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Weekly Discussion: 16 June 2025 (lemmy.world)
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[–] peregrin5@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A few Qs because I hate myself:

  • what is your base salary?
  • what is your pay currently?
  • do you amend your base salary calculations when you get a raise?
  • also what do you do that gives you a 20% raise every year?
[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m conflicted on giving numbers, by default it feels like an unintended flex. But hey, it’s the fire community and we love numbers so…

  • $150k
  • complicated, but has averaged $750k the last few years
  • I don’t, this was a factoid, I concentrate on expenditures
  • tech in finance, mostly leading teams and managing people
[–] peregrin5@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Thanks for your candid response!

However it does confirm that I will never see these numbers in my lifetime.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I doubt it means much, but the first 12 years of my career were on a more modest path. Luck and opportunity have an outsized impact. The only "smart" thing I did was leave a comfortable job for a higher stress one, but that's probably survivorship bias talking.