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Are you asking if tens of thousands of dollars in salary, and increased equity, and promotion to roles of greater responsibility, and increased job security, an
by gdulli 10y ago
Are you asking if tens of thousands of dollars in salary, and increased equity, and promotion to roles of greater responsibility, and increased job security, and recognition, and the freedom to design my own role are worth a lot to me? Yes, they are.
- gs_throwaway 10y agoYou claim to have 20 years of experience, yet this reeks of "Just world" naivete. Are you guaranteed those things if you work better than the rest? No, external factors can nullify all your dedicated work. What would you do if all you had to show for your effort was that employee of the month picture on the wall?
- Chris2048 10y agoFirst of all, "greater responsibility" is not an advantage, it is a liability you accept in return for other advantages. If the delta is worth "tens of thousands of dollars in salary", consider what your free time spent on other things is worth. It might not be. But "freedom to design my own role"? Where do you get this?
- Bartweiss 10y ago> First of all, "greater responsibility" is not an advantage, it is a liability you accept in return for other advantages. This is an interesting point. We tend to conflate "greater control" with "greater responsibility", but we shouldn't. The first is a benefit, the second is a risk. They often go together, but having had a job with lots of responsibility and no control, they certainly don't have to.