throwaway123467

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   by throwaway123467 2y ago

   Similar: My first job out of college was ~a year after the Great Recession, so everything I looked at said to expect ~$35k starting salary. Maybe I could've asked for $40k if I'd followed salary negotiation advice. Instead I di
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   by throwaway123467 3y ago

   > Have you ever been laid off from a job for reasons that were not related to your performance? I haven't been laid off, but we did have some small layoffs this year. After the second one, while no specifics were stated about who w
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   by throwaway123467 5y ago

   > Anyone in tech would laugh at that nowadays There was a reset between then and now: The Great Recession around 2008. Starting salaries were below 50K, and I was really surprised when a few years later I got an offer at that amount (a