Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Yes, a new grad "feeling lowballed by 200k" was hyperbole because I waste too much time on Blind. But FAANG new grad TC is pushing that number, which is a stark contrast to my new grad numbers ~2010. But it was probably confusing for me to phrase it that way.


I had $200k+ TC new grad offers from FAANGs in 2013, and one of them wasn't even for a role in the Bay Area. It's not a stark contrast at all. The market has been consistently willing to pay strongly for new talent.


Cost of living is also wildly different since 2010 though too.


Widly? I don't think there's ever been a decade of lower inflation. It's certainly not 4x as expensive as then


Wildly is about right. The last decade has been the highest real world inflation I've experience in my life and I'm not particularly young anymore so been around for a while.


looks like the cost of housing in Palo Alto has more than doubled: https://julianalee.com/palo-alto/palo-alto-statistics.htm

Edit: This is to say, the cost of housing has grown faster than the compensation available to new grads.


Have you bought a gallon of milk or any beef lately?




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: