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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]He basically landed the tech equivalent of a big law job.  The tech workers at the defense contractors and retail banks are making good money but not FAANG money. [/b] The alt comparison would be big law vs FAANG.  Tech workers don’t have as much opportunity to break past $3XX,000 but seem to be able to stick around there longer.  And the work seems closer to 40-50 hours (not sure what roles get hit hard with crunch). We also saw that FAANG isnt afraid to lay off SWEs en mass if things slow down.

In big law, you have the opportunity to make 7 figures but you have other downsides. You work more hours, have a smaller chance of getting to 7 figures (and inhouse seems to start between $160-200k if you bail), and you have to pay off your student loans so you associate big law salary isnt as big as it appears on paper.  Lastly, law seems to have the biggest delta between what you think you will do based on how its presented to the public, what schooling teaches you, and what its actually like.  Tech seems pretty straightforward in what to expect [/quote]

+1 to the bolded. Most tech workers aren't making $300K+ even at the peak of their careers. FAANG is cut throat.

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