Ask HN: How much would it cost to sell yourself out to a company like Palantir?
Palantir called me yesterday for a pretty senior position. I politely told them that they would need to pay me $500k just to talk to them, and they said they could probably make a $750k/year package.
I responded by sending the recruiter some doctored emails of Peter Thiel having sexual relations with a pig, and a copy of our constitution. He never responded, I don't know if I'm going to get the job.
Anyways, it makes me wonder. I used to believe that the people I worked with were generally ethically good people who stayed true to their own values, whatever they are. I told a friend of mine about this story, and he asked if I could refer him in, an that $200k was his sell-out number.
Personally a long series of tragedies in my life ensured I just don't give a $@$!$@! about money, and I have zero sell-out number.
What about you. Would you work for Palantir or an equally despicable company?
I would work for Palantir for about 100k and no other abnormal terms. Sorry to burst your bubble. It's a cold world out there and I've bills to pay and dreams to finance.
:( I'm sorry to hear that. Have you considered getting a job as a developer? I hit $100k just before my 19th birthday and have never been below it since (I'm almost double now), nor had problems finding work.
Isn't that the question posed by Black Mirror's Waldo episode?
Maybe? Haven't watched television in 20 years.