Comment Comment by dzonga I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at the pain at the same time lol.what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs.you can hack the game i.e real life1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly workthat naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YCremember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider.so before aiming for millions aim for 85K. yeah a far cry from the FAANG wage - but one - you will never get laid off.85K - you can live everywhere besides the coastal US cities comfortably. parent dzonga 3 months ago
what a wonderful way to reflect reality for a good population of devs.
you can hack the game i.e real life
1. live in a cheaper location 2. do things that don't scale & do the ugly work
that naturally extends your runway, you don't need to apply to YC
remember the median Pay in the US - is 61800 based on ADP the largest payroll provider.
so before aiming for millions aim for 85K. yeah a far cry from the FAANG wage - but one - you will never get laid off.
85K - you can live everywhere besides the coastal US cities comfortably.