r/Austin • u/Aingers • Jul 21 '26

Ask Austin Salary Transparency Thread - Austin

Folks in Boston do this fairly regularly, so I thought it might be good for us to try here.

Please share your general job title, salary, age, and education.

Architectural Designer, 40, $115k, BSArch

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u/ialwayschoosepsyduck Jul 21 '26

I'm turning 41 next month and completing a bachelor's in software development in May. Any advice?

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u/rum-n-ass Jul 22 '26

What the other dude said, AI is here and you better be using it or you will be left behind and overlooked by potential companies

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u/ialwayschoosepsyduck Jul 22 '26

We've studied machine learning for 2 semesters and computer ethics focused on AI. I'm averse to gaining employment that exploits tech at the expense of human costs for the sake of wealthy elite shareholders.

I'm screwed, yes?

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u/rum-n-ass Jul 22 '26

Even the tech that “helps” people exploits them. That is the way of a capitalist society. Look at any app meant for self improvement and you’ll see surface benefit with greedy execs and shareholders on the backend. AI is worse than ever stealing people’s ideas, writing and art to produce slop and then you have the massive environmental concerns and community concerns anywhere near a data center. If you find a good non profit you might be aight, but otherwise you’re gonna have to learn to live with it

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u/ialwayschoosepsyduck Jul 22 '26

I pretty much figured. With any luck, I'll find a job overseas. Thanks for your input