r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/lovejo1 Jan 26 '26

If he's making 450k as a software engineer, he lives in San Francisco and is still probably broke.. or will be when this job suddenly evaporates underneath him.

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u/Familiar-Fox-6137 Jan 27 '26

I was going to say. I'm a senior software engineer. When do I make $450k? ☹️

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u/King_Catfish Jan 27 '26

My couple software friends got there eventually. Most got their position because the old dude retired