Comment by ramesh31
1 day ago
It's the money. It's all about the money. Things are pretty low stress and low stakes when you're hiring for a 50k pure salary role. When things blew up into the mid six figures with stock incentives, it became a whole thing. This pervades the work environment too. Everyone is scared to death of saying the wrong thing or messing something up or sounding stupid because it means your 800k mortgage won't be getting paid next month. I hate it.
Nowadays it's the same poor interview when they are hiring for 20k pure salary overseas.
Employers hate just as much giving 500k to an employee who does not deliver.
Your 800k mortgage not getting paid is one thing, but when there's a partner and kids who need money to eat, it's a whole other level.
Throw in that your health insurance tends to be tied to your job in the US.