GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

Chase or Chill

Got done with annual performance cycle and new comp got upgraded to ~1.6Cr, a modest ~10% increase over last year.

I like the work I do, have lot of autonomy, great manager, flexible WFH policy, great WLB, chill life, good job security. Sort of too comfortable at present.

Salaries posted here for Swiggy/Zomato/Salesforce/Google/Uber/Atlassian for YOE I have seems too lucrative. But all their reviews are bad or not promising for me to switch.

I have considered switching, even though it make sense from economical sense, I worry too much about the WLB, culture for etc.. Even if I switch and get a hike to 30Lakh, I would end up paying ~10lakh to my Stepney wife (ahem ahem Nirmala Tai).

  • It is not worth the switch. Is it fine to expect 20-30% increase at this level in this economy? How is the job market?

  • Can others who are earning in the range in India talk about their dilemma whether they would keep chasing the salary or be content with status quo?

Arcesium

Arcesium

Engineering

ArchitectHyderabad13 YoE
160.0 L / yr
120.0 Lfixed +
40.0 Lvariable +
0.0 Lstock
24d ago
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PrancingMuffin
PrancingMuffin

Am I the only one who thinks something is wrong with this generation 🙄

GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

Haha.. Peer pressure by looking at all those who are making the switch!

GoofyBagel
GoofyBagel

Bhai ko millionaire nahi mother fucking millionaire banne ki iccha hai

SqueakyMuffin
SqueakyMuffin
TCS24d

I get 1.6 LPA. am I underpaid?

SqueakyMuffin
SqueakyMuffin
TCS24d

Or unpaid?

TwirlyJellybean
TwirlyJellybean
HSBC24d

You're a charity

PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato

Idk if it’s a flex or not but mujhe ye dekh k bhaut bura lag raha hai…13 YoE means you must be nearing mid 30s, even now if you ponder such questions then I feel you don’t give yourself enough credit for all the experience and wisdom you’ve gained.

GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

35+, married, have an infant daughter.

I haven’t changed much in my 13 yr career. Only 1-2 times. My friends keep saying that I’m too comfortable and haven’t flexed it.

FloatingJellybean
FloatingJellybean

Dude it doesn't matter it's a flex or not... It doesn't matter after a certain point.. maybe 50-60 lpa guys could fall in the category of flex if they posted this stuff... Not anyone 1.5cr+ and that too 10+ ur exp.. guys old enough to get into flexing stuff..

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Stepney wife cracked me up 🤣🤣

WigglyBurrito
WigglyBurrito

The more the merrier, I'm not even in your league of earnings but paying yearly hafta to Nirmala Tai is okay if you are getting that 20-30% hike. I personally want to chase money till I'm 40 and then just settle down in a tier 2 city with ample amounts coming in from passive income. That's my retirement dream.

DizzyPancake
DizzyPancake

One of my friends used to think the same, he died last year at the age of 37. Not demotivating anyone, just a reminder that money is important but it isn’t everything.

SparklyQuokka
SparklyQuokka

Whenever I open the grapevine, I go into more depression 😊 very happy for you bro but why the f u hurt me bro.

GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

Sorry, I made you feel this way..

Even I was quite happy and never bothered about the money. Recently I looked at the salaries in Grapevine and wondered whether am I being paid less for my skills/YOE etc..

PerkyKoala
PerkyKoala

I'm having half your yoe and I make exactly half of what you make in a year 😅. Does it mean I'm on right track?

SleepyWalrus
SleepyWalrus

80L a year @ 6.5 yoe ?
🙇‍♂️ Can you share some suggestions please ?
I make 25L @ 1.5 YOE

JazzyQuokka
JazzyQuokka

What's your base

QuirkyMuffin
QuirkyMuffin

Not earning in the range. Half of what you're making. But Hi! Market is bad. Plus faang jobs aren't really chill anymore

JumpyCoconut
JumpyCoconut
IBM24d

What is skill set

JazzyQuokka
JazzyQuokka

Good lying skills

FloatingJellybean
FloatingJellybean

Appreciate sir for your service. For the sake of our community and benefit of society I would like to know some insights.

What's the skill that's making u earn 1.6 cr.

What kind of work do u do.

Generally ppl these days work on their DSA lld (yk the general stuff) for improvement.. did u work on those? What areas should 3-6yoe focus on to get the skills that makes them earn that much.

And for the benefit of singles community. What kind of a person should someone working in IT marry? An insider or outsider?

Thank u for ur service to the society.

"Press F to pay respect to this man"

GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

Here is the tech stack https://share.gvine.app/ZcX1hjNjPfq9wXZr5

Tech stack doesn’t play much role in the comp than your other skills. Leadership, understanding depth of a topic, learning and becoming a subject matter expertise, persuasion skills, clear communication skills, Quality of work you do, setting/following/overseeing processes, time deliverables, owing/leading projects that bring higher revenue or business critical are the skills/factors that set apart a mediocre engineer from great engineer.

You may get 15% hike if you switch, but if you prove your worth by the skills mentioned above you can earn 20-30% hikes YoY (again all stars have to align for that, company doing good, your team is doing good, you are doing good). Often times the compensation is not decided by your immediate line manager but the dept head or skip level manager (try to earn their trust rather than your direct manager). I have been fortunate enough to have good direct/skip level managers throughout my career, cant say that can be true for everyone.

FloatingJellybean
FloatingJellybean

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