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Are you a coaster or achiever?

Coaster - does the bare minimum to get by.. takes more time to get promoted, if at all, but doesn't care as long as getting paid. Achiever - constantly tries to improve things around, aggressively targets goals. Moves up the ladder quicker than others. Tc: 220k Yoe: 4

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Dec 20, 2021

What's "easier" to achieve?

Title says it all

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Jun 25, 2018

Have you achieve FIRE?

tc 250

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Feb 5, 2022

Lower the standards and over achieve for DEI

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-state-drops-bar-exam-requirement-to-reduce-barriers-and-inequities-seattle-tacoma-olympia-spokane-northwest-pacific-legal-court-justice-ruling-nextgen-anthony-varona-ube-uniform-bar-exam-national-conference-of-bar-examiners In summary, WA state :- 1) cut t

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Mar 22

Is 200k base (not TC) achievable as PM in NYC with 3 YOE?

Really want to get my TC up to start saving significantly for a down payment on a home/condo. $200k would allow me to do so. Is this even attainable with 3 YOE as PM? Would rather have $200k base and like $220k TC than $140k base and $275k TC. Just finished my MBA as well, not sure if it means an

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Aug 24, 2022

Motivation behind achieving higher TC?

There’s no shortage of articles that argue that past the 100k threshold, money doesn’t contribute to happiness. At the same time, a lot of people are motivated by achieving higher and higher TC despite already making well above that amount. What is your motivation for striving for higher TC? YOE:

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Mar 13, 2020

How achievable are my dreams?

My financial goals are to acquire: - a luxury electric car ($60-100k) that I’ll drive for 10+ years - one condo in Seattle or SF that I will rent out eventually (could be 500k to 1M) - to buy a high rise apartment in home country ($350k) for my mom to live in - to rent with my SO in California or N

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Jun 29, 2022

What percent of FAANG engineers achieve this level of success?

Re: Rahul Pandey @Meta https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/posts/rpandey1234_in-my-last-year-at-meta-my-total-compensation-activity-7107732166087745537-WXTN Blind Tax - 270K @Meta

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Oct 29, 2023

Achieved your financial goal?

For those of you who achieved your financial goal, what 1 important thing you think, you did that others don’t and miss out? Financial goal can be anything like, Savings goal, TC goal, etc.. Poll - just for sake of the #Title

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Aug 7, 2021

Achieved my first milestone - 1cr inr

Just wanted to share my happiness here because I can't share this with people around me. With help of friends, collages, leetcode and blind was able to achieve my first milestone. I know it is not big amount compared to a lot of people earn here. But I just like to share my happiness. My family li

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Nov 1, 2022

Happiness is Hard to Achieve!

Course recommendations for how to find happiness? - some say it can only be found within oneself - others say it can be found in a partner - some say kids - some say money - some say a combination of the above Surely, there must be an established school of thought that has carried out a study o

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Dec 24, 2022

Highest achievable SWE TC in London

I'm curious, what's the highest TC in London you guys have seen for London software devs, without being some in some extremely senior (cto level) management position? And at which company? The absolute peak of what I've seen or heard of so far is around 350k gbp tc at the likes of citadel. But in a

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Feb 13, 2022

Got into Faang, what else to achieve in life?

TC: 210k

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Jul 13, 2019

YouTube Shorts Algorithm — AGI achieved?

I am sitting at home watching YT shorts and start to rip one. 0.5s later, I scroll to the next video mid-blast. It’s a new VSauce short about farts (“The Fart Limit”) How did they know? #google #youtube #shorts #sharts #agi

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Mar 13, 2023

Forte review achieves, what does it mean?

I joined Amazon as L4 during second half of 2020 and I’ve been told repeatedly by my manager that I’m exceeding my level but my forte review only has achieves rating. My manager did mention during 1 on 1 that it’s because I don’t have a full year worth of data points so I can’t get exceeding. Is th

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Mar 24, 2021

Help me achieve my chess dream.

I was a relatively strong chess player in middle school (~2200 USCF at age 14), but quit due to parental pressure to focus on academics and college admissions. However, looking back almost a decade later, I think that was the last time I was truly happy. People throw around the word passion a lot, b

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Mar 16, 2021

Advice for inconsistent high achiever

Long time fan of blind, looking for some wise inspiration. I'm an experienced swe (no way!) and I like building stuff. I'm quite good, always been top 10% in schools, perf review and tried staff eng and management tracks. I can do a great job but usually after less than one year or so at a company

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Oct 6, 2022

600k-1M TC, how did you achieve it?

What’s your YOE? Were you lucky? Do you have a degree from a top university? Did you job hop? Anything else you can share? People skill, etc… TC: 🥜

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Oct 20, 2023

Managing top performers/over achievers

As a manager, how do you manage reportees who are top performers/over achievers? Tc: €220k Yoe: 10 #product #tech #pm #productmanager #director

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Jul 30, 2022

High achievers on blind

Why does everyone on blind always talk about how to get into FAANGMULA and not about Entrepreneurship? Why do my fellow intelligent blinders think so small despite having such big brains? 🧠 TC : 29LPA YOE : 0 #tech #entrepreneur #faang

Jun 20, 2022

Is good work-life balance achievable at Facebook

I'm considering Facebook. By talking to a friend thst works there, it seems like ot is very difficult to avoid being completely consumed by work and his work weeks can easily go into the 70-80. While a higher salary would be nice, maintaining a somewhat passable quality of life is important to me, s

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Jan 25, 2020

How can I achieve 200k tc .

How can I start from 0 to go up. I’m planning a one year vacation for various reason. I’ll be getting time to start. What’s the best way and best thing to start and which is relevant in IT for 5 years.

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Sep 22, 2023

Anyone achieve FIRE from GME?

Please share your story. Thanks.

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Feb 1, 2021

Sometimes, you achieve wealth without chasing it

I see a lot of people on Blind and the Internet who say: “In order to achieve greater wealth, you need to chase money and prioritize money.” That’s not always true. I know someone (male) who is studying civil engineering in college. He has been with his girlfriend since they were 15 years old. She’

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Nov 27, 2021

Have you achieved your "dream"?

And are you happy with what you achieved. Or at least most of the things you dreamed of when you were a kid or young adult? TC 242K

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Aug 23, 2022

Achieve Sr position in 2022!

Hi community, I am preparing myself to apply in 2022 to large scale companies or start ups I would like to ask which would be a good background to achieve offers close to 70k~100k Being outside the USA (I’m not looking for sponsorship just full remote) I want to start with LC but I saw a questio

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Dec 4, 2021

What's an achievable signing bonus?

Last few times I've switched I've lowballed myself on signing bonuses — only getting $15-20k. To be better prepared in the future, how much can you push for, for senior staff and such?

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Jan 26, 2022

Is there anyone who've achieved FIRE?

Are you happy? What do you do now to earn money? Is it stress free? Do you like it? TC:170k

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May 21, 2022

Have you achieved your goal ?

I know goals are ever changing but did you achieve the success you envisioned as a college grad?

Oct 19, 2021

What did you achieve in your 30s?

But failed to do it in your 20s.

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Jul 16, 2022

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