boomer company comp

Jul 12, 2021 82 Comments

Shower thought

At my old company, people in high profile positions would be making $200k+ and the rest of the company aspired to that level. That kind of salary always amazed me — seemed like executive level. I imagined they probably felt rly good about themselves and worked constantly to keep up their career trajectory. At the time I was making $75k.

Now a few years later I’m making $285k at FB. I’ve realized that $200k is not a lot of money. I can’t imagine the amount of work that goes into making it at a boomer company. Must really suck. Glad I switched to tech 😃

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  • Intel
    JaJanKan

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    JaJanKan
    So what is the thesis of this post? A subtle brag that you make 285k?
    Jul 12, 2021 5
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    • GE / Product
      jPxb74

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      jPxb74
      Your friend is probably an SPB3 (entry-level senior manager). His title may sound like he does more than that, but GE titles always have people thinking they're the next CEO.

      Newly promoted SPBs typically start around $130K. The band goes up pretty high because there are two additional levels to climb within SPB (3-2-1, where SPB1 sees the highest comp).

      If you get selected for an executive role, then you move into EB (executive band). There's a wide range here because this includes senior EBs. So you may see $300K to several million.

      Smack your friend in the face at the next dinner
      Jul 13, 2021
    • GE / Product
      jPxb74

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      jPxb74
      There are several of us on here in the same pay band, in the same division, with similar backgrounds. But here you are
      Jul 13, 2021
  • StockX
    amaudbevag

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    amaudbevag
    I think it depends where you are located. 200k+ in a place like Cincinnati is baller money. 285k in the bay, not so much.
    Jul 12, 2021 4
  • Lol @ the boomers not knowing what a boomer company is
    Jul 12, 2021 3
    • OP
      Ya but apparently Bill Gates knows how to party like a zoomer
      Jul 12, 2021
    • New
      Qmat

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      Qmat
      @QpCG11 hey, they still make the second best gaming console
      Jul 12, 2021
  • $200k is a lot of money. That some people make more than that doesn’t change that. I don’t know about everyone else on blind, but no one in my family or any old friends make even close to $200k. I didn’t even know any engineers made significantly more than this until I downloaded blind. I was shocked. I proceeded to study leetcode and here I am at FB.
    Jul 12, 2021 0