Let’s have the hard conversation about Engineering total compensation:

A few years ago, we got an AWESOME deal.
Now we have a GREAT deal.
Soon we’ll have a GOOD deal.
Then… we’ll have deal.

The first 1/2 of my career was a deal.
I was a consistent top performer at DEC for 8 years. One bonus: $800.
That’s what my dad’s entire career looked like too. We’ve been living in very unusual times.

SAVE EARLY / SAVE OFTEN.