I know this isn't the main point at all. But I was curious, so I went to one of the data vendors (Mercor, specifically) to see that they were paying their subject experts. My husband is a lawyer, so that's a clean case for comparison.
We live in Denver, and though recently retired, he was an equity partner at what is known as a "large regional" firm, IOW, not BigLaw. And the Denver law market is not extra-highly compensated. His billing rate was around $750 an hour, of which 20%-40% went to firm overhead. And every year equity partners split the firm profits, naturally.
Mercor wants a degree from a good law school, 5-8 years experience, domain depth, seniority, and some other stuff. It's hybrid and you have to live in the Bay Area. I'm from Palo Alto and my sister still lives in Menlo Park, so I'm familiar with Bay Area real estate. You have to commit to 40 hours a week at the beginning, some of it in office.
And for this, they will pay you a max of $120 an hour. No bennies, presumably. To which I say: Get bent! As our Dear Leader said in a different context, "They're not sending their best."
I know this isn't the main point at all. But I was curious, so I went to one of the data vendors (Mercor, specifically) to see that they were paying their subject experts. My husband is a lawyer, so that's a clean case for comparison.
We live in Denver, and though recently retired, he was an equity partner at what is known as a "large regional" firm, IOW, not BigLaw. And the Denver law market is not extra-highly compensated. His billing rate was around $750 an hour, of which 20%-40% went to firm overhead. And every year equity partners split the firm profits, naturally.
Mercor wants a degree from a good law school, 5-8 years experience, domain depth, seniority, and some other stuff. It's hybrid and you have to live in the Bay Area. I'm from Palo Alto and my sister still lives in Menlo Park, so I'm familiar with Bay Area real estate. You have to commit to 40 hours a week at the beginning, some of it in office.
And for this, they will pay you a max of $120 an hour. No bennies, presumably. To which I say: Get bent! As our Dear Leader said in a different context, "They're not sending their best."