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Underpaid
- Living low underpaid life TC 130k @ 15 YOE. No one to blame. I need to fix it. Advice For those who are in beginning of their career - don’t settle in a company for more than 3 years unless you see personal and monetary growth. Keep grinding LC. One LC a day will keep all your problems away. UPDATE: overwhelmed by kind of
- Designers are underpaid Should Product Designers really be earning 50-60% less than our Software Engineering or PM counterparts? Is this happening because the industry is yet to catch on to the value of Design and only some companies like Airbnb, Facebook, Netflix etc understand our value? Is this happening because of a l
- Underpaid Just realized I’m underpaid by 40% compared to my counterparts should I ask HR for a salary review? Just go get a better offer and present it to them? Or just quit and work somewhere else for more? #payme #hrissues
- vote Feeling underpaid at Google india TC: 1.15 cr, yoe: 11. Will be approaching cliff in an year. See all the 3-4 yoe getting 80 lpa on blind, at Google and otherwise. Feeling frustrated and shortchanged. What should I do? I don't see promo in current team happening for another 2 years.
- Am I way too underpaid? SDET at Amazon with 5.5 yoe Base- 175k TC- 220k Location- Bay area Also curious how much would Google and Meta pay for the same role with 5 yoe?
- SWEs are underpaid. I know many careers that make almost just as much but require no skill and are far less stressful. I know account managers that make 150k in medium cost of living areas where SWE makes the same. I also know recruiters that say their job is very easy and they get paid well. The TC for SWE is not wort
- Feeling underpaid... I joined VMware recently as Sr. MTS with total compensation of $260K + 30K joining bonus (1st year only) with a total experience of 8 years. Split: 170K Base 240K Stock (4 years) 17% target bonus Location: Illinois I feel underpaid, do you think VMware has lowballed me? My recruiter said I was a
- Underpaid? In California, 32k a year for Payroll Admin. and Accounts Payable. 11 Years with company. 100 Employees. Lowest paid in entire clerical office of 7 others averaging 80k-120k. Time to look for other job? No degree but have worked my way up with the company and have taken on responsibilities that de
- Underpaid at DL Is making 106k as an L8 Manager at DL being underpaid? I have an MBA 16 years of work experience and 8 years in airlines.
- Why are bankers so underpaid? It’s ridiculous how the actual bankers are really responsible for a lot of the revenue and balance growth that the banks bring in but are the most underpaid amongst all positions in the company. On top of that the company constantly is adding more and more responsibility to the role while not compen
- vote Am I being underpaid? Hello all, so im currently searching to see if I’m underpaid or not, I would really appreciate the feedbacks. Location: Washington DC - but I’m doing fully remote. Im working for a consulting firm & doing mostly data analytics work. My stats: Base Salary: 103k Bonus: 10k YOE: 2 Age: 24
- Feeling underpaid Reaching 5 year cliff, comp to go downhill soon. Low on confidence about getting another job at better company. Need motivation. Okayish coding, suck at system design. Success stories? 8.5 yoe TC 170k
- vote Am I underpaid? I am a customer care data analyst with 2 YoE and TC of 88k in NYC area. I keep looking at these posts where people are making at least double but not sure if it is applicable to data analyst positions as well. I like my current responsibilities but not getting paid enough is a pain point. Should I t
- vote Am I underpaid? TC: 480k YOE: 7 Location: California Level: 6
- Feeling Underpaid This year , I joined Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Architect (level 63). I took a pay cut bcz I was lured by the bonus structure. It’s depressing to feel unpaid. I have the same expense for the last 3 years. But now I can’t save because of the pay cut . I almost drained my savings. I am thinking o
- vote Underpaid? Location: San Diego Current TC: Base 107k Avg. Bonus: 6k 401k match, RSU 20k YoE: 3 in US 4 non US before Masters 1 yr total internships (US/Non-US combined) that no one considers a valid experience anyway. What could I expect for that profile if I were to test the waters in current market?#semico
- vote Do you think teachers in America are underpaid? ^
- “You’re underpaid” I see all these comments on Blind posts saying “You’re underpaid” or “You’re overpaid” or something similar. It’s ridiculous, because how would you have any idea how strong the OP’s software engineering skills are? If my salary is $20k per year, that might seem low, but that doesn’t necessarily mea
- Am I grossly underpaid? YOE: 14 TC: 400k Core team at Qcomm. Good WLB, exciting work, no complaints. Feeling FOMO of not applying when job market is so hot. Any advice?
- Underpaid !!! No CS degree got a job a has SDE (frontend stuff). I feel I'm so underpaid being loyal to the organization. today accidentally I got to know everyone's salary in the organization. I'm one of the top underpaid employees interns make more than me. I'm so depressed, not interested to work anymore with
- Am I underpaid? I am a senior product manager and my total take home this year will be $180. Reading through these threads and its difficult to determine a good pay range is. I look at sites like Glassdoor and payscale, the ranges seem wide. If I were to go by numbers on blind I'd say I'm under paid. Is it becau
- Am I underpaid? Senior engineer with a Masters degree and 8 YOE TC : 155k base ; 95k stocks/year If so, by how much? I see crazy numbers here and I can't really tell if people are just trolling! :-/
- 603 - feel underpaid I fell that I am underpaid at 603 level in JPMC. What do you guys think? I am on H1b and want to leave, but really concerned about starting GC process again at another firm, considering it takes a long time TC 150k ( 137 base + ~ 13 bonus) Yoe - 14 Loc - Columbus
- Am I underpaid Joined in June 2020 17.8 LPA, Bangalore, SDE 1, 1.5 years. I guess I am underpaid? I am looking at a promotion in Q2. How much should I expect in PCS and promo? EDIT: sorry for missing it out earlier, two stocks are vesting this year
- vote Is my husband underpaid? My husband is SWE with 15 yoe. He started working for a startup 5y ago. They paid him $135k + equity. Due to covid, they cut down the salary to $100k from 3/2020 and has no sign of raising it back at least to the old salary. He works OT a lot and super stressed. I think he at least negotiates to g
- Underpaid Just conculded that I’m being severely underpaid at Bank of America. TC - $126k Vice President, Tech Manager in San Francisco California. 7 years experience, Engineering Degree and an MBA. What can I do about this?
- Underpaid How do you get the owner of your company see that so many employees are underpaid? Some, not all, make over 50% less than the state average.
- Underpaid? I make 15 to 20% less than I could at most other Bay Area companies but the name Walmart is good for the resume for future jobs. Or is it?
- vote Am I underpaid ? I am a data analyst with 5 YoE and TC of 170K in NYC area. I keep looking at these posts where people are making at least double but not sure if it is applicable to data analyst positions as well. I like my current responsibilities and WLB but not getting paid enough is a pain point. Should I try sw
- Being underpaid I’ve realized that I’m being severely underpaid for the work I’m doing, but don’t know how to go about this with HR. What should I do? TC: 110k 2-1 Masters degree
- Technical program manager - underpaid? I’m a technical program manager and am wondering if I’m being underpaid. YOE: 7 TC: $171, 750 Salary: $128,750 Bonus: $7k LTI: $36k
- vote Am I underpaid? Software engineer TC: 80k Low cost of living area. Rent is $700/month after utilities and internet. YOE: 3 #tech #compensation #softwareadvice
- underpaid ? 5+ yoe. mid-level SDE. 135k / year. underpaid? yes. but how much? roast away blinders !!
- vote Am I right to be pissed off? (Underpaid) Update (Friday night): thanks for all your response. I haven’t checked Blind since I posted this poll, it’s interesting to see a lot of the mixed responses. I finally received an offer from two companies I have been interviewing at. Because of long weekend, it took them awhile to get back to me sin
- underpaid i got a job offer with a pay more than my current pay. but, moving from one state to another (florida to california) with state tax and increased housing cost, i am losing money. i need atleast 15% more to even think about this. is it okay to negotiate and then turn down the offer if i am not happy?
- Feeling underpaid (India) Currently SDE-2 at Amazon India. I feel underpaid given salaries all over blind. I like working for Amazon but money is making me feel depressed and dejected. Want to know how much other companies are paying in India at same level. YOE: 2 TC: ~35lpa
- Underpaid I’m considerably underpaid for my level and title compared to others on my team (by almost 30k base). Is there any hope in getting a big bump during a regular yearly increase if I ask for it? Currently make less as an L3 than L2s are making.
- Underpaid at Cisco? Just as title says - I have 7 YOE in FP&A, joined Cisco as a strategy manager supporting sales. Remote in FL,145k, 12% bonus, no RSUs...is this bad? Potentially looking at an offer of $180k at a late-stage startup (have series d funding, back in fp&a)....is it wise to leave Cisco for a startup?
- vote Am I being underpaid or suitably compensated? I am a data scientist ( official title) at an investment firm. I am basically the only technical person in charge of developing a data platform. ( software dev+ infra + develop and maintain ML models. Also plan and execute roadmaps and hire tech interns). I currently have a base salary of 125K with
- vote Am I Being Underpaid? I currently work as a Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce, which is equivalent to a mid-level software engineer anywhere else, but after speaking with some people within the company, they seemed to have gotten the same pay when they started at the entry level, and here I am with getting the same
- Underpaid? Who else feels blind salaries are overstated (seeing 1.5M for dev gigs) ? Am I severely underpaid at 200k?
- Significantly Underpaid I believe I’m being significantly underpaid compared to market salary because my starting salary was so low when I signed on. (Was young and didn’t know any better - wish Blind was around then!) How would you approach this situation? Talk to manager? Talk to HR? Analyst - San Jose, CA 2.5 YOE Ba
- How underpaid am I? 230k tc at 26 Edit : living in nyc area , how below average am I compared to a normal swe
- Software engineers are underpaid Contrary to what some people think, most swe in tech companies are severely underpaid. Yes, even people at recent IPOs. Reading some stories here and anecdotes from friends, most only made a few million in equity while founders are worth billions. 10+ billion in Airbnb’s case. Investors take very li
- Am I underpaid? Been at Accenture for 6.5 years currently M2. Reading posts about people with significantly higher TCs especially in tech and considering a move to AWS or a series B startup in the product management or solutions architecture space (currently interviewing at both). Realistically what can I expect
- severely underpaid? was at Facebook for a couple of years post mba in a backend infra ops internal tools team. I have 9 YOE plus mba from a top program and worked in consumer product launches. wanted a foot in the door so took thr offer but the standard MBA package is pretty dismal at fb at 134k 10% bonus target and 75
- Underpaid I've started to talk to some of my peers about their salaries and am starting to think I'm being underpaid at my current company that I joined about 8 months ago. Annual bonus/review is coming up soon and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to bring this up or if I'm just stuck earning this a
- Underpaid Hello, Im currently working as System Administrator and earning 50k/yr I have 10 yrs of experience overall bilingual, and 5 years as system Administrator. Any ideas how to pitch a rise? Thanks
- vote Am I underpaid? My first serious piece of code over 100 lines was in 1997 in Pascal that drew the Mandelbrot set on screen with interactive box to zoom in and out. I have a PhD from a top US university (not CS though). My TC is 340k today. Am I under paid or over paid? Context: new hires with 2 yoe are getting
- vote Am I underpaid? 10 years of experience, 5 years in product - the rest in strategy & marketing Group product manager Leading team of 3 pm’s Tc: 350k Base: 217k Rest is stock Am I underpaid?