And there's plenty of horror stories about startups: ridiculous long hours, lackluster pay, and then getting totally screwed on the promised partial ownership/s

And there's plenty of horror stories about startups: ridiculous long hours, lackluster pay, and then getting totally screwed on the promised partial ownership/shares when the company gets sold. There's pretty much no way I'd ever work for a startup. Too much risk and little up-front reward.