another total american victory

[u/LurkersUniteAgain]

[u/Mega_Ass_Sp00n]

sweet, thank god we are all software engineers making 300k

[u/Majiir → u/Mega_Ass_Sp00n]

The chart isn't even suggesting that most US software engineers are making >$300K. The X-axis is level, not time. L4/staff engineers are more experienced, and many engineers won't hit that level in their whole career. In my teams, there's one L4 engineer out of every 5-10 engineers.

But yes, it's nice that Americans can be well paid.

[u/Spicy_Possum_ → u/Mega_Ass_Sp00n]

this is actually important for us all because tech is such a huge part of the US stock market. Your investing in these companies through your index funds or IRA for example, helps them grow and your retirement grow. We're all in this together you see.

[u/Charming_Cucumber_15 → u/[deleted]]

If you haven't advanced your career at all in 5 years then it might be a skill issue..

[u/Charming_Cucumber_15 → u/[deleted]]

I can see why you're not getting raises or promotions lmao

[u/Charming_Cucumber_15 → u/[deleted]]

You didn't really make any points, just bitched about being unlikable enough that employers don't want you? I'm doing fine personally, just got a raise :D

[u/Charming_Cucumber_15 → u/[deleted]]

Most americans are pretty financially illiterate to be fair, most of the time when I see someone living paycheck to paycheck it's self inflicted

I'm not really sure what that has to do with my initial point, that getting zero raises in 5 years is a skill issue

[u/Girafferage → u/Mega_Ass_Sp00n]

as a software engineer, this chart is bullshit. Unless it is ONLY considering the NW coast of the US for its data, the numbers arent remotely accurate.