I asked Google employees how much MONEY they make & how to get HIRED

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Taking a little break from my usual personal finance content, I went to Google Seattle campus to interview people about their salaries and practical tips on how to get hired. A huge thank-you to the kind & brave people who participated in this interview.
I hope the video is helpful if you aspire to break into tech or land a job at Google, while also shedding light on salary transparency.
Let's normalize talking about money!
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You are damn under rated girl A new sub btw

[@sanetrayy]

thanks for this video chi, really helful!

[@FinanceWithChi]

I'm glad this is helpful! Thanks a lot for visiting my channel :)

[@FinanceWithChi]

Hey guys, thanks so much for your support!! P.S: It appears the comment section is automatically turned off sometimes. If you can't comment, please LIKE & SHARE this video instead. That would really help the channel out.

[@gabrielneto2430]

You really deserve be more famous. Keep it up 👍

[@FinanceWithChi]

Aw thank you ❤!! I really appreciate the kind words.

[@davidmora242]

This is actually pretty good advice

[@krishapatel9677]

I am connected with you when you were at 1k Keep it up keep uploading content

[@FinanceWithChi]

Omg thank you so much for the encouraging words!! What type of content are you interested about :)? The salary transparency or personal finance tips or others?

[@krishapatel9677]

@@FinanceWithChi actually i am student from india and want go USA for job opportunities in software(IT) industry What to do fr that? I am so confused i should do masters or find job there without masters AND I am not aware that what to do to GO for USA ,I HAVE NO IDEA FOR abroad like how much money required, how to live there, and even i am not even fluent in English so how to discard language barrier there ??? I so noob at this topic pls help me out for this 😭

[@FinanceWithChi]

I also started as an international student. All I can say is reach out & ask for advice from people who have done it from India and online. Most importantly, believe in yourself. Good luck ❤!

[@user-du6ln7lf9z]

Love this series of salary transparency. Very helpful! Thank you.

[@brockman562]

wasn't the most transparent. last 2 guys didn't reveal their salaries.

[@FinanceWithChi]

@@brockman562 some people didn't feel comfortable revealing their pay info. But I think their advice to get hired is still worth sharing!

[@jlouie8835]

@@brockman562 If I were a Google employee, for sure I won't share my salaries info to avoid getting fired. My son worked for Google for 3 years and I read his employee contract and if I remember correctly, a Google employee is not supposed to discuss salaries or benefits package with anyone. A violation of employee contract terms is subject to termination. No one has the obligation to discuss their compensation package to a stranger or to the public. Also, pay package really varies, one person can be hired for $150K a year and another can be hired for $300K-500K, it really depends on what type of experience you have. My friend's son who graduated from Stanford and his total pay package is $500K working Amazon with two years experience. My niece also works for Google in Chicago while my son works for Google CA and another friend works for Google Singapore and their pay all varies significantly.

[@QuantumVoid-ro3hi]

@@brockman562 And that $200-250 figure for a senior engineer at Google is suspiciously low

[@oluwatosinaboluwarin8653]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Thanks for visiting my channel. Glad you find it informative!

[@adildesai_7]

Inspirational✨✨

[@kimd7872]

Very helpful info. Pretty good advice for who is looking IT job now. Thanks for making this video.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Thank you! Glad it’s helpful info. Let me know if there’re any other companies you’d wanna see similar videos about :).

[@victoretini2772]

This inspired me💪

[@him727]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@mrstrawberry2628]

All the best for your small and big success in your future

[@FinanceWithChi]

Thank you so much!!

[@Mian-hm9es]

That's why big connections are required for small youtubers😂

[@nganngo3495]

Troi, moi phat hien ra kenh cua chi luon ❤

[@FinanceWithChi]

Tích cực comment ủng hộ chị nè 😀

[@foreverspartan1]

The real question in this interview should be how most of these people are former Microsoft employees and why did they leave?

[@FinanceWithChi]

Haha that’s basically what I learned from this interview! It’s actually not a surprise as Big Tech tend to recruit people from each other company :)

[@7BlackJack8]

why do you leave? MONEY.

[@luciusnguyen2449]

I mean, IT’S GOOGLE 😂

[@user-pn8dq6vt4s]

Because Microsoft pays half as much (at more senior levels).

[@lierbugsapit3665]

you can google the answer 😅

[@codewithnaiem]

Thabks for the informative video🖤😗

[@user-lw5ex3nf5d]

150k TC? My man got lowballed.

[@kwesiackon1296]

I would assume that's fair. How much should he be making?

[@paulochambergo2605]

But isn’t he entry level software engineer with only 0 to 1.5 years of experience ?? So that should be ok ? I guess. Mid level engineers are making around $250 k a year

[@user-lw5ex3nf5d]

@@paulochambergo2605 150TC in California is massively lowballed.

[@user-lw5ex3nf5d]

@@kwesiackon1296 Around 200k, assuming in California.

[@kwesiackon1296]

@@user-lw5ex3nf5d Damn, I need to move to USA. Im a C++ Developer in South Africa, such a massive difference in pay..

[@IntelsCreed]

how companies take advantage of great talents by paying them peanuts....its called "you are contributing for something great"

[@nmew6926]

Slaves 18th century: exploiting physical abilities Slaves 21st century : exploiting the best brains

[@sinfulhands5541]

We found the guy that brought down the internet in 2016!

[@FinanceWithChi]

haha wow!

[@LakeDadsWorld]

It would be interesting to see how people from Google Business Org (GBO) would respond to these questions. Hit up one of the sales oriented buildings on the NYC, SF, or LA (Playa) campuses.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Yeah other departments besides Cloud are on my list to interview next. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@rvd90277]

Cool video! I used to work at Google Kirkland (where the interviews are) and Google Seattle (where the first entrance shot is taken) and worked there for over 5 years. I liked working in both offices and it's nice to see some familiar faces! Salary is tough not just because it's a sensitive topic but because a lot of it depends on stock so can fluctuate year by year and month by month depending on the stock price. But I worked at Amazon before Google and I got a decent pay increase when I jumped from Amazon to Google. However, Amazon stock went up a lot more during my time at Google so I ended up making much less at Google than I would have had I stayed at Amazon. Oh well, c'est la vie. I was much happier at Google though and there's no price for happiness!

[@FinanceWithChi]

I love that! “There’s no price for happiness”.

[@jer2911.L]

How much income tax do you pay?

[@lelouchdibritannia4508]

​​@@jer2911.Lshe probably has no income tax since kirkland Washington has no state income tax but normally she would pay federal taxes.

[@meetimian3383]

​@@lelouchdibritannia4508and how much are the federal taxes on average??

[@carolinaromerofigueroa602]

The girl advice was the best.

[@iceeetravels]

Enjoyed the insight provided here!

[@FinanceWithChi]

Awesome! I’m glad that’s helpful :). Let me know if you want insights from any other companies, I’ll try to make more videos on that.

[@bobjohnson6131]

I don’t think anyone can become software engineer . I took a coding class for the first time in my life and it was literally a self taught class. Professor didn’t teach at all and just wanted us to pick up the book and solve problems ourselves. One of the thing we had to do was make a tic tac toe game. I understood the concept of having player 1 , player 2 inputting X’s and O’s and wins if three of the same letter connects but my god I just couldn’t write it in code….I only took the class to explore area of coding since I already graduated college. Sadly I dropped the class halfway into semester because I just could not commit time to coding everyday because of work. I wish I could go back and the way coding is setup it’s not something you can ask people for help. It’s more of a how willing are you to work to try and find a solution to the problem.

[@FinanceWithChi]

I agree coding is not for everyone and I myself didn’t enjoy doing it full-time. But if you want to get in tech and enjoy the tech salaries, there are definitely other careers like Product/Program Management, Tech Sales, Marketing, etc.

[@frostfire8968]

My motivation is burning🔥🔥🔥

[@FinanceWithChi]

Glad it motivates you!!

[@pigeon-fd5zq]

I think you are standing in cloud department I think you should go to canteen there you will get people of different department

[@luongtruong]

I feel like some of them are lowballed. I work at a mid-size e commerce company (2yoe) and my TC is already 150k+.

[@FinanceWithChi]

That’s why we need more salary transparency to negotiate for better offers 😊!

[@luongtruong]

@@FinanceWithChi absolutely!

[@zeweni]

Google goes around hiring Microsoft former employees😅

[@yahwehagape]

Especially in the Seattle area (home of Microsoft).

[@vminhope3040]

Google: “past employer?” Candidate: “Micro-“ Google: “Say no more, you’re hired”

[@siddhardhareddyvadde4885]

U deserve a 1m subs

[@FinanceWithChi]

You're too kind!! Thanks a lot for your support 🙂!

[@1dayleft40]

Thank you!, I try to learn dynamic programming, but don't know how to start

[@franko8572]

Free code camp? Odin project?

[@doords]

You try to find a project to do first and then work backwards. You dont try to learn an entire language and then work on projects.

[@CaesarBro]

There goes the housing and rental market.

[@yorha2b278]

Wow... They are so underpaid!

[@iftikharramnandan4041]

Oh my god. Terrance is on the thumbnail. Yes Twang!

[@FinanceWithChi]

Is Terrance your colleague? :)

[@mdjohnnyhsssan5667]

Good

[@denshaSai]

For some reason lots of cloud ppl? I mean there like Google research, brain, and many exciting teams probably with different bands of salary.

[@FinanceWithChi]

I think it might be due to the campus we went to, more cloud people work there. Maybe we can do part 2 with other teams in the future ;).

[@JJBA1000B]

The first guy is from iit bombay

[@JJBA1000B]

@@FinanceWithChi He is from my hometown Siliguri in West bengal, India.. my cousin and he were classmates..they both got into iit😊

[@JJBA1000B]

@@FinanceWithChi indeed.. have a nice day 🙏🏻

[@FinanceWithChi]

Small world! Have an awesome day yourself 🙂!

[@nickjones2813]

Im 25 years without tech background, is it possible to get into Google if I switch to tech and gain some experience?

[@FinanceWithChi]

Definitely! I know people switched to tech from other career paths and they’re able to get into Big Tech (Google, Microsoft, and the likes). I myself have gone through that :).

[@jlouie8835]

If I were a Google employee, for sure I won't share my salaries info to avoid getting fired. My son worked for Google for 3 years and I read his employee contract and if I remember correctly, a Google employee is not supposed to discuss salaries or benefits package with anyone. A violation of employee contract terms is subject to termination. No one has the obligation to discuss their compensation package to a stranger or to the public. Also, pay package really varies, one person can be hired for $150K a year and another can be hired for $300K-500K, it really depends on what type of experience you have. My friend's son who graduated from Stanford and his total pay package is $500K working Amazon with two years experience. My niece also works for Google in Chicago while my son worked for Google CA and another friend works for Google Singapore and their pay all varies significantly.

[@FinanceWithChi]

That’s the misconception that many have. It’s actually unlawful for your employer to punish or retaliate against you in any way for having conversations about your pay: www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to-discuss-wages. Because the gaps in compensation can be tens of thousands of dollars for the same role/level in the same company, my goal for this video is to promote salary transparency, and people can use this info to negotiate for the pay they deserve. I personally know colleagues in one of these Big Tech companies who were massively underpaid compared to their peers even though they’re high performers.

[@Naeemahmed04]

❤

[@christiansnaturestudio6599]

I'm not smart to work at Google lol but I'm not really career oriented. Just want to make good money

[@caiodavi9829]

you dont have to be smart to work there, just grind leetcode and make cool personal projects

[@FinanceWithChi]

Tech is just one way. There are also many other ways to make good money. :)

[@randomhooman000]

​@@FinanceWithChican you list some of them ..

[@FinanceWithChi]

Starting your own business or choosing a career path that suits your strengths. Of course being good with money management is another important skill regardless of your career.

[@jfk-yb2vh]

I work at Google Kirkland!! How come I never get interviewed by these KZbinrs ? 😂

[@FinanceWithChi]

It’s not too late haha! We can interview you if you’d like to be featured ? ;)

[@jfk-yb2vh]

@@FinanceWithChi really? Will you visiting google Kirkland / south lake union anytime soon? I’d love to be featured

[@FinanceWithChi]

​@@jfk-yb2vh Oh cool! I can visit Google campus anytime since I live in the area :). My contact is under the About section of the channel.

[@jfk-yb2vh]

@@FinanceWithChi that’s awesome, thanks! I’m in the slu campus all weekdays except Thursday, and in the Kirkland campus on Thursday When do you plan to visit?

[@jfk-yb2vh]

@@FinanceWithChi Hi Chi, I cannot find an email or a contact method in the about section of the channel ☹️

[@ccxfrank109]

anyone else nervous about just getting started in tech?

[@FinanceWithChi]

Curious if it’s about learning new technology, the job opportunities, or anything else specific you are nervous about?

[@ccxfrank109]

@@FinanceWithChi i just started in IT. no work experience yet but internship starts in a couple weeks. Id say nervous about not knowing how to fix someones issues?

[@FinanceWithChi]

Believe in yourself and be willing to ask for help will get you far. Best of luck with your new role!

[@cashout8582]

That software engineer is overpaid, ask him why Google software keeps getting stuck and optimized

[@tomr6866]

150k at Google? Might as well be homeless

[@gumballdegree]

Can't seem to find a single engineer that works on Android. I get that Google's cloud is important but man, they could be a real competitor to Apple if they only had made 50% of their staff Android development

[@FinanceWithChi]

This was in their Seattle office which is mainly Google Cloud department. Maybe we should do part 2 ;)?

[@gumballdegree]

@@FinanceWithChi yes! I believe the most interesting thing about Google is Android and their products. I've never seen anybody actually interview an Android developer... I know cloud is pretty important for their revenue but it's boring stuff and the normal person doesn't really care about cloud stuff development. Only developers would. Now if you found a developer or an engineer who was in the Android OS or pixel product line management and production, I would sit down with that person and ask him dozen questions for an hour. However I think these types of people would probably be very secretive. They won't be authorized to answer much because of how sensitive the information is. Probably similar to how no one's ever interviewed an apple iphone product engineer. And I'm not talking about those pre-planned interviews where an Apple exec talks about the release of their product. I'm talking about just some staff engineer Who works on iPhones directly is candidly asked on the streets about what they do. They won't answer. Sorry for the long message

[@Shannnnnnnnnnnnn]

I’d say android is far from being one of the most interesting things going on at Google. It’s their intelligence that is the most powerful. They have an incomprehensible amount of information on almost anything and on the whole worlds population. They also are getting better everyday at processing all this data in many ways depending on what they’re seeking. Their platform is so stacked now that they could manipulate a lot of the world today.

[@LakeDadsWorld]

1/2 their staff on Android for a product that accounts for a tiny fraction of their total revenue. You realize Google is in the advertising business, they make money from selling ads. Android is barely profitable compared to Google’s core business.

[@esmeraldagems9487]

I wonder how the janitor/cleaning team at Google got hired? I'll bet they never tells people what they actually do. 🤷‍♀️😄😄

[@FinanceWithChi]

I actually know someone who cooks at Google kitchen. She’d just tell people she’s a cook at Google when asked ;).

[@lawrencef3560]

It's usually through other contractor companies (3rd party company). Myself is a massage therapist at Google. Basically I'm not google employee, but I can enjoy the facility such as kitchen, gym, cafeteria etc...but I was hired by a bodywork company to work there, same applied to those who work at kitchen as chef, cook, janitor/cleaning.

[@jiyuanli3862]

I think 250k is considered as low ball offers now as L4

[@xxcryicesxxcryices3382]

At Amazon that’s the bottom of the bar for SDEII, that’s what you get when you’re promoted into the role. Google isn’t known for top pay anymore, so I wouldn’t necessarily say that’s a low ball offer. Less than 250k would be though

[@xxcryicesxxcryices3382]

In this economy, all big tech give lower offers because they know there’s plenty of good talent available that want to work there

[@kgpcodes]

That's not my idea of top tier intelligent people, but it's overall interesting how they perceive themselves and how they communicate that. For certain levels, Google pays the same as startups.

[@meetimian3383]

Does a French master degree coupled with an internship helps in landing a job at Google?? I'm originally from Asia.

[@FinanceWithChi]

I know some Google engineers without a CS degree so it’s possible :)

[@mr.mystiks9968]

Dude making $150K total comp. got lowballed massively

[@edmundedmund9855]

depends on the area, if that was california then yeah his massively lowballed

[@chi6168]

Nah he’s just front-end

[@123farhan1]

One year experience ..do you expect him to make a million

[@dailyclipmafia5041]

@@123farhan1 180-210K after one year

[@solidaritygirl6065]

such a chode comment.

[@sandeeplakhiwal7043]

Great to see that Asians are occupying Google from CEO to Employees you interviewd.

[@ayazsolangi7408]

I completed my bachelor of computer science in the same year and I also want the place where you are working in such a big company and we should also get the opportunity. What courses and programs should be studied so that we can reach this destination. I have sent you many messages but you are not replying to the message. We request you to reply one.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Curious where you’ve sent the messages as I don’t find them? You can email me directly on this (my contact’s my About section). I’d be glad to give you some pointers :).

[@ayazsolangi7408]

@@FinanceWithChi There are many other channels on KZbin, your channel is very beneficial for us and we are very grateful to you. And we pray that you will get more success and reach your destination. And thank you so much dear.

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

Sounds like these guys rotate around the FAANG companies.

[@FinanceWithChi]

It’s definitely easier when you have experience in one and apply to another FAANG company.

[@Daggerworda]

A little over 150k for a newbie wow. Meanwhile in the UK that’s like senior management salary

[@FinanceWithChi]

If you watch my latest video on Meta salaries, their starting pay is close to $200k in total. Yeah tech companies do pay well in the US

[@jml9550]

Cost of living is another major factor. Making $150-200k ain’t that much in the SF Bay Area or Seattle where house price, rents are crazy high.

[@henrybloor7505]

I hope h1 gonna change

[@jml9550]

It won’t.

[@iambhavinpatel]

Interesting thing is most of them are came from Microsoft to Google. 😊

[@FinanceWithChi]

Yeah it makes sense since this is a Seattle office :)

[@iambhavinpatel]

@@FinanceWithChi Thank you!

[@manonfire7675]

Well, you gotta poach people from your bigger competitor, especially in cloud. Offer them better pay and they will likely cross carpet. I'm pretty sure you would find lots of ex Googlers working in Microsoft Bing department, for example.

[@QuantumVoid-ro3hi]

That $200-250k figure for L4 (senior) software engineers is suspiciously low

[@FinanceWithChi]

L4 is software engineer 1 at Google :). Senior level is more L5/L6 and their pay is def higher than this range

[@John-bg7gf]

Coding is a great career snd pays well for the people that can bare to do it i certainly couldn't

[@FinanceWithChi]

Well good thing is there are many other roles in tech that pay well and don’t require coding :)

[@Mostofmarie]

I was looking to know HOW they got an interview. That question wasn’t asked.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Maybe ideas for next videos? :)

[@Fyawtfc]

150k ? Are u kidding me ? I know someone fresh grad from school master degree from one of the uc and total comp is 300k a year

[@FinanceWithChi]

Yeah unfortunately pay gaps exist. That’s why I advocate for salary transparency and negotiation

[@wukoutian]

5:01 right away this guy exposed that he is ex-amazon lol

[@FinanceWithChi]

Yeah it’s quite common people switch jobs from one to another big tech company

[@wukoutian]

@@FinanceWithChi you are not getting why I am saying this lol

[@dsanti4069]

I honeslty think pay should be private. Imagine if youre a go getter and bring 10x value to your co-worker but your pay is restricted based on pay transparacy. I think if youre a rockstar you should be paid as a rockstar . Just my 2 cents

[@FinanceWithChi]

Pay transparency gives you an idea of how much you should expect to get paid on average for the level of your job. If you are a rockstar you should def negotiate for more pay. I actually posted a video talking about tips to do just that.

[@Rohanlekhwani]

5:05 guy works at Google but speaks Amazon Leadership Principals.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Wow you can tell haha ;)

[@yasine00]

I thought google laid off everybody lol guess im wrong

[@artificialparadise239]

IMO I think that even if google laid off everybody, the contractors would probably get another tech job at companies so fast, because they worked at GOOGLE ….

[@andrebatista8501]

Apparently they laid off all non asian/indian

[@jonasbaine3538]

only around 10%, and probably the most unliked people/expendable. don't let the smiles and lattes fool you, it is still corporate environment.

[@mprkg]

2nd guy, Asian: "like, um like, like like, um like."

[@FinanceWithChi]

That’s how most of us talk in normal conversations right :)?

[@drcheesekong]

Cảm ơn chị vì nội dung rất hay ạ! Chị là người gốc Việt ạ? (Em hỏi vì tên Chi của chị ạ)

[@FinanceWithChi]

Yes em :)! I’m glad you find the content helpful

[@drcheesekong]

@@FinanceWithChi Em bất ngờ chị vì chị vừa xinh xắn, vừa giỏi giang ạ!

[@drcheesekong]

​@@FinanceWithChiEm mong có cơ hội được inbox để hỏi chị Chi một chút ạ!

[@pengumf9048]

second guy is just sleeping during his talk hahahah

[@RaNd0MiZeD]

Waste of time... Many didn't tell the compensation

[@paulochambergo2605]

Overall , they actually did. Entry level are making $150k/year (0-2yoe), And mid level engineers are making $200k-250k/year (5 to 7 or 10 yoe) You can verify them online websites such as Glassdoor etc

[@cheexiong8759]

Bro got paid 150k for an FE, that's sick! Most FE with a year of experience don't get that kind of salary. The pay gap between company to company is very dispersed, people don't ask all tech companies to pay you 150K for an FE with a year of experience... You'll get an automated message saying that they have found someone who aligns well with their job descriptions.

[@FinanceWithChi]

In Big Tech, that is actually not uncommon :).

[@cheexiong8759]

@@FinanceWithChi I did mention the pay gap between company to company varies and the "that's sick!" I meant in a good way and it's rarely that a 1 year of experience FE would get paid 150k/yr. But still, even in big tech, I don't believe it is common to get 150k/yr for just a year of experience in FE. Unless, the FE does a lot like UI/UX design, E2E testing, load testing, etc. But with just a year of experience and new, those are rarely the responsibilities an FE would start with. With

[@ericinla65]

MY NEPHEW GRADUATED from Berkeley with a B.S. in C.I.S. back in June 2023. The same degree I have. He was headhunted and landed a job for $150k with a $25k signing bonus. FYI - His school was 100% paid for with a full scholarship. So no student loans.

[@FinanceWithChi]

That’s awesome

[@monica4321]

Only young people. Why don't you interview experienced people 45-50 years old?

[@FinanceWithChi]

I’d love to but no one in the 40-50s was available for the interviews

[@BrandonWeatherly-uh6vf]

Ask people what they make. Not “what someone can expect”.

[@FinanceWithChi]

Good suggestion! I asked this tho and most would not want to be recorded :(

[@mjtechformation2008]

Where is all the Indian

[@alejobradley]

I guess that to work in google you have to be only a software engineer

[@FinanceWithChi]

Definitely not! They have other roles like Product/Program Manager, Sales, Analyst, Technician, etc other than software engineer. I’d love to include more role diversity in the interview but didn’t have much luck in the location we went to.

[@brockman562]

I'm sooo confused. why be so narrow-minded about selecting interviewees? why not ask the designers, marketing, legal, or C-level? I don't get it.

[@FinanceWithChi]

We interviewed whoever we ran into and were willing to interview :). I guess it’s the location. The office we went to was mainly Google Cloud engineers. Maybe that’s a good idea for part 2 ;)?

[@brockman562]

@@FinanceWithChi gotcha. at first I just thought you were being biased towards engineers and didn't like/care about other teams. I figured all teams work cross-functionally (can you tell I work in tech as well? lol)

[@sgsavings]

is that 150k before or after tax?

[@FinanceWithChi]

I believe it’s before tax

[@nuprophett]

“Dive deep and be curious” - can take the engineer out of the Amazon, but can’t take the Amazon out of the engineer 😂

[@FinanceWithChi]

Haha you’re spot on!

[@FCocomilano2019]

SEATTLE THERE SO MANY ASIAN

[@jml9550]

Really? Have you been to the SF Bay Area?

[@harryj1081]

What about historical share buybacks to barely beat the earnings that pumped the values of all tech stocks while defying historical real rates? This is gonna end well.

[@melquiadespabillare5437]

I notice that many Asians work in Google 😊

[@michalturlik7309]

And what happens when you re a dreamer? :)

[@FinanceWithChi]

Aren’t we all dreamers ;)?

[@michalturlik7309]

@@FinanceWithChi my dreams are only mine 😊

[@joejoe2452]

Why are most software devs asians and Indians? Of course they are smart but also driven to succeed either because of their background or for the love of supporting their family back home

[@FinanceWithChi]

Interesting observation. FYI I also met non-Indian/Asian devs. But not many were willing to be interviewed on camera.

[@akavaliyfree-man7100]

I’m seeing only Asias, probably they weren’t born in USA . What happened to USA youth/ black youth?

[@FinanceWithChi]

I interviewed anyone who’s willing to show up on camera. Would love to have more diversity in my videos!

[@chrischoir3594]

200k and you don't really have to do anyhting

[@FinanceWithChi]

Have you worked at Google ;)?

[@chrischoir3594]

@@FinanceWithChi don't have to do anything difficult is what I meant

[@jml9550]

A brain surgeon makes a good $750-1m, they don’t do much either?

[@chrischoir3594]

@@jml9550 brain surgeons have people's lives in their hands. Google is a fluff company. there are thousands of search engines. If google went out of business tomorrow it would not matter. If a brain surgeon messes up someone dies. So answer your question, yes brain surgeons matter. BLM !!! BRAIN LIVES MATTER !!!!

[@Imcool666]

The salary is way better than UK, a company in UK someone with 3-4 years experience get paid around 30k which is completely slavery 😂😂😂 I’m going to USA for such salary

[@FinanceWithChi]

The pay gap tends to be bigger in tech.

[@krabz9390]

very diverse group............ of asians

[@FinanceWithChi]

Not by choice :). I definitely wanna be able to interview more folks of all groups!

[@hdersoz]

I got the impression that Chinese people are very smart.

[@FinanceWithChi]

They are definitely very hard working :)!

[@Kc-nn8mn]

My white colleagues find so many excuse to say sth/someone is blocking them, while my Chinese colleagues fix them immediately, even not mentioning those bullshit in the Standup. People like hiring smart and hardworking than smart and lazy.

[@IntelsCreed]

software engineers should be demanding much more for the work they do...

[@edmundedmund9855]

I'm assuming that you inspired to become a software engineer thats why your saying smth like this, the salary of engineers are already really high and is one of the highest paying job

[@108mtsan]

No, EMT's should! They get paid like $16 an hour yet they are the first responders to emergencies and saving people's lives.

[@vminhope3040]

@@108mtsanNo way

[@comeconcon569]

I'm a Googler and I earn a lot.😄

[@FinanceWithChi]

Congrats :)

[@rez9386]

all these money but are they genuinely happy in life?

[@FinanceWithChi]

It depends on each one’s personal view of money :).

[@jml9550]

What makes you think they are not happy in life? By whose’s standard?

[@JimSpence]

These kids melt like Mister Softee in a NYC summer when asked how big their… paychecks are. Someday the TC bubble will burst.

[@kayflip2233]

All smart Asians.

[@kosojmshj5564]

العدل أرجوكم

[@brooklynnewyorkinsideconst7688]

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[@videochampion]

A video where someone chooses to stand outside of the camera frame, absurd lol

[@FinanceWithChi]

I’m new to KZbin and still camera shy 😅. But hopefully that doesn’t affect the quality of messages as the focus is on the speakers

[@hawaiisponjah1]

Walk in the park easy

[@FinanceWithChi]

I wouldn’t say it’s that easy but definitely not impossible :)

[@iambhavinpatel]

Is this a California office?

[@FinanceWithChi]

This is Seattle, WA office :)

[@iambhavinpatel]

@@FinanceWithChi Thank you!

[@user-nj1kn2ti8x]

Can we get a more diverse video next time like with people of color?

[@FinanceWithChi]

I will do my best! My goal is to include more diversity in these interviews, but it’s not easy sometimes. We literally interviewed anyone there willing to be filmed.

[@user-nj1kn2ti8x]

🫶🏾🫶🏾 thank you

[@TheUnwantedDong]

Lmao

[@jan_07]

When you’re not a PR rep and you reveal which team/product you work on specifically and disclosing your rank and giving ideas about your salary is such an alarming move. I’m sure some of these guys will get called by Google’s security department. Telling the world you’re a high value target for cyber criminals or worse (kidnappers) nowadays is scary when you’re just an average joe in your everyday life with no bodyguards. Don’t fall for those public questions just to massage your professional ego. You could just tell them you’re some kind of engineer and be done with it.

[@FinanceWithChi]

To know the true compensation that you deserve, having context like the title and level matters. We understand the importance of privacy, that’s why we don’t share any PII of the folks in the interviews beyond general information you would normally find on public places like LinkedIn and social media.

[@jan_07]

@@FinanceWithChi their face is PII enough though, especially if their level and position are shown plus which projects they work on. If I was a malicious person, I could literally loiter around the area and scope for those guys just by face, and it doesn’t take long to know their identity by matching up the other info after that. Just like first name is not PII until it’s combined with the surname.

[@jan_07]

@@FinanceWithChi and I’m not putting the blame on you whatsoever. I’m directing my original comment to whoever gets interviews like these to give generic info and not voluntarily give other info who they weren’t asked about. Like that guy in the video, you didn’t ask him what he’s doing but he proceeded to talk about specific project and team he’s in.

[@user-pn8dq6vt4s]

I would absolutely never answer a question like this, and I’m in a similar position. Any camera in my face, I’m OUT.

[@alexs591]

It’s good for workers (all of us) to have transparent pay information. Plus you can look it up online. It’s no secret.

[@FROMlefttoRightasdfghjkl]

Wtf... Dude... What is that Red Stuff all over the building?

[@FinanceWithChi]

🤔 which red stuff are you seeing?! Not sure if I am looking the same thing you’re referencing

[@strides1000]

Is your name really chi or you making us call you big sis? 😂

[@FinanceWithChi]

No one calls me big sis yet, but you can call me either name haha 😂