I wasn't taking an option. I just never got an offer from a public tech company. Not from a lack of trying - mind you! I'm pretty confident if I was making 2-3

I wasn't taking an option. I just never got an offer from a public tech company. Not from a lack of trying - mind you! I'm pretty confident if I was making 2-3x what I am now - I would stay with that. As it stands - I cannot afford to continue living in silicon valley on this current salary.