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Here's what most companies want: >> We only hire "passionate" engineers who have proven themselves to be "rock stars" and we call them "family" so that they ca

Here's what most companies want: >> We only hire "passionate" engineers who have proven themselves to be "rock stars" and we call them "family" so that they can "take one for the team" and forgo a "raise" because we didn't meet our quarter. But we did make enough to give ourselves "bonuses!" I am motivated by money because every company I work for is motivated by money. They want theirs, I want mine. I factor into my asking salary a "what if I get screwed" amount.

itgoon 9y ago
Exactly. I've worked for a couple of charities at a discount, because I was working with people who wanted to help others, and it showed. Nobody was raking in the big bucks. If I was offered a position somewhere that actively took "hits" for their customers and/or employees, I might stick around. As it is, everyone above me is looking for a payday, and paying me less makes theirs better.
notyourday 9y ago
> I factor into my asking salary a "what if I get screwed" amount. I can guarantee that the moment it is cheaper to screw you than keep you a successful company will screw you. If a company is not successful, they may miscalculate when they screw you and instead screw themselves in addition to screwing you.