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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Aug-2026 00:30:01 JST Adrianna Tan

   RE: https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/117114532855875158

   This is also why I laugh when tech workers think they want to give it all up and work somewhere ‘good’ for a pay cut

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Aug-2026 00:51:43 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • FoolishOwl

     @foolishowl I would say most big tech individual contributors probably make the same as a big nonprofit executive director.

     The lower middle rung jobs have less of a discrepancy and can be pretty well paid. However I would also say that nonprofit or civil service jobs outside the coastal cities and big hubs, really don’t pay much. And that internationally there aren’t any / many nonprofit jobs that come anywhere close to what tech offers where they are.

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     FoolishOwl (foolishowl@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Aug-2026 00:51:45 JST FoolishOwl

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     @skinnylatte It always surprises me when people talk about taking a pay cut to work for a non-profit or in civil service, because the rare times I even see a job like that advertised it usually pays significantly more than a "private sector" job.

     My best guess is the pay scale is flatter and I'm usually looking at the bottom tier.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Aug-2026 02:22:57 JST Adrianna Tan

     • datarama

     @datarama I have so many horror stories about the work life balance and politics at my local public library