Bat Gogh.
Superman on vacation (or holiday) in London.
Technically, it’s a police box, not a telephone booth. But I guess Clark Kent had to make do.
HT: Justin Taylor.
Programmer salary taboo
To put my money where my mouth is, here’s some information on the starting salaries for four big technology companies based on my informal observations. I’d be pretty hypocritical if I advocated disclosure without any sharing information myself! In each of these cases, I’ve consulted at least three people who received full-time offers from the company in question, so these figures are approximate (and specific to undergrads).
- Google: The standard for the Mountain View office and a number of other large US offices is about $100,000/year, but they do scale that figure based on where you live by some secret factor. I’ve heard figures between $45k and $71k (tending towards the higher end) for the value of stock they give you over a four year vesting period, and Google bonuses can count for $45,000 per year or more.
- Amazon: About $87,000/year, and they’re fairly well known for not being too willing to negotiate starting salary. They typically offer between $40,000 and $50,000 worth of stock over four years, with a non-uniform vesting period (you get more the longer you stay).
- Microsoft: Around $90,000 per year on average, although I’ve heard as low as $80,000. Typically comes with about $50,000 worth of stock over four years.
- Facebook: Around $85,000-$90,000 per year. The stock situation is complicated, but I believe between 8,000 and 10,000 restricted stock units over four years is typical, which potentially could be worth more than $200,000 if you believe the secondary market prices, which have been as high as $28/share.
