Last year got raise 3%, this year just got raise 5%, but my TC currently ($190k base + $30k bonus) is still lower than people I know. 2 years ago when I joined, my peers got $250k base already and I was getting $180k base.
Exceeded expectations on both 2 years.
Raise for inflation doesn't even take into adjustments knowledge and experience gained.
Looking at TeamBlind astronomical TCs, I feel I'm not valued enough. Especially not when my peers are making $70k more than me.
The company: we sell terminal.
I am interviewing hard these days. Leetcoding again. It sucks to interview again, because I like my teammates, my manager. And instead of working with my best effort for my employer, now I have to juggle interviews and Leetcode/system design/behavioral preparation.
And I will not stop interviewing until I get a better job, even if it takes me 365 days or more.
My best advice (in the short term) is to contribute to a huge open source project. At the depths of my boredom I contributed to dotnet, who better to learn from than the people who make your tools? Amazingly bright minds to learn from.
Contribute to React. Contribute to Boost. Contribute to Scala. What are you using, or what do you wish you could to use? Contribute to that.
Exceeded expectations on both 2 years.
Raise for inflation doesn't even take into adjustments knowledge and experience gained.
Looking at TeamBlind astronomical TCs, I feel I'm not valued enough. Especially not when my peers are making $70k more than me.
The company: we sell terminal.
I am interviewing hard these days. Leetcoding again. It sucks to interview again, because I like my teammates, my manager. And instead of working with my best effort for my employer, now I have to juggle interviews and Leetcode/system design/behavioral preparation.
And I will not stop interviewing until I get a better job, even if it takes me 365 days or more.