investment banker meets software engineer

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[@timothywoodruff796]

If your a banker doesn’t know that software engineers can make that kind of money, then you probably don’t want him as your banker.

[@coolman72891]

Facts

[@Minecraftzocker135]

I personally find it more important that my banker knows how to work at a bank and not so much that he knows how much some jobs earn.

[@okyep]

I know truck drivers making 6 figures lol It's not that wild

[@joseparra1097]

@@okyep it is, but you got of think of what makes you happy, would you be in a truck your whole life and be rich when your in your 50s no life at all?

[@timothywoodruff796]

@Howard HuangActually, while yes I made a typo, if you read the sentence and correct it properly, you would understand that the typo I made is having inserted “a.” “Your” is still correct.

[@friednoodlee6599]

Imagine meeting someone and the first thing he said "i make six figures"

[@riEfs85]

I met a grown (but drunk) man Saturday that literally said that.

[@jkm1059]

Never had a Asian family huh hehe

[@friednoodlee6599]

@@jkm1059 haha i'm Asian

[@TheVeggieBurger]

@@friednoodlee6599 lol

[@phoenixsingleton593]

I make 6 figures

[@lowearthsurfer]

"I was up all night formatting PowerPoints" You didn't have to roast them that hard

[@lemonstrangler]

hey its a vital part lol

[@Dionysus_333]

Spot on lol

[@l8Os]

6 figures could be anything from 100,000 to 999,999 . That’s a wide range

[@proud_oasis9960]

When people say six figures don’t they mean 100 - 199 k cause it sounds better then says the actual number? Also anything above 200k they say cause it better then 100k+?

[@georgebrantley776]

@@proud_oasis9960 Nah saying a specific number seems kind of odd. 6 figures if generally enough to get the point across (comfortable but not mega rich-7 figures) in a casual conversation.

[@MobiusCoin]

@@orionfell In a lot of cities it's just regular middle class.

[@cactuslietuva]

@@MobiusCoin 500k per year is a lot of one person income. Doesn't matter the city.

[@jordanrodriguez6412]

@@orionfell 100 k a year is not middle class wtf r u talking about. 😳lbvs

[@Boduo]

"I make six figures" that's a good way to start a convo

[@dylan4972]

I also like to show people photos of my house just to make sure I assert dominance 😆

[@mogunnz201g]

You know banks have software engineers too, right?

[@ryanpincince1708]

SOFI

[@somebrid2147]

To be fair the banker would rarely have a reason to interact with them.

[@ryanpincince1708]

@@somebrid2147 SOFI

[@jeroenarendonk4160]

@@somebrid2147 thats false

[@andreasapei2859]

@too much programming bankers would generally interact with management, regardless of their background.

[@jakedaly7906]

It’s gonna really shock him when he finds out I’m making $135k a year welding.

[@Drastic_oG]

Cap

[@jakedaly7906]

@@Drastic_oG pipe welding and OT baby

[@jakedaly7906]

@@Drastic_oG it’s not easy money. But it’s there if you put in the work

[@jw11432]

Yeah that would be my question, how many hours do you put in for that kinda pay?

[@jakedaly7906]

@@jw11432 it’s just called working dude. I love the work. Way better then the home building trades I started in.

[@pwh567]

The continuation is- Investment Banker: "Then I'll take all of the credit and money for the labor that you did almost all of"

[@pif5023]

That marks the evolution into the clients they work for. Bankers are the only ones that aspire to become their own customers now that I think about it.

[@danielhricmail]

That "good talk" at the end just ties it all together

[@williamikennanwosu]

Software engineer at an investment bank

[@nycto16]

Investment manager at tech

[@skiie]

Literally no investment banker speaks like this. If an investment banker found out that you made six figures they would try to get you to invest with their financial institution. Nobody in the financial institution would speak down to anyone else knowing that they had tons of money. That's a wasted opportunity

[@AlliedIntuition]

Investment bankers don’t deal with 6 figure people, the average “middle market” deal is between 50 million - 500 million.

[@DelGray]

Nah it should be both of these guys vs someone who owns a sanitation truck.

[@RobinButButter]

This mans be looking like Tachibana from Yakuza 0

[@MadPianoLife]

LMFAO IS THAT A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM?????

[@kingjulian1428]

Have you never heard of google (The worlds best PE Firm) 😂

[@lemonstrangler]

google is not a pe firm, its tech company @@kingjulian1428

[@bryancline8893]

Me: makes 6 figures Software engineer and investment banker: oh and what do you do? Me: I glue down floors. Them: oh...

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Everyone always underrates how much money can be made in various trades

[@Torcus100]

I deliver packages lol and I make 6 figures really lucrative business

[@blaydv2242]

@@Torcus100 fr? Who do you work for?

[@Torcus100]

@@blaydv2242 I'm a ups driver I make 41 dollars an hour. And I get overtime everyday as long as I work over 8 hours anything over is ot. So I usually do 10-11 hours a day.

[@gabygabi7751]

@@Torcus100 holy fuck 41 dollars? What state you in and how many years your been working?

[@AAron-gr3jk]

The "you do all the work" part is accurate.

[@Goblinsharkhundredsofthem]

The best way to make 6 figures is by robbing a bank

[@tenou213]

Well, technically the banker should do the idea, hiring, networking, implementation and legal setup.

[@BobTheGodly]

Truck drivers willing to drive for a week at a time can make 200k a year. Some places even train cdl drivers themselves. Your best asset for these kind of jobs being young.

[@baggier]

Very real conversation between steve jobs and Wozniak before starting apple Jobs: so ill come up with the idea and u do all the work Woz: oh cool... Wait wha-

[@ratuldeoun7228]

Facts it's not fair that Woz got less credit than Steve Jobs

[@lemonstrangler]

to be fair steve jobs also helped in making it and designing it atleast in the earlier days. i saw a video of him even crediting woz as the main engineer. media just likes to throw shit on anyone lol.

[@LeveragedFinance]

100k is now 60k back in 2018

[@nordborn9706]

Both careers require hard work, smart work, skill and talent.

[@murtajiz545]

You’d be surprised how easy investment banking is LMAO that only applies to Software Engineers

[@superblitz2274]

@@murtajiz545 breaking into Banking is the tough part

[@nycto16]

@@murtajiz545 Software engineering is so easy and useless. Investment Banking is extremely hard and damn useful! And Investment Bankers are the smartest people living on earth.

[@bluefly5185]

⁠@@nycto16Smartest people are the scientists of our world

[@nycto16]

@@bluefly5185 not at all.. Smartest people are the economists and psychologists of our world

[@tardersauce3578]

There are also like lawyers, and doctors, like not every well paying profession is BANK

[@Adam-cw7cb]

You need a graduate degree to become both a lawyer and doctor.

[@aamaravel2493]

@@Adam-cw7cb no

[@tardersauce3578]

@@Adam-cw7cb all he said was I make six figures, it’s very silly to imagine bankers who think their career is the only career that makes money

[@Justin-yt7pi]

Business and applied math majors are the jocks of the corporate world.

[@chiuchiutrain]

The sad part is we work probably double the hours for similar pay😭honestly would trade for coding skills

[@AlexRenlowkey]

haha yeah its different skill sets for sure. But yeah if you're thinking about a job as purely renting your time then software jobs is better deal.

[@somebrid2147]

On paper it probably is less hours. But developers usually work more when they get home and it's like a permanent university - you need learn something new almost every day because the industry is evolving at a fast rate. But I don't have to dress officially and my boss sends us memes from time to time so I love it.

[@andykim4530]

@@somebrid2147 this is the most incorrect statement ive ever heard lmao. swes at google/msft on average work 30 hour weeks and do completely fine. “permanent university” and “evolving at a fast rate” is so overblown amongst non-tech people that it’s absurd.

[@chitwanhawan3064]

@@andykim4530 nopes even on weekends if something goes wrong we have to work! And to be honest there is something new you gotta learn !

[@twstdreality]

Similar pay? Some elite boutique investment banks are known to start their first year analysts at 500k, and that’s before the bonus which usually adds 50%-100% or more of the base pay

[@itsexpla]

software technicians are the future, watch my words.

[@firstconsul001]

if this is the truth, this bugger must be in the lowest 1% bro. Last time I checked the MDs in high finance receive bonuses in millions. Most MDs make in the range of 1-3 Million while ultra high performance MDs make around 6 million. Partners are paid even more than that. Technology has a very slim scope. If u enter IB you can break into multiple ultra lucrative industries such as Hedge Funds and Private equity. Managers of major hedge funds make hundreds of millions in compensation. Ken Griffin, the manager of the citadel fund, was paid 4.1 billion dollars in 2021 as compensation. This is due to the managers and the senior executives receiving a big portion of the ROI or the carried interest of the fund. On the other hand, the highest you can reach in tech is 7 figures, it is extremely rare for someone to score 8-9 figures. I vouch for technology, but software technicians will never make anywhere near senior executives or managers in high finance, unless ofc they start their own multibillion tech startup...

[@rjp2755]

the future of creating a technological dystopian society where we all stare at screens

[@nycto16]

its for kids only... legends and men do finance.

[@alittlekittycat21]

Bruh he looks like discount Loki He’s on clearance-🤣

[@kratos4435]

Those days are gone, SEs are getting laid off left and right everywhere, their demand is also decreasing. With increased use of AI, firms need only few SEs who can get the job done through AI faster, which means most of those who aspire don't get it. There are more people with computer degrees and firms need only few, so it is mostly likely to be like hunger games among the aspirants to get the job, and among SEs to keep the job or atleast it is going to be like that soon. The competition is too high, so don't be fooled by salary numbers, it is reserved only for the few. And don't forget recruiters these days also have political agenda. So it is not a guaranteed career.

[@LennartBiesel]

People go into IB for what they can make in 10 years especaliy with exit options into PE. Software engineering(FANG only) can make more with less hours in the beging but the max earning capability is lower than it is in finance

[@blank__196]

I feel attacked

[@mattberg6816]

I know plumbers that make 6 figures

[@nycto16]

software engineers earn nothing as compared to investment bankers or anyone in finance.

[@davontawilliams3958]

Prove it

[@nycto16]

@@davontawilliams3958 sites are prove itself and its a common sense (which a sensible person know) that no field exist which pays more than finance.

[@nycto16]

@@davontawilliams3958 data is the prove.

[@Cliff_Melton]

“I come up with the idea, and you do all the work” basically it.😂

[@kr5588]

I had a similar situation (what happened at the end) Basically my friend came up with the idea of selling food and drinks at school (its popular among kids in the uk) The idea was that we buy multipacks and sell them individually to make profit, the only problem was that my friend wanted me to do all the work (buying and selling the stuff) cause he came up with it and he wanted half the cut

[@Jay-xb5du]

Bankers literally earn 120k plus first year. Goldman’s now paying 110k base with a bonus up to 70k that’s 180k total compensation. Bankers in general have more pay potential, not saying that software engineers don’t still get paid a hefty amount.

[@shakespear7675]

Look up a FANG starting salary. 120k base 150k equity 30k bonus for new grads. Bankers were jobs of the past

[@MonsterhunterFTWWTF]

I’ve got an offer for 172k TC at FAANG as a new grad. I can expect to hit 300-350k by 5-6 YOE.

[@murtajiz545]

*laughs in FAANG*

[@Dertheus]

yo what school did you go to@@MonsterhunterFTWWTF

[@davontawilliams3958]

@@MonsterhunterFTWWTFundergraduate or graduate?

[@bufficliff8978]

Most people with 6 figures don't work at a bank.

[@dwideschrude411]

He was talking about an investment bank, like jp morgan or goldman sachs.

[@grantr1556]

Working at a bank and working in IB is totally different

[@alanocana1970]

It's a different department within the banks. It's corporate where the large deals are done.

[@bharv2309]

He’s surprised that somebody can make 6 figures and not work at a bank? Uh, what?

[@scumnextdoor]

He’s doing a skit of a deuchy IB analyst. That’s why loool

[@Angelm622]

Currently in a coding bootcamp 2 months left, its only up from here

[@SFAngelo]

Sooo true I’ve done this so many tech people 😂

[@islandimus3370]

My brother is a software engineer, he has a tesla and lives in an apartment thats 3000 dollars a month. Yeah, they make alot of money

[@darlescharwin5307]

I feel like people make six figures in plenty of businesses and an investment banker would be the first to know this lol

[@naeemx955]

Just because I make 6 figures doesn't mean I work at the bank, I mean I work at the bank but as software engineer. lol

[@AkaAka_AkaAka]

Ha ha... I actually kinda love this. I'm in tech and do fairly well but am very frugal. Well my friend is in insurance and i have house I bought years and years ago... And it was/is a starter home. This year I'm having my home built. Wife's family and a lot of friends were shocked cause they assumed I was broke based on the way I dress and the fact that I don't lease a bmw and instead own a few moderate vehicles. 🤦‍♂️

[@lemonstrangler]

you OWN a few vehicles? i dont think thats frugal bro lol

[@ZombieWolfe]

The software engineer makes the software for the guy in the bank to use.

[@minecraftmemes2413]

The banker provides a place for the engineer to keep his money.

[@RR-et6zp]

if youre making six figs, youre the top 1%

[@davontawilliams3958]

No

[@rhythmandacoustics]

some investment banker make millions

[@FrostexOnYouTube]

I am so stressed, I have been admitted into a 3 year finance accelerated program at a university but I don’t want to go through with it, Investment banking makes so much money but u work so much and it may be hard to get a job bc of the economy and too firms like Goldman Sachs are dropping hundreds of employers, whereas with software engineering u make a lot of money too (not as much) the hours are better tho and I’m sure I’d enjoy doing that more but that is also looking rough due to the fact that ai is slowly taking over and may make it so that finding jobs as a software engineer would be difficult. It’s all so stressful and not to mention that my mom wants me to become an investment banker and looks down on software engineering. I’m 17 and I graduated a year early and school starts literally in 2 weeks so I have to come to a decision super fast and each decision goes in two very different paths of my life

[@davontawilliams3958]

I wish I had your mom 😢

[@betatoalpha3689]

You act like being a software engineer isn’t hard lmao

[@beezyburna]

you forgot the part where he pays for the start up as well

[@iliansuccar808]

Yeah but the software engineer has no connections no marketing skills so good luck, if you knew how many genius tech kids have genius ideas but no financial education, its a massive proportion of ppl

[@Kelyanz]

Based off of what source

[@malachiahmad5643]

All you need is a haitian gangster and you’re set

[@willl6551]

hahahhah am i the only one that got this

[@brendan8108]

My neighbor is a plumber and his wife is a nurse. The both make 6 figures.

[@ahmadsarwar6814]

*becomes software engineer at big bank*

[@lemonstrangler]

people working at google are so lucky. they get to wear those funny hats and browse the internet all day

[@nitinagarwal706]

This was relatable 25 years ago....not now

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

Only if he can invest 😂

[@jacob9673]

Not investment bankers thinking that making a power point is as difficult as advanced math and science that scientists, engineers, and mathematicians go through. lmaoooo

[@jeroenarendonk4160]

Its not only that that investment bankers do. You really cant compare thhem

[@soapoperaslushy2853]

And then apple was created

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

Microsoft too

[@nipplecream3099]

Oblivion sure didn’t age well

[@wadu7205]

Investment banker: I'm a duchebag Se: I am also a douchebag

[@user-bx9ri2qv3y]

Doctors make six figures too lmao

[@emiliogonzalez3214]

Yea but Investment Bankers make that when their 22 while doctors start making that when they’re 28-30

[@user-bx9ri2qv3y]

@@emiliogonzalez3214 except doctors make more than 150k, just saying, the least specialized doctor makes over 200k at the start of their career

[@emiliogonzalez3214]

@@user-bx9ri2qv3y yes and if a person stays in IB by the time their 28-30 they’ll be making half a million plus

[@chrisk4780]

Lol bankers make way more than software engineers tho especially a few years into the career

[@Theinsomniac826]

I worked in IB for 22 years and now I am a software developer (6 months) and this is extremely accurate.

[@Unknowledgeable1]

Did you find the people you meet/met in software nicer?

[@123pencilboy]

Why’d you switch?

[@Theinsomniac826]

​@@Unknowledgeable1Yes. They are incredibly nice. They are polite. They are professional. They are intelligent.

[@Theinsomniac826]

​@@Unknowledgeable1They are way better than IB folks

[@Unknowledgeable1]

@@Theinsomniac826 that's great to hear :D Did you decide to go back to uni and get a computer science degree? Or did you self teach yourself some programming in your final years of IB? Or maybe a mix of both?

[@dirkeaton6905]

In Australia we pay truck drivers 6 figures. What ever.

[@nathanhedglin931]

Same in the US actually. Own operators can make even more.

[@tforaodg]

Not all software developer make 6 figure.

[@Sword-in-stone]

Pilots also make 6 figures and so do doctors and lawyers

[@creepynutsrl]

do software engineers really make 6 figures? here in europe that aint the case tho

[@Samarth25708]

Really ?

[@KuMax-ix8og]

Of course, also in Europe

[@shashank_nayak]

Lol they give us that out of college in America

[@brayaran7370]

LMAAAOOO. This is hilariously accurate

[@devilazoz]

Who does he look surprised while making the video 😂

[@YourNameYourSoul]

All these investment bankers and software engineers flexing but just start a business and make 2m profit a year that’s how you flex.

[@TheHortoman]

my friend is a software engineer working at a bank tho

[@MB808AllDay]

Works at Google lives in San Francisco. Your take home at the end of the day is nothing to brag about

[@nathanhedglin931]

Right? 115,000 qualifies for food stamps 🤣

[@georgebrantley776]

@@nathanhedglin931 You'd start at almost $200k as a new grad though

[@Majora96]

You don't start that high, not even in california.

[@georgebrantley776]

@@Majora96 According to: Glassdoor: $190k Levels: $195k Careerkarma: $179k average total comp for L3 (entry level) at Google

[@jw11432]

SF is a shit show. I earn just over 6 figures here in Dallas, but it took 5 years to get to that point.

[@BadassValentine]

Join the Trades! I work for a power utility company in Southern California. I made $140K last year, and they are paying for my college!

[@manny7662]

power utility?

[@Engmelli]

Fintech 🤯

[@ytrektgaming7146]

I’m a chemical engineer at Duron😎 7 fig

[@bochen1079]

KZbinrs who come up with no new ideas, and does none of the work:

[@thaddeustaylor0911]

Hey, I drive a truck and make six figures 🤣😂🤣🤡

[@sandwalrus4485]

I mean that’s what banks do

[@stressedoutbymountainofbooks]

They should make money instead of figures

[@bachmaninoff]

He should do a collab with JomaTech

[@xNamsu]

I'm not buying this. Most people in finance look at tech as a place where they can earn the same with a way better work life balance. Then they realize they can't code and don't want to learn how, so they go to B-school and try to become a PM in Big Tech. Lol

[@madisumm6496]

What would investment banker say if he met a welder making six figures for half the work 😂😂

[@superblitz2274]

Manual labour is much tougher tho

[@madisumm6496]

@@superblitz2274 I mean the three jobs are very different from each other but each have one thing in common, it that’s time and practice in each skill which they all can’t do with a flick of their hands. Like I don’t understand the software and banker and I’m sure either job wouldn’t understand welding. What I’m saying is manual labor isn’t tougher just different from these two jobs. If I tried for banker or software it would be tougher than manual labor because it’s not common to me.

[@superblitz2274]

@@madisumm6496 yeah I was just pointing out "half the work" isn't true

[@madisumm6496]

@@superblitz2274 it is actually. Cause if I weld a pipe together it’s an hour or two tops but I’d get paid just as much as a banker or software dude if not more

[@superblitz2274]

@@madisumm6496 not really,banker dudes or software guys easily make 200k+ straight out of college,and the work is also easier than welding,plus perks like meal stipends,gym allowances etc etc

[@Spring_of_Smiles]

I'm loving his expressions

[@DimensionFluke]

Outsource everything 😁😅😁😅😁

[@kobirahzaki1484]

That just what i’ve been thinking this week because i have new friend engineer graduate from pennsylvania. And me myself is investor, and im bout to approach him and talk about start up idea lol

[@MKRM27]

I’m not sure I’m confident of his ability to come up with the idea. He couldn’t even imagine someone getting paid “six figures” in a different sector.

[@adamschneider868]

I think about this frequently. Cause I make really good money and I sometimes wonder if I make more than some of my "Bosses" like some of the Business Managers I talk to, I swear.

[@ltagames01]

Im ja btw 800k and 100k are both 6 figures but they are very different

[@williamwolverton7965]

Anybody know what the song is in the background?

[@gguevara4691]

Formatting PowerPoint? Lol

[@ShopAlurix]

The accuracy bro 🤣

[@clublulu399]

Down to the dress code.

[@JackPepal357]

And my boss makes over 2 mil a year doing nothing 😂 dropped out in 10th grade and is the gm of the dealership I work at

[@kane3282]

If you're and investment banker it should be getting all the investment...

[@khalilfuller4939]

How many hours did the soft eng. stay up to build them kitty projects

[@MandenTV]

Plumber: I make 6 figures with less mental stress than you guys and nobody tries to fuck with my bank accounts

[@lmboca3458]

What if I don’t want my back to look like a curly fry by the time I’m 30 tho

[@alanocana1970]

IB can make 7 figs if you stay for a while and retire early

[@MandenTV]

@@alanocana1970 only if you pull 80 hour weeks and risk your cert

[@aguyyes1]

Actual Asian conversations.

[@rowanlowther8252]

I’m an electrician and earn 6 figures ain’t that hard

[@strix6618]

""Fintech""

[@Zenress]

There are some pretty niche and or complicated jobs that give so much money. But the way to there is that much harder, i do find it interesting tho.

[@jasonbrown5342]

A lot of people make 6 figures in a lot of different fields

[@thef0urth326]

I know some plumbers that make either six figures or very close to it.