So I am pretty happy and contended with my work and TC. Overall work culture is also good and there is excess of wfh. Problem which I am facing is 2 fold. 1. I have reached proverbial glass ceiling in my org. May not see promotion or role expansion for next few years or maybe never. Salary hikes in oracle are far and few and little. 2. Seeing how much TC, everyone is making ( even if I discount 20% of the TC mentioned as exaggeration), This still makes me feel as if I am at the lower end of the TC stairs. In isolation I feel my TC is good but it is the comparison which is killing me. Last time I changed my job, It was a horrible experience resulting in infant mortality with me leaving in 3 months and scarred. Any advice ( even sarcastic advice e is welcome) TC: 240K + RSU ( 100K /4) YoE: 15 #tech
If you want to chase TC for the sake of TC, you will be chasing forever. Chase with a goal in mind, else be happy wherever you are.
stop using blind and you’ll be fine if you’re happy.
Stop using blind, it makes me feel sad about my comp :-(
Comparison is the thief of joy. As you become more mature, you start to realize that life is more than money. Get off of Blind and enjoy your life.
How much F**k you money do you need? Are you thinking about retirement? Early or otherwise. Based on your current NW, how far along in those goals? I used to be in same boat but thinking about these questions changed my perspective. I no longer care about what others are doing. Only my goals. It doesn’t matter if someone makes 500k and is going to blow it on buying fancy ass things. Most expensive things are not worth the $. They are purely for social status, I don’t need them. I know for a fact that I will get bored af if I quit working early. Once I have enough capital, I can just coast and let my investments ride the market. Nearly there.
I do not wish to retire from active professional life and hope to die in my boots. FiRE is not for me though I think I have made enough money to live a frugal lifestyle. But as much as I try, comparison is inevitable and making more money with a fancy designation is inherent desire in most of us. I haven reached zen state of being contended although what I am chasing is probably already here with me. I am done with desires of materialistic stuff ( another post on it someday), but somehow I do get bouts of something better and larger W2 keep bubbling up.
Your TC is good. Any additional TC will be faced with pretty high taxes. Think of ways to do what you want in life, or if money is really an object, think about passive income.
TBH, even if I get more money, it will not change anything in my everyday life. So I see your point. Whatever I could do with money, I have already done. Beyond this I need to get married to scion of Hilton hotels to not look at price of cell phone, shirt or shoe ( and discount on it) before I buy it. I guess I am caught in the vortex of comparing my happiness with some number on my pay slip. This too shall pass.
SDE? Level? Overall you seem to be doing great. How about exploring opportunities internally, to leverage your knowledge and grow faster?