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Are 'Google etc.' really paying $500k per year now?

by arfliw on 8/4/15, 11:58 PM with 5 comments

• by theinterviewer on 8/5/15, 1:43 AM

  to a very small number of engineers, maybe. to most of us, no.

• by smt88 on 8/5/15, 12:39 AM

  Small companies don't always have problems that require $500k engineers. If they do, they shouldn't play in the same tiny pond as Google -- hire remotely or move to a city other than SF or NYC.

• by lmeyerov on 8/5/15, 2:04 AM

  I've found his writing about money to be distorted. For another example, see http://blog.samaltman.com/uber-vs-car-ownership . Not exactly wrong, but always off by significant factors. (Imagine having a concrete pricing conversation!) Maybe a consequence of living on funny money since a ~teen? The advice rings right, just... distorted.