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Based on nearly 15 years of working at startups: wut? This is absolutely not true in any way. They sometimes pay less because they try to trade options for sal
by abritinthebay 9y ago
Based on nearly 15 years of working at startups: wut?
This is absolutely not true in any way. They sometimes pay less because they try to trade options for salaries but that’s becoming less popular given the lack of cashing out and people’s better understanding of the economics of it.
You can get low to mid six figures at a startup easily... which absolutely does not match your description
- perfmode 9y agoWe're all talking past each other in a way. Startups are paying a lot because they're raising a lot of money. Round and round we go.
- thaumasiotes 9y ago> You can get low to mid six figures at a startup easily... Mid six figures? $500,000? If that's what's easy, what are they paying above-average people?
- abritinthebay 9y agoDepends on your role. I’m not saying a junior engineer gets that. I would have thought that was obvious.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoHmm. What does "easy" mean to you?
- abritinthebay 9y ago“Being hired without much fuss when you are a qualified applicant for the role”. If we’re saying experience and training are things that exclude “easy” then we’re in crazy town.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoAh, so you don't think anyone would lift an eyebrow if you told them "you can easily get a billion dollars working at Microsoft"?
- TuringNYC 9y ago>> You can get low to mid six figures at a startup easily Firstly, mid-six figures is 500,000 -- please share which startup's comp range is in this area. Secondly, you cant pay rent with options.