[crow_bow]

Made an HN account to respond to this. I was in the Eng Res program, and that's not how it worked.

When you converted to being a regular SWE, they gave you a BIG pay bump -- comparable to a new-grad starting salary, but rather higher than average. My comp the year after Eng Res was higher by 20-40% than my friends who started at Google right out of school.

[wheelinsupial]

“Nearly all residents converted to regular employees, according to the presentation. Many alumni years later have continued to feel the “negative effect” of their starting pay on their current salary, it said.” Quoted from the article.

Are you an outlier in the pay increase?

[maxcan]

Thanks for clarifying. My thinking above was speculative and it appears even my steel man point was pretty weak.