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2025 Q3
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Chicago
Was I delusional to ask for $130k? New grad offer in Chicago is $62k.
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I need a serious reality check. I just got an offer as a New Grad Cloud Engineer at a startup in Chicago Suburb for $62,000 base pay. I was pretty sho…
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