Feeling sad about drop in salary
I got hired at Amazon in jun of 2022 within ProServe (Security). Got laid off less than a year later in Apr. It took me about 3.5 months to land a new role with a pay decrease. At the time, I was just super happy to get something after being unemployed. However, after doing some numbers I see that I’m saving about the same as my first job out of college (~9k per year more). I’m in a more HCOL area vs LCOL now. I see threads on Reddit saying how new grads are getting 110k-150k for tech roles and here I am just spinning my wheels. Should I just be grateful for what I have? 180 TC -> 130 TC, 3 YoE
With 400,000 laid off tech workers since 2022, be happy you have a job. You can move on when the economy gets better.
The economy is fine for good engineers.
I think I’m just a little disillusioned from using blind
Aren’t we all Source: Lyft (more like Fall amirite)
Happiness and sadness shouldn’t be based on some numbers/hoarding in bank to enjoy later
Capital One would be a great option for you, we love ex-amazon apparently, also you can get a better offer here than your current TC
Many of my friends are still looking for job after getting layed-off from FAANGs. You are lucky
What is hcol
High cost of living, refers to NYC, SF, or other cities usually
It’s not a complete story, you can be making less than you’re worth now and still take steps to get another job making more