Even if the offer is below market value it’s very likely still a fair amount more than you’ve ever made before in your life. For instance, $50k a year is not a good salary for a junior SWE but on the other hand, very few college students can say they have $50k in total savings much less worked a job that paid them that much in one year.
So just a motivational tip to help you in your career. Don’t aim for $N. Simply aim for a modest increase over your current $N. And no, going from sandwich shop salary to $100k is not modest. Stop obsessing over the salary leader boards and just try to beat your personal best. If you’re in a position where you can reject offers that are lower than your current pay and you’re a recent grad, that’s a rare exception. But if you don’t have a job, you are not in a position to be picky.
So don’t look at the glass half full. Time to look on the bright side you made some progress in pay. I’d just say, keep going!
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r/cscareerquestions Even if the offer is below market value it’s very likely still a fair amount more than you’ve ever made before in your life. For instance, $50k a year is not a good salary for a junior SWE but on the other hand, very few college students can say they have $50k in total savings much less worked a job that paid them that much in one year. So just a motivational tip to help you in your career. Don’t aim for $N. Simply aim for a modest increase over your current $N. And no, going from sandwich shop salary to $100k is not modest. Stop obsessing over the salary leader boards and just try to beat your personal best. If you’re in a position where you can reject offers that are lower than your current pay and you’re a recent grad, that’s a rare exception. But if you don’t have a job, you are not in a position to be picky. So don’t look at the glass half full. Time to look on the bright side you made some progress in pay. I’d just say, keep going! submitted by /u/ExpWebDev [link] [comments]
Even if the offer is below market value it’s very likely still a fair amount more than you’ve ever made before in your life. For instance, $50k a year is not a good salary for a junior SWE but on the other hand, very few college students can say they have $50k in total savings much less worked a job that paid them that much in one year.
So just a motivational tip to help you in your career. Don’t aim for $N. Simply aim for a modest increase over your current $N. And no, going from sandwich shop salary to $100k is not modest. Stop obsessing over the salary leader boards and just try to beat your personal best. If you’re in a position where you can reject offers that are lower than your current pay and you’re a recent grad, that’s a rare exception. But if you don’t have a job, you are not in a position to be picky.
So don’t look at the glass half full. Time to look on the bright side you made some progress in pay. I’d just say, keep going!
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