[dubcee349]

His complaint doesn't include what level he was at MSFT. Depending on level he may have only been meeting expectations. It also doesn't include what his compensation was, just his additional compensation for working on co pilot. He could be 1 million TC + but we won't know.

A few other factors to consider: The people doing the low level coding are usually not the top compensated people for a project. Its the higher level architects that determine the overall plan for the product and set the direction for mid and low level engineers.