alt Hacker NewsLocation matters a LOT.
The parent comment mentioned North America. This is huge. Tech salaries in Europe are half what they are in NA. In India, they're like 1/4 to 1/3.
Saving is absolutely important, especially in such a layoff-ridden industry. You should really strive to get at least 6 months of living expenses into savings.
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altern8 • yesterday at 9:42 PM
I know but there's always something shiny that keeps me away from that goal.
But I keep reading about people getting fired because of AI and every time I do I get progressively more anxious and closer to getting start on that.
>In India, they're like 1/4 to 1/3.
My company pays 10k a year for an Indian contractor, full time. I don't know what their agency pays them, but it can't be even 1/4 of a typical NA SWE salary. More like 1/12th.