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>And, many companies do allow you to negotiate the salary vs options trade-off. That's definitely true in principle. But in practice, it might not be a great i
by lewisl9029 11y ago
>And, many companies do allow you to negotiate the salary vs options trade-off.
That's definitely true in principle. But in practice, it might not be a great idea.
I actually tried to negotiate the salary vs options tradeoff recently, and I feel it didn't end well because even though I tried to be as objective as possible, the fact that I didn't want equity might have given the impression that I didn't really believe in the startup (which was true, since I really didn't believe they had any chance of becoming a billion dollar company, but it's not the kind of impression you'd want to leave if you want the job).
- knughit 11y agoSo, the process worked. The company finds people who have the most interest in the company's success, within the set of hirable candidates
- chii 11y agoAka, people they can rip off the easiest. I m not saying they can't do this, but I want more people to not agree, because it's a bad deal and makes the market worse off for employees.
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- lewisl9029 11y agoYou can be interested in the company's success without being delusional about the limits of its potential for success.