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Oct 29, 2015 at 1:01 comment added Joe Smentz @AndrewWhatever - that's exactly my problem. 50k feels like a high salary to me. I see ranges that go into or are entirely in the 6 figure range and I'm shocked. Compared to my mother's budget of perhaps 15k per year growing up (after inflation), that's just crazy to me.
Oct 28, 2015 at 19:11 history closed Lilienthal
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Oct 28, 2015 at 17:49 answer added user8365 timeline score: 0
Oct 28, 2015 at 17:43 comment added Andrew Whatever Oh man, I know where you're coming from. My parents never made much so I grew up thinking anything over 60k a year was super wealthy. Kept me stuck in a VERY low paying programming job for WAY too long because I felt like I didn't deserve more. Even once I realized I deserved more, it was and continues to be tough to go out and get it.
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Oct 28, 2015 at 11:09 comment added Lilienthal I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this isn't the right place to discuss treatment of psychological issues. It may be better suited to the Cognitive Sciences site.
Oct 28, 2015 at 8:29 answer added Kilisi timeline score: 9
Oct 28, 2015 at 5:27 comment added aroth In my experience you never truly "kill" it. All the objective evidence in the world that your accomplishments are, at the very least, "above average" doesn't make much difference. That's kind of the point of imposter syndrome. Although you can switch perspective and turn it into a motivating factor, along the lines of "I'm going to accept the compensation that's offered to me whether or not I think I deserve it, and do my best to make sure the person offering it never regrets their decision".
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