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Ah this reeks of bs but welcome to hacker news where everyone gets the 350k+ offers. Lol posting the #2 for Epic Games, this totally is very real and very possi

Ah this reeks of bs but welcome to hacker news where everyone gets the 350k+ offers. Lol posting the #2 for Epic Games, this totally is very real and very possible for a 10 year old to even do.

danwee 4y ago
To give a bit more of a realistic point of view to this thread: I have around 10 years of working experience as a software engineer working in a few countries in Europe. Just recently I have reached my personal highest salary: 95K EUR/year before taxes, which is around 5K after taxes per month. I know there are fresh graduates in the US that are probably making double of that in their first year at FAANG; but hey that's life, to each their own!
- Communitivity 4y ago
  An important point is that a distorted picture is produced through a straight salary comparison between an EU position and a US one. There are a number of reasons, but the two biggest are taxes and healthcare. The EU will likely have higher taxes, but much (much) lower healthcare. I make $170k a year after 20 years, in the US, and I barely consider myself a success (sometimes I don't - had I not messed up I'd likely be a millionaire today). I messed up early on with college and won't have a B.S. in C.S until next year. I pay roughly 30% a year in taxes, and have around a $10k total deductible for self/family, though a lot is covered with only a minimal co-pay of $10-$50 per visit (figure 2 visits per month, $1000 per year). Look at the whole compensation package: - Salary - Taxes - Employer 401k contribution - Vacation - Healthcare - Profit sharing - Etc.
equatorium 4y ago
Hi. I've edited my profile description for proof, https://hackerone.com/f9cd8782?type=user https://hackerone.com/f9cd8782?type=user
- tasuki 4y ago
  Haha, pwned! conviencefee999, you'd do well to be a little more respectful when asking for a proof...
  - the_only_law 4y ago
    A lot of people are surprisingly angry in this thread.
    - conviencefee999 4y ago
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      - the_only_law 4y ago
        You do realize it doesn't affect you either way and that it's not worth throwing a fit and going on random tangents about comp numbers, right?
      - tasuki 4y ago
        You started by doubting the #2, now pivoted to doubting the age? There's no making you happy.
      - equatorium 4y ago
        Starting coding in a young age is quite normal nowadays? If you check my H1 account, you can see that I made my first report 3 years ago. Do you now want proof that I am 17? Makes no sense to me.
        dang 4y ago
        Sorry I'm late to this (I'm a moderator here) but I hope you won't let the occasional grumpy commenter discourage you from being in the HN community. You're welcome here and the vast majority of us have no problem believing you! The internet is just weird at the long tail.
gwbas1c 4y ago
20 years into my career I seriously doubt I'll ever get a $350k offer. Those aren't as common as you'd like to believe. FWIW: I'm doing extremely well for where I live.

Ah this reeks of bs but welcome to hacker news where everyone gets the 350k+ offers. Lol posting the #2 for Epic Games, this totally is very real and very possible for a 10 year old to even do.

danwee 4y ago

To give a bit more of a realistic point of view to this thread: I have around 10 years of working experience as a software engineer working in a few countries in Europe. Just recently I have reached my personal highest salary: 95K EUR/year before taxes, which is around 5K after taxes per month. I know there are fresh graduates in the US that are probably making double of that in their first year at FAANG; but hey that's life, to each their own!

Communitivity 4y ago
An important point is that a distorted picture is produced through a straight salary comparison between an EU position and a US one. There are a number of reasons, but the two biggest are taxes and healthcare. The EU will likely have higher taxes, but much (much) lower healthcare. I make $170k a year after 20 years, in the US, and I barely consider myself a success (sometimes I don't - had I not messed up I'd likely be a millionaire today). I messed up early on with college and won't have a B.S. in C.S until next year. I pay roughly 30% a year in taxes, and have around a $10k total deductible for self/family, though a lot is covered with only a minimal co-pay of $10-$50 per visit (figure 2 visits per month, $1000 per year). Look at the whole compensation package: - Salary - Taxes - Employer 401k contribution - Vacation - Healthcare - Profit sharing - Etc.

equatorium 4y ago

Hi. I've edited my profile description for proof, https://hackerone.com/f9cd8782?type=user https://hackerone.com/f9cd8782?type=user

tasuki 4y ago
Haha, pwned! conviencefee999, you'd do well to be a little more respectful when asking for a proof...
- the_only_law 4y ago
  A lot of people are surprisingly angry in this thread.
  - conviencefee999 4y ago
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    - deleted 4y ago
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    - the_only_law 4y ago
      You do realize it doesn't affect you either way and that it's not worth throwing a fit and going on random tangents about comp numbers, right?
    - tasuki 4y ago
      You started by doubting the #2, now pivoted to doubting the age? There's no making you happy.
    - equatorium 4y ago
      Starting coding in a young age is quite normal nowadays? If you check my H1 account, you can see that I made my first report 3 years ago. Do you now want proof that I am 17? Makes no sense to me.
      - dang 4y ago
        Sorry I'm late to this (I'm a moderator here) but I hope you won't let the occasional grumpy commenter discourage you from being in the HN community. You're welcome here and the vast majority of us have no problem believing you! The internet is just weird at the long tail.

gwbas1c 4y ago

20 years into my career I seriously doubt I'll ever get a $350k offer. Those aren't as common as you'd like to believe. FWIW: I'm doing extremely well for where I live.