A somewhat related, but distinct question is: how do you get the skills to make those high salaries?
I don't care about salaries persay, but I do care about being valuable. Of course, the two things are very related.
Here are some things I've heard people mention that are chicken-and-egg kind of answers:
- Get a great mentor
- Work at a great company
- Work on a high performing team
- Work on a difficult product
Unfortunately, all of these presuppose greatness to begin with, and only help to become even more great. Which is nice, but not useful for someone trying to get there to begin with.
I'm in my 2nd year of being a "professional", and I worry if I'm on the right trajectory, or not. By the way, if someone is reading and is willing to spare 15 minutes of their time I'd love to get your advice, email in profile. Moreso if you're based in the east.
I don't care about salaries persay, but I do care about being valuable. Of course, the two things are very related.
Here are some things I've heard people mention that are chicken-and-egg kind of answers:
- Get a great mentor
- Work at a great company
- Work on a high performing team
- Work on a difficult product
Unfortunately, all of these presuppose greatness to begin with, and only help to become even more great. Which is nice, but not useful for someone trying to get there to begin with.
I'm in my 2nd year of being a "professional", and I worry if I'm on the right trajectory, or not. By the way, if someone is reading and is willing to spare 15 minutes of their time I'd love to get your advice, email in profile. Moreso if you're based in the east.