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		swombat on June 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what... In the City, you get hired based on a "total comp" package that includes salary and a practically guaranteed bonus, that can be as much as your base salary or even more.

re_todd on June 1, 2013 | [–]

Well that changes everything, maybe we should reboot this entire thread.

Nursie on June 1, 2013 | | [–]

That is a minority of programmers, even for London.

bearmf on June 1, 2013 | [–]

"Practically guaranteed" nowadays means about 70% probability in finance :). There are almost no hard guarantees anymore.

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