I could tell a similar story about 60x'ing my salary in 20 years with very similar numbers for the same reason. The difference is that I got my first programming job in 2000 and my initial level setting was on relatively rough times. I remember seeing the bumper stickers circa 2003—"please god, just one more bubble". Well, regardless of economic bubble status, I think the sentiment has been fulfilled. I do, however worry about the cohort of <= 30 YO software engineers who have never known a down market and may have very high hedonistic adaptation.
Any younger engineers who ask I give the same advice Shaq does to NBA rookies: "Save half!"
This post it's pure shameless dick waving.
"And if I could do it, you definitely can."
Go f yourself.
tldr join a FAANG for long enough for your stock to vest, then let the stock go up 20-30x
Be in US. Be in tech. Have career overlap perfectly with tech boom.
How pleasing, tell us more.
I could make a similar claim, most of the X jump was due to moving from academia to industry.
I don't want to be rude, but this post just seems like pure promotion for the mentoring service the author provides. I'm curious though, if you're pulling in 1MM/year, why bother shilling yourself for a couple hundred an hour for mentoring sessions?