Salary is one of the main things that attracts us to a job. For me, it was the most important thing until I learned a very important lesson from my friend.
I have a lot of developer friends. I try to maintain these friendships because I have seen that a solid professional network is very important for career growth. You should do it too. You can get a job 5x faster by your networks than the job portals. But let’s talk about that another day.
Today I will discuss a crucial lesson many programmers often don’t care about and suffer later. Let’s get into the story…
He was offered a 33% more salary in a new company
He is a React developer working in a Fortune 500 company remotely. He was getting $120k before tax.
Suddenly, he got a job offer from a renowned software development company via LinkedIn. They offered him $160k and additional bonuses on successful project delivery.
When he faced the interview, all the interviewers asked him about React and related questions. He also had to pass the problem-solving part.
As a great developer, he passed all of them and started working for the company.