I had a friend whose daughter got out of college and took a 6-figure job with a short commute. Most chill guy you’d meet normally… but he constantly got mad at her for not considering changing for a job at the factory he used to work for $15/hr. Would whine that she thought she was too good for that kind of job, that she was lazy. She was not unemployed, mind you… As I said, she made over $100k in her actual career.
It’s often both sides on the blue-collar-bus. You should work a local blue-collar job and be grateful for what it pays, or else you’re lazy.
IT in Boston. I don’t remember her degree, but I don’t think it was strictly CS.
That’s what we pay here starting if you have enough ambition and the right skillset out of college. At least I’ve hired $100k with no experience before.
Boston and New York are the Silicon Valley of the East. The job market is highly competitive and you often have a horrible work/life balance. There’s still plenty of “affordable” jobs as well, but the leadgen companies, the medical software companies, the Hubspots or other ambitious startups, as well as the Amazons (obviously) pay serious bank. Obviously YMMV, but if you have 2 or 3 competing offers around here, you will almost certainly cross $100k. Then the question is whether you stay there or decide the pace doesn’t work for you. The pay doesn’t come free. But if you ask Blue Collar folks in my neck of the woods (I don’t live anywhere near Boston and used to commute there), you’re still a lazy bum if you do that :)
I work in software engineering and I managed to secure $220k right out of college with a bachelor’s. I’m extremely lucky, but it’s more common in bay area big tech than you would think. My partner makes an equivalent amount and so do most of our friends in tech.
Paid ~$24k for college between community college and my 4 year.
I had a friend whose daughter got out of college and took a 6-figure job with a short commute. Most chill guy you’d meet normally… but he constantly got mad at her for not considering changing for a job at the factory he used to work for $15/hr. Would whine that she thought she was too good for that kind of job, that she was lazy. She was not unemployed, mind you… As I said, she made over $100k in her actual career.
It’s often both sides on the blue-collar-bus. You should work a local blue-collar job and be grateful for what it pays, or else you’re lazy.
Dude what did she study that she’s making 6 figures straight out of college.
…doctor?
IT in Boston. I don’t remember her degree, but I don’t think it was strictly CS.
That’s what we pay here starting if you have enough ambition and the right skillset out of college. At least I’ve hired $100k with no experience before.
Thanks for your answer. I’m also studying in a CS adjacent field, but I’ve never considered looking around Boston for work. I’ll have to take a look!
Boston and New York are the Silicon Valley of the East. The job market is highly competitive and you often have a horrible work/life balance. There’s still plenty of “affordable” jobs as well, but the leadgen companies, the medical software companies, the Hubspots or other ambitious startups, as well as the Amazons (obviously) pay serious bank. Obviously YMMV, but if you have 2 or 3 competing offers around here, you will almost certainly cross $100k. Then the question is whether you stay there or decide the pace doesn’t work for you. The pay doesn’t come free. But if you ask Blue Collar folks in my neck of the woods (I don’t live anywhere near Boston and used to commute there), you’re still a lazy bum if you do that :)
I work in software engineering and I managed to secure $220k right out of college with a bachelor’s. I’m extremely lucky, but it’s more common in bay area big tech than you would think. My partner makes an equivalent amount and so do most of our friends in tech.
Paid ~$24k for college between community college and my 4 year.
I see, Bay area makes sense. Thanks for the answer!