I help friends with assessing their job offers on a monthly basis and I agree. (in fact I am meeting one friend this evening to silently be on a call with him a

I help friends with assessing their job offers on a monthly basis and I agree. (in fact I am meeting one friend this evening to silently be on a call with him as they discuss his offer). I tell them "Don't join unless you are happy with your base salary and won't get anything else. Consider your options to be worth $0 when making a decision to join or not join."