Between friends, here, on blind, etc. it's always a given that somebody will be making more than you. And up to a point it's helpful to understand what market rate looks like.
But what do you do if you try your best, grind leetcode, interview, negotiate, etc. and you still find yourself "behind" [1]?
I don't think the solution is making more money, per se, but managing how you feel about it.
I feel like my life took a sharp turn for the worse when I found out how much my buddies at Google make. Even though I have more than I need to be happy, I still feel this dissatisfaction that permeates everything I do. Living in the Bay area I feel it's impossible to escape it. How do you all manage this?
[1] Obviously a ludicrous term for making many multiples of the national average.
Edit: The experiences I listed above make reference to the field of software engineering in the Bay area, but I am interested in answers from everybody.
But what do you do if you try your best, grind leetcode, interview, negotiate, etc. and you still find yourself "behind" [1]?
I don't think the solution is making more money, per se, but managing how you feel about it.
I feel like my life took a sharp turn for the worse when I found out how much my buddies at Google make. Even though I have more than I need to be happy, I still feel this dissatisfaction that permeates everything I do. Living in the Bay area I feel it's impossible to escape it. How do you all manage this?
[1] Obviously a ludicrous term for making many multiples of the national average.
Edit: The experiences I listed above make reference to the field of software engineering in the Bay area, but I am interested in answers from everybody.