[codemonkeythrow]

I'm probably the lowest paid person in the whole thread.

2015 - $40,000 USD - remote for a small company

2017 - $32,000 USD - on-site for a tiny company

2018 - $33,000 USD - remote for another small company

I was asked what my current salary is during one of my on-site interviews at FAANG. I had to put on a poker face and lie about it.

[adarsh_thampy]

Curious to know why you decided to take a pay cut.

And you mentioned that you lied during the interview regarding your salary. In India, companies usually ask for 3 months salary slip as proof. Does it not happen in the country where you work?

[codemonkeythrow]

I was laid off from the $40,000 job due to downsizing, then I spent a few months job hunting, so I was extremely happy about getting a new job, regardless of the salary.

Lying about my salary was a huge gamble, I guess. But since the FAANGs are based in the US and I wasn't, I was counting on them not asking for the IRS tax returns since I obviously didn't have one.

[flerchin]

In the US, there is no salary verification. They ask, but you can lie, refuse to state, or answer. It's just a negotiation tactic.

[dbetteridge]

Don't know about elsewhere but that's a huuuuge no-no in Australia.

[theandrewbailey]

> I'm probably the lowest paid person in the whole thread.

Maybe. Where do you live?

[codemonkeythrow]

Turns our I'm not the lowest. This Indian guy got me beat: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18343659

>Where do you live?

Southeast Asia where my total annual expenditure is less than $10k USD. Thanks to this I'm putting more than 50% of my gross salary into my retirement savings. Despite my low salary I probably have higher net worth than most HNers.