Tech employees want to go for seemingly high tier tech than lower tier tech. For example, people will choose Uber over Expedia when in reality, one is taxi calling app and the other is flight ticket booking app. What gives companies “high-tech” feels? Is that just TC?
Free food
Go ask ChatGPT
Wlb, good pay, empathetic culture. Idc about the fringe benefits like beer on tap. If I want to dehydrate myself I can do that on a Saturday night
More complex problems -> Higher TC to attract better talent -> more people apply -> higher bar -> smarter engineers -> higher prestige -> more TC and/or learning opportunities
Subjective. Depends on personal situation and preferences
TC, exit opportunities, wlb, job security, "Prestige", food, benefits, sometimes job satisfaction
Meta TC with Google culture and Microsoft WLB.
Id put the actual work you do ahead of a lot of these.