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A friendly reminder that working 70 hr/week for a SWE job is never worth it
- mindcrime 9y agoWorking for any kind of commonplace salary? I absolutely agree. Nobody is going to pay the kind of money that would justify working those kinds of hours if you really take opportunity cost, etc., into account. If the job pays half a million a year, sure, go for it, but realistically that isn't going to happen. OTOH, if you have serious equity (and by "serious equity" I basically mean "you are the founder of the company and own somewhere between 50%-100% of the company) then sure, do it. At least you're making that sacrifice for something that has a chance (however small) of making your dreams come true. Why in the hell work 70+ hours a week, risk your health, give up time you could be doing something of your own, etc., to make someone else's dreams come true?
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- throwaway317823 9y agoPrecisely. I'd even wager that this is also why one shouldn't work for below-market wages in a startup.
- gaius 9y agoWhen you consider the hit in salary over the first X years as cash its clear that early employees put as much if not more in than founders, for a tiny fraction of the upside exposure. Early employees should be paid double market rate to offset the risks!
- Raed667 9y agoI work 35-40 hours per week and can't imagine how anyone does more