[hello_moto]

> and even that 100k signing bonus won't go that far in replacing student debt

Better than "zero" signing bonus. $100k takes how many years of saving money? This signing bonus is "free money" provided you stay with the company within the agreeable period.

[tidepod12]

> $100k takes how many years of saving money

According to one poster in this thread [1], it takes 1 (one) year for him to save up $100k without even trying.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20943752

[hello_moto]

He's a unicorn. The rest won't be able to pay up $100k quickly.

[balfirevic]

Not according to levels.fyi

[aprdm]

Which has mostly unicorns filling the data...