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[–] [email protected] 182 points 2 months ago (2 children)

alas, many of us will never reach goose-farm level success

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that sounds way more enjoyable, but first you need the 250k and up salary that a principal engineer at MS makes for 20 years, then you have plenty of equity to focus on whatever your hobby is

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Average 350k according to levels.fyi.

I was expecting higher for principal tbh

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think MS like other big tech companies has started to run out of "senior" positions without paying more so many people just end up as "senior" principal engineers which is basically "this is as far as you can go if you don't want to get involved in management"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

“this is as far as you can go if you don’t want to get involved in management”

Yes. That exactly. This typically comes with a nice perk: Principals are supposed to have the same clout as lower-level managers. Which is to say they usually report to Directors or even the CTO in some organizations.

Another one is "Independent Contributor" which is similar but, as the name would suggest, is very self sufficient and does not work on (or for) a team. They're basically one-man engineering shops and are expected to perform well everywhere in the company's tech and talent stacks. As a result, ICs are very rare.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Jokes on programming. Hated life before being forced into it..

Edit: it meaning programming. This isn’t supposed to be that edgy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just try being uneducated and working in a dead end factory job while having hated life all your life anyway!

Much fun! -46/10 would never recommend!

I wish I was forced into programming... I tried on my own and just don't have the mind for it, I find it incredibly boring. All my friends are in the field and all work from home wherever the hell they want to live. I'm stuck in a VHCOL area with shit income and 0 potential to increase it :(

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah well I was „forced“ into it by an injury and one my parents working at the university. I never finished my degree so in that sense I’m also uneducated.

I didn’t have the mind for Uni stuff either esp. the maths stuff. There are so many areas. I just liked doing webdev stuff in my freetime and that landed me a few jobs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry you've had to suffer an injury! From what I understand, your experience now and your interest outside of work counts for more than the paper degree so if you do choose to continue that path I wouldn't worry too much about being uneducated. Good luck, I hope you find happiness in whatever you do!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Thank you very much! Yess school has never been for me but I’ve only been diagnosed with adhd when I was 21. so I’ve always struggled. I don’t know if it’s the perfect place for me, I’m still struggling from time to time, but let’s be honest who doesn’t. I never thought I could work 8 hours when I was younger. But here we are. So hopefully you can also find something you enjoy doing. And I wish the best for you too. Thanks again!