• _sideffect@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I agree with work life balance, but working at meta for 2-3 years for $300k might be worth the sacrifice

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      5 months ago

      If I were a kid right out of college, I’d honestly consider it. The key is truly knowing what you’re getting into. Companies gobble up those kids out of college because they’re naiive, and they want to prove themselves. MAANG knows that and take advantage of it. As long as you’re aware of that going into it, and plan to use them too, then go for it. Just don’t plan to be a lifer, know that they don’t care about you going in.

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      5 months ago

      $300k might be worth the sacrifice

      Right? I realistically just need 150k/yr to be stable in my area, I could chuck the other 150k/yr into savings and quit after 3 years with 450k in the bank

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        5 months ago

        If I rember right google had an AI driving division that had huge cash incentives based on performance metrics that essentially crashed and burned because they hit targets so fast that main time retired for life in like a year or two

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        5 months ago

        The hell? I live two years for 100k CHF. Lucerne, Switzerland, flat in the historic, more expensive part.

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      5 months ago

      My soul is worth more than that, and I don’t even have one.