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if by "mid six figures" you mean 400k-600k, it's a pretty good salary and compensation and may be more difficult to find a comparable job that makes it worthwhile to jump ship.
my friend who left his job was in the lower six figures...200k range so it was a little easier to find a comparable job that would meet his salary requirements.
No, I didn't mean that. I should have said mid 100's, as in the neighborhood of 150k.
Calling 4-600k “a pretty good salary” is nutty.
Once I was above 100 jumping ship got harder. The higher you go, the more difficult it is to move. There are many more jobs in the 70-90k range.
When I was in that range, I could find something else in a matter of a few weeks. Now, it’s a longer search and I’d likely be taking on more responsibility and would possibly have to move, which is an issue because my wife has her own business that pulls in a comparable income. She can probably do it again but has a good thing going. First world problem indeed.
Are you kidding? I've been failing upward for years..
Kid, you got upper management written all over you! No... really..
Funny thing is, I'd like to get into management, partially because I want to be called someone's 'boss' (ego stroking) but also because I think I can be more effective than the current mgmt. However, due to some seniority, intracompany politics and others in line, it's unlikely I'm going to get into mgmt.
No, I didn't mean that. I should have said mid 100's, as in the neighborhood of 150k.
Calling 4-600k “a pretty good salary” is nutty.
Once I was above 100 jumping ship got harder. The higher you go, the more difficult it is to move. There are many more jobs in the 70-90k range.
When I was in that range, I could find something else in a matter of a few weeks. Now, it’s a longer search and I’d likely be taking on more responsibility and would possibly have to move, which is an issue because my wife has her own business that pulls in a comparable income. She can probably do it again but has a good thing going. First world problem indeed.
depending on what part of the country you live in and the type of work you do, it's pretty easy to find another job in the 150k-200k range. e.g., bay area, nyc, seattle, etc...for banking, engineering, etc.
in the 400-600k range you're looking at upper level executives or upper level tech at big companies (principal engineer, etc.) but i suppose it's all relative. however, if you're at google, facebook, amazon, microsoft, boeing, yahoo, northrup grumman, goldman sachs, etc...it's not so uncommon.
i think $1m+ is where it's really hard and have a few friends in that area that want to leave but are really stuck because only a few place can afford to pay anyone $1m+/year.
depending on what part of the country you live in and the type of work you do, it's pretty easy to find another job in the 150k-200k range. e.g., bay area, nyc, seattle, etc...for banking, engineering, etc.
in the 400-600k range you're looking at upper level executives or upper level tech at big companies (principal engineer, etc.) but i suppose it's all relative. however, if you're at google, facebook, amazon, microsoft, boeing, yahoo, northrup grumman, goldman sachs, etc...it's not so uncommon.
i think $1m+ is where it's really hard and have a few friends in that area that want to leave but are really stuck because only a few place can afford to pay anyone $1m+/year.
Upper level (C level) execs at large companies make a lot more than 400k-600k per year in total compensation.
Anyone have a good paying job, (although you're not very enamored with the company or it's management) and just can't seem to get motivated to go above and beyond expectations or at least do more than the minimum expected?
I'm in a rut right now and just sort of going through the motions even though I'm fairly well compensated.
Yup! I ended up leaving in pretty much every case. Once I hit the wall in all I could learn and experience. It became like punching a clock.
When you get that feeling it is time to go.
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No... really..
