[PragmaticPulp]

> I tripled my salary in two years by starting off woefully underpaid,

Unfortunately, this is how most "I tripled my salary in X years" stories look when you dig into the details.

I've spent a lot of time coaching people on interviewing and negotiating. With some people, half the battle is detaching them from their original compensation anchor point and re-centering on real market data.

On the other hand, I've also had to gently convince a lot of eager students that they can't expect $300K full-remote FAANG offers right out of college, despite whatever they heard on Reddit and Blind.

[eyelidlessness]

> Unfortunately, this is how most "I tripled my salary in X years" stories look when you dig into the details.

The only unfortunate thing is how many people don’t find their way to the same story. That’s why I shared it the way I did. I thought I was asking a lot, and many people will too. When I just… got it… I realized my negotiating position.