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>Because acquihires are “star” oriented, if you’re a senior >leaders who doesn’t explicitly refuse to move forward, >pressure will converge on you from all si
by aantix 7y ago
>Because acquihires are “star” oriented, if you’re a senior
>leaders who doesn’t explicitly refuse to move forward,
>pressure will converge on you from all sides: investors, the
>team wanting to return to stable employment, and the non-
>participating leadership team who all want you to commit so
>they can move on to new things for themselves.
That's not pressure, that's leverage. Demand a better deal and let them know you're prepared to walk and sink the ship.
- redis_mlc 7y ago> that's leverage. Yup, when Pixar went public, Jobs decided to keep 100% of the shares. (You could argue that he deserved it, since he spent the majority of his fortune on Pixar and Next.) So his 4 top managers threatened to quit and derail the IPO. So they got shares, but no other employees did.
- aantix 7y agoTotally the right move. I’ve been through an acquisition. Everyone is jockeying for position and if you’re not, unless you’re really good friends with the founder, you will be exploited. As an engineer, they want you to stay on to increase the value of the deal. If you’re a star on the team, they absolutely need you to stay on for the deal to go through. All of those extra hours, nights, weekends, that made you the go-to dev, pays off with this piece of leverage. Use it. Say it loudly that you’re willing to sink the deal for everyone else impress your demands are met. If they let you go, you never had any leverage to begin with. But if they listen closely to your demands, you’re right where you should be. Do not think for a second that any of the founders, managers or other devs have your best interests in mind.