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Fuck that, I've been doing this for 25 years and what I want in order of importance is: 1) Pay me 2) Autonomy
by antoinevg 7y ago
Fuck that, I've been doing this for 25 years and what I want in order of importance is:
1) Pay me
2) Autonomy
- dillonmckay 7y agoI am willing to forgo #2 if #1 is high enough.
- tracker1 7y agoI'm willing to forgo growth if the money is high enough... but I'll be more strict on my time at the office, allowing me time to do things outside of work.
- meowface 7y agoI'm the opposite. If my living and food expenses are covered, I'll prefer full autonomy over no or minimal autonomy. You can only spend so many years doing things you're asked to do which you don't really want to do before the value added by the extra money is outweighed by the value lost from life in general becoming more depressing and less inspiring.
- OJFord 7y ago> If my living and food expenses are covered, I'll prefer full autonomy over no or minimal autonomy. Where are you living and what will you eat?
- thedufer 7y agoYou can turn extra money pretty directly into time with actual autonomy (i.e. not working) pretty easily, though.
- meowface 7y agoThat's true, but it depends on the income rate, I guess. If I need to work a soul-sucking job for 15 years to be able to spend the rest of my life with mostly full autonomy, I think that trade-off isn't worth it. If it were working a soul-sucking job for 1 or 2 years to get enough to be autonomous for life, then it's probably worth it.
- thedufer 7y agoYes, there is some preferred balance between the two for any one person. But for reference, 15 years to retirement means shaving 25 years of full-time work off the typical career. That seems...pretty appealing.
- therein 7y agoI am currently working for a company paying me ~185k cash + 1M in options over 4 years. My strike price isn't amazing but I have great autonomy. I like the people I work with and I have no problems. And I have been here for just about a year. However a company recently lured me in and we had an onsite interview. Still had great chemistry with everyone and enjoyed the prospect of working there. They offered 550k in cash. I accepted the offer but am still conflicted. My start date is some time away still. Hopefully I will be able to have the same autonomy and sense of fulfillment in this place as well.
- parsnips 7y agoIt's as if they want to find ways to do this without 1 or 2.
- alephnan 7y agoSure, but that’s anecdotal vs statistical data.
- kerblang 7y agoI was surprised that autonomy came in at only 11%, although they only allowed 3 answers... I'm all for growth myself, but I've always found that people who have some confidence in what they're doing also want autonomy.
- mywittyname 7y agoIt would be interesting if they performed the same survey, but using real values instead of a subjective, relative scale. For example, instead of asking: how important salary is, ask how much money they'd like to make; instead of opportunity for professional advancement, ask what role they'd like to eventually have; instead work/life balance, ask about number of vacation days and % work from home, etc. I'm willing to bet you'll see very different outcomes because senior-level people for whom "salary is not important" probably want like $200k/yr while mid-level people who say it is important might only want $90k.
- cellularmitosis 7y agoI'd probably be willing to chop my salary in half if it meant having true autonomy.