The exact change
"I once accepted a role where the compensation was $20,000 below what I knew the market rate to be...my peers at comparable companies had $40,000+ more in cumulative salary..." - Senior engineer reflecting on a past decision | "When I look at my best career decisions, I didn't need a list of reasons to accept..." - Engineering director with 15 years of career experience
Consider an engineer who accepts a role at a noticeably below-market rate...their peers at comparable companies have earned meaningfully more in cumulative compensation over the same period. | A useful pattern many experienced engineering leaders notice in hindsight: the best career decisions rarely needed a list of reasons to accept, while the worst ones tend to come with very detailed notes justifying why the red flags weren't that bad.
Suggested change
Converted both quotes to generic illustrative examples, softening the specific dollar figures to qualitative language while preserving the underlying advice.
Why this is better
Converted two anonymous unverified quotes with included an unverified dollar figures, attributed to unverifiable 'Senior engineer' and 'Engineering director' sources, into generic illustrative examples with the specific dollar figures softened to qualitative language.
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