Where are the $100K jobs?

[beanmaestro]

As it happens, I got my annual raise today and finally broke $100k. I gather that I’m a few thousand below mid-scale for a Principal Engineer at a “big defense company” (that starts with an R). That’s three years in my current job and five years post-PhD; total experience is either 6 or 12 years depending whether you count grad research. I gather that folks with lower degrees but the same rank made similar or slightly higher salaries…

Given that I’m doing semiconductor work, I’m sure I could make a lot more in Si Valley or at a startup, but it’s not worth the extra hours to me.

[g2006]

Any idea what Qualcomm pays for a project manager

[g2006]

Any idea what Qualcomm pays for a project manager

[g2006]

Any idea what Qualcomm pays for a project manager

[g2006]

Any idea what Qualcomm pays for a project manager

[g2006]

Any idea what Qualcomm pays for a project manager

[SDEngineer]

Actually, a lot of startups pay below “scale” – of course, if that startup goes public, there’s a huge difference between a stock option issued at $0.10 (what I got a large block grant at when I worked at a startup), and a stock option issued at $43.00 (what I got issued this year). On the other hand, that stock option issued at $0.10 may wind up fairly valued (as tissue paper) if the company never goes public or the company needs to do massive reverse splits due to running out of capital and needing new venture capital partners (both of which happened at my startup – they should’ve taken the buyout at $10/sh that was offered just before the telecom bust heh).

[SDEngineer]

Actually, a lot of startups pay below “scale” – of course, if that startup goes public, there’s a huge difference between a stock option issued at $0.10 (what I got a large block grant at when I worked at a startup), and a stock option issued at $43.00 (what I got issued this year). On the other hand, that stock option issued at $0.10 may wind up fairly valued (as tissue paper) if the company never goes public or the company needs to do massive reverse splits due to running out of capital and needing new venture capital partners (both of which happened at my startup – they should’ve taken the buyout at $10/sh that was offered just before the telecom bust heh).

[SDEngineer]

Actually, a lot of startups pay below “scale” – of course, if that startup goes public, there’s a huge difference between a stock option issued at $0.10 (what I got a large block grant at when I worked at a startup), and a stock option issued at $43.00 (what I got issued this year). On the other hand, that stock option issued at $0.10 may wind up fairly valued (as tissue paper) if the company never goes public or the company needs to do massive reverse splits due to running out of capital and needing new venture capital partners (both of which happened at my startup – they should’ve taken the buyout at $10/sh that was offered just before the telecom bust heh).

[SDEngineer]

Actually, a lot of startups pay below “scale” – of course, if that startup goes public, there’s a huge difference between a stock option issued at $0.10 (what I got a large block grant at when I worked at a startup), and a stock option issued at $43.00 (what I got issued this year). On the other hand, that stock option issued at $0.10 may wind up fairly valued (as tissue paper) if the company never goes public or the company needs to do massive reverse splits due to running out of capital and needing new venture capital partners (both of which happened at my startup – they should’ve taken the buyout at $10/sh that was offered just before the telecom bust heh).

[SDEngineer]

Actually, a lot of startups pay below “scale” – of course, if that startup goes public, there’s a huge difference between a stock option issued at $0.10 (what I got a large block grant at when I worked at a startup), and a stock option issued at $43.00 (what I got issued this year). On the other hand, that stock option issued at $0.10 may wind up fairly valued (as tissue paper) if the company never goes public or the company needs to do massive reverse splits due to running out of capital and needing new venture capital partners (both of which happened at my startup – they should’ve taken the buyout at $10/sh that was offered just before the telecom bust heh).

[Misheloff]

Fuggy,

Maybe your husband just isn’t very good at what he does… or maybe he’s a lousy interviewer. Maybe he’s a fat schmuck. Maybe the person interviewing him didn’t like him for some reason. Not knowing him it’s hard for me to say.

What I do know is that your assumptions are ridiculous.

[Misheloff]

Fuggy,

Maybe your husband just isn’t very good at what he does… or maybe he’s a lousy interviewer. Maybe he’s a fat schmuck. Maybe the person interviewing him didn’t like him for some reason. Not knowing him it’s hard for me to say.

What I do know is that your assumptions are ridiculous.

[Misheloff]

Fuggy,

Maybe your husband just isn’t very good at what he does… or maybe he’s a lousy interviewer. Maybe he’s a fat schmuck. Maybe the person interviewing him didn’t like him for some reason. Not knowing him it’s hard for me to say.

What I do know is that your assumptions are ridiculous.

[Misheloff]

Fuggy,

Maybe your husband just isn’t very good at what he does… or maybe he’s a lousy interviewer. Maybe he’s a fat schmuck. Maybe the person interviewing him didn’t like him for some reason. Not knowing him it’s hard for me to say.

What I do know is that your assumptions are ridiculous.

[Author]

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