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You're at far, far, far more risk for missing the years of professional development than you are for experiencing any signaling risk at negotiation, at least as
by patio11 11y ago
You're at far, far, far more risk for missing the years of professional development than you are for experiencing any signaling risk at negotiation, at least as of October 2015. Most non-profits have, by the standards of AmaGooFaceSoft, boring technical problems where 5 years of doing them is worth less than 2~4 weeks at their firms.
Though, that said: there's no guarantees that when you have the conversation in April 2019 that you'll be in the best hiring market for your interest in the history of ever, which is approximately where we are right now.
- BenjaminTodd 11y agoPoint taken. The type of nonprofit I'm thinking about is the type that might go through YC though e.g. Watsi. How much would that change things? Also, how about if you're product manager at the nonprofit (e.g. with a budget and doing some hiring) vs. just an engineer at a big firm? To clarify the last point, you're saying the hiring market for junior engineers is especially great right now, so it might make sense to lock in the money while you can?
- patio11 11y agoI'm saying that given that the current market is totally on fire, you don't really have to worry too much about your negotiating position because the rising tide will lift your boat, even if it has a hole or two in it. I don't necessarily know if I'd recommend "making hay while the sun shines" as a career strategy -- it would depend on your circumstances, values, etc.
- atmosx 11y ago> Most non-profits have, by the standards of AmaGooFaceSoft, boring technical problems where 5 years of doing them is worth less than 2~4 weeks at their firms. Hm, depends on the non-profit. I believe that working in the Mozilla Foundation for example, for a couple of years even with lower salary will have a positive impact in one's resume.