Ask HN: What do you think about TC posted on Blind?
I was wondering if the TC posted on Blind is reflective of the comp in our industry(Software Engineering/Tech) in general?
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Reflective for the people posting about it on Blind...they're usually at a top tier software engineering company. As a whole, I would imagine the salaries are a lot less than the TC you see represented on Blind. The workplace is also a lot less intense.
FWIW - I've only ever worked in big tech outside of an internship in college at a slow F500 so small disclaimer.
FWIW - I've only ever worked in big tech outside of an internship in college at a slow F500 so small disclaimer.
It's very much reflective of large and successful companies in big cities with a high cost of living. Otherwise, not so much.
levels.fyi's report for 2021 - https://www.levels.fyi/2021/
It's reflective of what's possible, not of what's normal.
It's reflective of what's possible, not of what's normal.
Context?
He's asking about the total compensation packages that are added to everyone's signatures on 'team blind' forums https://www.teamblind.com/, a site where people in specific bigtech cities like SF purely focus on money and ask each other if their offers are lowballed or not. A lot of people with tags of companies added to their profile and I have no idea how they vet this. A lot of people offering shady deals like referrals in exchange for a percentage of your salary after x months, other grey market shenanigans.
It's a weird place. It's kind of a toxic cesspool and at the same time it can be useful if you're interested in certain companies.