[amanj41]

The email from Sam's dad to Sam whining about his 200k salary was disturbing. It's no surprise that Sam ended up the way he did

[71a54xd]

His brother briefly worked at Jane Street. Right out of college he made $300k, next year $600k - his bosses liked his perf and said he'd be on track to make $5-7M per year if he stayed on for another 2-4 years.

Supposedly he still felt inadequate and hated his life...

[ionwake]

I’m now considered probably in the top percentile of earners for my country. But I do remember struggling to make ends meet on my 16k a year first tech job out of university. I find it hard sometimes to relate to tech workers in these forums sometimes. And yes I’m in the west.

[nequo]

Those numbers are surprising. Do you have a source for them?

[wakefulsales]

that's insane, 5-7mm?

[HWR_14]

I mean, if I had a close relative with total control over a 40+ billion dollar company and a personal net worth north of 25 billion, I would want a very high salary for showing up too. I don't think asking for more was unreasonable.

[iancmceachern]

Why? Entitlement?