would love to hear you spell out why exactly you perceive design as less prestigious.

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Re:Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years by johnnyanmac on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @04:16PM (#40931063)

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Re:Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years by ilickpoolalgae on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @01:09PM (#40929018)

In general, the compensation is much less than engineers at the same level but the potential for career growth beyond senior is much easier.

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Re:Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years by thatsnotreally on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @01:21PM (#40929154)

I would agree on the junior side of things. There is a higher threshold for the starting line for engineers, but for higher levels, design is by no means seen as a less prestigious role. Not in any sense of the word.

For salaries – see e.g. levels.fyi for quick comparison. Even Google – a company not really known for valuing design that highly: SWE L6 avg. = 520K USD. Product Designer L6 avg. = 515K USD.

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Re:Girls in Tech closes its doors after 17 years by ilickpoolalgae on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @03:36PM (#40930623)

Yeah no argument on prestigious, just noting the comp differences.

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