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0 pointsjokethrowaway3y ago0 comments

2-3x local market is doable even outside of fangs, usually with more flexibility (remote was a nice perk pre-pandemic) and no bullshit interview.

If you pair it with working via your own limited company and get your taxes down to single digits or low double digits you can make as much as salaried people on 300k - and with no equity that can go up or down (sure, and no holidays or sick days if you're the kind of person that does those).

Yet, even when you hit 200+k in EU, you're still left thinking you could be making 600k in SV.

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FrenchDevRemote3y ago

>(sure, and no holidays or sick days if you're the kind of person that does those).

the kind of person that does those? you mean humans?

kortilla3y ago

Usage of sick days seems to follow a bimodal pattern. There are people that use them up like vacation days for all kinds of reasons and people who very rarely use them (<1 day a year on avg).

This was true through my entire career and even back in high school. I think usage of sick days is likely to follow a learned behavior from parents/siblings growing up.

stkdump3y ago

So what if you are sick? You are using your normal vacation days?

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dubswithus3y ago

You mean consulting?

granshaw3y ago

Yes

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