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150k...for a staff engineer... in NYC?

>>oofta-+(OP)
This might be filtering for trust fund kids? /s

>>oofta-+(OP)
Nonprofit salaries are generally not as high as other sectors. There are still good reasons why lots of people would want to work for a nonprofit, particularly one as prestigious as MoMA. And that is more than livable, even in NYC.

>>throwa+mk
> And that is more than livable, even in NYC.

No, it's not.

>>oofta-+kn
Median NYC household income in 2021 was 70,663. Pretty sure double the median income is a livable wage.

>>oofta-+kn
The median household income in NYC is $70,663. We're talking about Manhattan mainly for this job, so let's double that. That's still less than the 150k salary, and this is a single person, not a household.

I promise you, you're not going to be homeless at 150k.

>>oofta-+kn
That’s so detached from reality it’s funny

>>gedy+Qi
More like FIRE folks who got bored.

>>oofta-+(OP)
Very low for a staff engineer in NYC, but 150K to work in the arts actually seems somewhat competitive to me. Wait until you hear how little most broadway actors/ensemble members make. 150K will take you pretty far if you want to live the bohemian artist life in NY, especially if you want to live in neighborhoods with other artists, e.g. Washington Heights.

>>oofta-+kn
> a prospective employer first makes you "consent" to a legal agreement before even getting to employment application

What kind of legal agreement are they asking you to sign off before the job application?

Sounds like CloudKitchens. Cloud Kitchens engineering managers cold emailed and then told you to sign an invention assignment agreement just to do the first call with the engineering manager.