[DHolzer]

250k per year would make me reconfigure my internal right/wrong classifier real fast...

[embedding-shape]

Really, that little? Don't feel even slightly embarrassed about your morals being so cheap? You'd hurt your neighbors and acquaintances for 20K a month?

Given you probably don't earn that today, say you got paid that now instead of whatever you earn, what would you spend that money on in reality?

[baq]

if you're literally anywhere in the west other than bay area or NYC this is good to amazing money

[DHolzer]

I would feel embarrassed, yes. But that's 5 times my current salary for a 'similar' position. I am not sure it'd be 5 times worse in terms of societal effect. And even if it were, I am not sure I would be 5 times as embarrassed, if we are considering a linear conversion rate.

What I am trying to say is that I am on your side - as of this moment it is incredibly unlikely that I would ever see this kind of money. That makes it an easy position to take in a online conversation. But I have seen decent people throw out morals for a 100th of what we are talking about.

[soulofmischief]

I've left jobs paying that much over ethical concerns. My soul is not for sale, and neither should yours be.

[bayindirh]

> My soul is not for sale, ...

This makes two of us. Nice to see a similar-minded person. Cheers to you!

[DHolzer]

look, i dont want to work at any of those companies anyway. I am with you - i was trying to say that money can break most of us. I appreciate you being so farsighted by leaving such a position, but for many other people that would be unthinkable - And that does not make them monsters.

At this point I would be more worried about working for a US company, than which one exactly - (not totally serious of course, but also not entirely inaccurate)

[bayindirh]

That's a shame, but don't feel sad. While not everybody is on your side, certainly you're not alone in this.