Levels fyi makes me feel worthless

by mertleee on 4/18/2025, 12:00:22 AM with 5 comments
Realizing I'm underpaid and no longer want to do startups.

Kind of insane I thought I was "good" while making less than most of the lower end posts on levels.

How does anyone deal with this?

  • by bhaney on 4/18/2025, 12:11:21 AM

    > How does anyone deal with this?

    Options are:

    - Stop caring

    - Career-farm until you're no longer on the low end

    Unless you're uncomfortably poor, I recommend the first one. It has a better track record of bringing personal happiness.

  • by Trasmatta on 4/18/2025, 12:12:49 AM

    There are two sides of this:

    * Those sites are BS (including Blind) and full of people both bragging, humble bragging, and lying

    * You may actually be super underpaid and overworked and might want to look for a new job that treats you better

    It's worth keeping both of these in your mind.

  • by andrewmcwatters on 4/18/2025, 12:26:27 AM

    Levels.fyi compensation is really specific to FAANG-types of companies. Most companies hiring software developers don’t have similar compensation packages.