People say you should work at startups because that's where the interesting work (and money) is. That's backwards! http://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/ …
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Two recent negotiation stories from peeps: 1. Senior at BigCo, not SF: asked for $450k total comp, company said yes, asked if they'd prefer relatively more bonus or RSUs. 2. Senior at SF unicorn: asked for $205k salary, company came back with $220k salary (plus equity).
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Offer numbers from someone with two years of experience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15841738 …pic.twitter.com/WCq4EgISsI
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@danluu total comp total comp total comp.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@danluu I would say that your "conservative" figures are out of date even. They're *that* conservative!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@danluu it's not like the Internet has a site that collects this info or anything, don't throw stones through#glassdoorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@danluu I think it's because people normally only talk about base salary, which is not the only significant part of compensation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@danluu Non-base-pay tends to be deferred comp: might evaporate, not factored into personal budget, treated like windfall, heavily taxed. -
@danluu Large company with non-rocketship growth = high chance of holding options many years and trying to cash out at a high point.
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