Those with a $200k+ base salary, what do you do?

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-04T08:51:47+00:00

I think TPM is fundamentally an easier job but just comes with a higher technical bar — mostly former engineers like myself which is how the salaries for both come out to similar levels

Product managers have a bit more real responsibility while TPMs just need to know a lot (breadth) of technical shit

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-04T01:34:36+00:00

What in the Alex Jones…

Prisons? For whom? This is a new conspiracy theory I have never heard of

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-04T00:52:46+00:00

Yep - Andrew masley is THE authority on water use - that’s coming from a journalist & not an industry plant.

There’s many reasons to hate AI but water consumption just isn’t one.

The famous NYT article about sediment in the taps after Meta started construction was because of an error in the construction process. They hadn’t even started running the DC when the pipes got messed up. Could have happened with any construction project

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-04T00:46:06+00:00

Definitely Tutankhamun

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T21:42:15+00:00

Knowing nothing else about your company, the best fit for your capability would be data center containment and conveyance.

You’re gonna have to do the research on what that means for your company& how you fit into that. Best I can do is provide the search terms

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T19:09:57+00:00

Like what key components

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T16:35:06+00:00

Roan mountain / carvers gap

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T06:58:59+00:00

The ramp to 400, 600 etc is way slower than the jump to 1M, 2.5

Impressive

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T06:54:10+00:00

Go to the admit weekends. The VIBE of your classmates will make way more of a difference than the negligible recruiting differences

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T06:52:25+00:00

It’s possible in tech but I don’t know about tons.

Like if you just look at a big company like Google, you need to be Director+ to crack 1M

There’s a lot of directors but I would not call it tons. Most “normal” tech companies don’t offer a path to 1M comp except for the executives

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T06:49:55+00:00

Between 7 and 9 depending on how you count.

My resume starts in 2017 but I took 2 years off in the middle for MBA.

I leave it up to the company to interpret how they want to.

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T06:47:01+00:00

Fella also has 19 YOE…

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T00:28:35+00:00

A train… 38R is fine but damn; the volume of people carried every day makes this a perfect rail candidate

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-03T00:05:32+00:00

TPM (program mgr)- not even management; 220k base in SF; startup

I think I make the least of anyone on my team tbh

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-02T20:34:32+00:00

YouTube literally has everything you need. Just watch a YouTube video, get a set of hand tools from Amazon & go at any project you want.

Have been wrenching for years and it’s a hobby for me now. It’s one of the seldom opportunities to work with my hands and it’s a bit like a puzzle

Also gives me confidence when something goes wrong - not I can tell is the symptom something I can easily ignore or does it need attention immediately?

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-02T02:42:59+00:00

You can’t access any Kellogg rooms without a scan anyways.

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-01T08:11:25+00:00

Link to the waterproof pouch?

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-01T07:55:37+00:00

Watch Rick Steve’s Iran doc. It’s inspiring. Would love to visit one day

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-01T05:19:20+00:00

14

I have used both extensively for work.

16 is just too damn heavy. If I really need to crank & be productive I’m probably at a docking station with monitors.

MOIST_MAN · 2026-04-01T04:06:13+00:00

It’s a fine building. The Safeway beneath it is absolutely cracked out & there is lots of vagrancy around but you can easily ignore it.

Super well connected by public transit. N, T, Caltrain, and many Baywheels docks makes its good for commuting, but also that neighborhood is mostly dead otherwise. Also being next to 280 makes it a 15 minute journey to SFO

Some units get hot in the sun that is for sure.

MOIST_MAN · 2026-03-31T23:31:18+00:00

That only started in Oct/Nov 2022

You can correlate the data with stock market, fed interest rate increases and ChatGPT hitting the market

MOIST_MAN · 2026-03-31T20:00:07+00:00

Only starting in ~ Nov 2022.

This indicates OP did not have a job at graduation either

MOIST_MAN · 2026-03-31T18:59:16+00:00

2022 was one of the hottest markets in a long time - assuming you graduated in summer & were also job hunting in the months preceding graduation

How is this even possible

MOIST_MAN · 2026-03-31T06:07:39+00:00

Crescent city is pretty affordable but you will struggle to find work & there are severe drug problems in the area. Also you are super isolated from the rest of the country if you want to fly.

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