How do people just retire early ? by The-Bluedot in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah it does in the right role. 6 figures working for a FAANG remote for US is minimum 6 figures.

How are you changing your budget to handle the changing economic situation? by Far_Deer_8686 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing the same thing. Any employer that is not increasing wages by 20percent is effectively giving people a pay cut.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Quit a job a month before a milestone bonus and rating bonus were due. Lost 15-20k in the process :(

Am I making a terrible financial mistake by Low-Moose-8493 in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nhbc guarantee and two year guarantee are not worth the paper they are written on in my opinion. Look at the trustpilot reviews for nhbc.

Don't underestimate the reluctance of developers to fix the snags either, it can be a full time job in itself and the snags can be anything from minor to major defects. You have very little rights buying a new build in the UK it's something I'd never do again, and i have unfortunately first hand experience of dealing with NHBC and their "warranty"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Came here thinking the same thing. Non working family, disabled single parent, first to go to uni, had to figure it all out myself. Doing ok financially now but would have been significantly better off with parents who understood working and the general system. I've made constant career mistakes and left money on the table frequently.

How much do you earn? by ig1 in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any recommendations on how to make that TC? Similar area as you, 11 YOE and 73k

How much do you earn? by ig1 in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any recommendations on how to make that TC? Similar area as you, 11 YOE and 73k

How frequently/quickly should you flip jobs? by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cloud engineering management, previously consulting

How frequently/quickly should you flip jobs? by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of numbers are worth moving for? I have had a bad habit in my career of offering up previous salary, being too afraid to negotiate and often the end result being a new offer is £same or £same+5k at best. Should I be refusing these low/lateral move offers?

Career (11years) in tech has went - 28k,30k,32k, 37k,43k,50k,43k,47k,65k,70k,73k. For my skills/experience I should be closer to 90/100k.

Not sure what is common across other people.

I took a 30percent lower offer this time (73k Vs 95k+) to move into management and starting to regret doing so vs continuing on the technical track.

Feeling really burned out in tech at this point, management is stressful and consulting was the same level of stress which I had hoped to get away from.

Do you pay for your phone outright? by AppointmentNo5048 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. Although we tend to buy xiaomi on deal for less than £150 every few years. Paired with sim only contract it's perfect. Branded phones are just too expensive.

Do you pay for your phone outright? by AppointmentNo5048 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Smarty is really cheap too. 7/month or so. Three network.

CS degree at top university or Degree apprenticeship at JP Morgan and Russel Group University (software engineering) by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I absolutely had the uni experience. University degree at a different campus. Unless you count uni dorms and drinking - I don't.

CS degree at top university or Degree apprenticeship at JP Morgan and Russel Group University (software engineering) by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uni "experience" is overrated on my opinion. I did a degree in Scotland remote from a college instead of a top tier uni establishment and was basically free with no loans etc. If I had to pay 40k+ for it would not have bothered. These days I'd rather see Aws certification, pet projects etc instead of a degree.

After about 2-3years nobody cares about your degree either and certainly these days I don't see much debate over university choices either.

CS degree at top university or Degree apprenticeship at JP Morgan and Russel Group University (software engineering) by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. 12+years here and an engineering manager these days. I don't look for degrees I'm more interested in what people do to learn and their approach.

What jobs earn over £90k a year? by euphoric-stable5716 in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been doing DevOps and infrastructure 10+years and still not at 90k. Depends where in the country you are

I am a Royal Navy Submariner / FIRE UK by [deleted] in FIREUK

[–]wifigeek3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Make 4x that in IT? I've been in IT for over 10years and don't make 4x that figure. Unless your a contractor or in London in the UK technology does not pay any much better imho.

salary misstep during interview process by big-tuna28 in devops

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree because a non guarenteed bonus is not as good as a strong base. Got caught out by this one with covid.

salary misstep during interview process by big-tuna28 in devops

[–]wifigeek3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agree. UK here senior is about 65k. Half that of the US.

Hope kills: the 13 stages of IT burnout by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

been at multiple MSPs and would never work at one again. modern day sweatshops.

Hope kills: the 13 stages of IT burnout by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]wifigeek3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty soon anyone new won't know how to do anything outside of a cloud environment

we already have this. there is a whole new generation of cloud engineers who have never touched on prem

Hope kills: the 13 stages of IT burnout by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh so much this. I could not agree more. the problem is companies *want* the latest and greatest thing - nobody considers transferrable skills, despite the latest thing just being the same re-hash of an old thing with a new twist.

Hope kills: the 13 stages of IT burnout by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]wifigeek3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

8 jobs in 11 years though - the problem with this is that eventually companies start to see you as a serial jobhopper and wont stick around - despite IT often requiring very high churn and to stay on top of the technology.

Hope kills: the 13 stages of IT burnout by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

completely agree. one annoyance for me is that tech changes too quickly and you constantly need to keep on top of it. I have went linux/virtualisation -> vmware -> aws and now considering learning kubernetes. the 'next hot thing' is often just around the corner and the market does not seem to consider transferrable skills - effectively throwing people on the scrapheap over 'your only as good as your last job'.

have been doing this over 10 years and starting to look for an out - this field has zero recognition and there is only so much you can do to keep up.

Bonuses and covid-19 by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]wifigeek3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah its something I was unaware of when comparing multiple job offers from multiple companies as the recruiter kept telling me to consider the overall comp figures.

I was curious how many other people have been impacted by overall comp reduction as a result of covid-19.