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The new company I’m at now sent me an email from an email address that was HR@companyName.careers saying I was accepted for the position. They gave me paperwork to fill out and sign to accept the position
I fill out the paperwork and send it back to them and it goes through… then a few days later I go back to the email to say something else and I get this…?
Then today I got a check from the company In the mail to setup my home office, and it’s signed by someone I’ve never met before or heard of…?
What…..

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High salaries are the result of obvious factors, one of which is location. In a high cost of living area firms will have to pay more to attract top talent. And when we're talking top talent, they can be selective and hire people who attended prestigious schools and have impressive experience. The workloads can be intense, but we're talking major league action, after all. If you've got FOMO there's one solution, try to make the jump into one of those positions.
You value your 9-to-5. You said it yourself. So the real question isn't "is 300k worth it?", it's "how much of your life are you willing to sell for an extra $160k before taxes?" Because that's the trade. If the answer is "quite a lot," go for it. You can always come back. But if you already know that's not true for you, tune out the FOMO noise. "Grass isn't always greener" and all.
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It depends on what you want when it comes to work life balance. The cost of living makes a difference too that’s why people’s salaries varies by location