This might be the pettiest thing to be sad about, but as someone who recently moved to a FAANG with a chunky compensation bump, I've actually oftentimes felt poor because I'm now the most junior / least paid person in the house and everyone around me earns more. Has anyone else experienced these feelings?

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Yup, though not sure petty is the word you're looking for. But, "they" say comparison is the thief of joy. *cries in under-market TC*

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Oof, I heard something similar from my friend who works in tech. It's known psychology that you feel worse if you make less than others, even if absolute amount is larger than what you were earning previously.

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I said this exact thing to my friends when negotiating. I would have happily excepted the offer as it was, but I would have been pissed if I got in the door and found out that equally or less qualified peers were making more.

And an important aspect of negotiating is to make each party feel like they've "won".

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Yep, and it wasn’t healthy. You will literally never be happy or “””successful””” if you compare yourself to others. Someone else will always be on top of you. Look inward for why you’re really feeling this way.

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Yeah that's something you need to work on

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Hah try joining a company that has recently IPOed.

Literally months of people buying mansions, hectic cars, retiring, OG people giving 0 fs.

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Spill the beans! Coinbase?

Bless your heart

I guess the comparison yard stick changes.

Someone will always have more, someone will always have less. Figure out what you actually want and focus on that

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