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Open guide to equity compensation

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656 points mooreds | 1 comments | 13 Apr 25 19:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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OptionOfT ◴[14 Apr 25 00:01 UTC] No.43676821[source]▶
I got offered .3% as a first developer at a company. That's just insane.

No benefits, $45k pay cut, and even when everything goes well I might break even.

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marssaxman ◴[14 Apr 25 15:10 UTC] No.43682166[source]▶
Were they people you'd like to work with on a project you'd like to help build? Maybe it's worth it. Life is for living, after all, and we do a lot of our living at our jobs; there's more to consider than just what you get paid.
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1. callc ◴[14 Apr 25 18:24 UTC] No.43684503[source]▶
I would not want to work so closely with someone trying their hardest to minimize the benefit to me. Since life is for living, we should work on teams where there is genuine respect for all members, not animosity and greed.

The sad fact is that being able to work just for personal satisfaction and not just for money is an extremely privileged position.