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Re:Beside a startup, what are the other ways to significant ... by zzalpha on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @06:06AM (#9644877)
That's what I'm trying to figure out. $600k salary+bonuses is C-level executive territory. The idea of an engineer making that kind of money in straight compensation sounds ludicrous to me.

If it's in the form of options, you'll forgive me if I treat that as pretend money until it's transformed into real wealth.

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Re:Beside a startup, what are the other ways to significant ... by starmole on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @11:39PM (#9657318)
600k including bonuses. Vested RSU bonuses. So real cash in hand. And those usually keep replenishing over time so after an initial delay it's compensation.
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Re:Beside a startup, what are the other ways to significant ... by zzalpha on Friday June 05, 2015 @10:51AM (#9665850)
Ah, so base salary plus vested options, aka handcuffs.

And you're getting, on average, what, 400-500k a year in RSUs vesting?

Am I wrong is that basically bonkers as far as compensation goes? That feels at least a few standard deviations outside the mean... Which is great for you, and congratulations!

But "win the lottery" doesn't make for very compelling early retirement advice. :)

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Re:Beside a startup, what are the other ways to significant ... by cici_sleestak on Friday June 05, 2015 @02:27PM (#9667126)
That's alot of vested bonuses! Is this fintech?
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Re:Beside a startup, what are the other ways to significant ... by mauricemir on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @06:13AM (#9644902)
fintech dev on wall street / the city probably can
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