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No equity. Are you fucking kidding? Why exactly are you taking substandard comp then? Stop being a sucker. Personally, I'd tell the owners 10% or two weeks,
by earl 15y ago
No equity. Are you fucking kidding? Why exactly are you taking substandard comp then?
Stop being a sucker. Personally, I'd tell the owners 10% or two weeks, their choice. Be willing to be negotiated down to maybe 3%. If they can't do that, then they can find a new lead dev.
And get some health insurance. I just broke my ankle (well, not really -- I popped my foot out of the ankle socket, severed 2 ligaments, tore a 3rd ligament, broke two bones, have $1k of titanium holding stuff together while it heals). The bill is $50K and counting with tons of physical therapy and another surgery to come. I'd seriously question any employer that can't at least buy minimal coverage for employees. Sometimes shit happens out of the blue -- I at least did this snowboarding, but my brother did something similar slipping in a parking lot -- and you'll have a medical problem that requires spending a lot of money. Make sure this doesn't ruin you, either financially, or physically by not getting the care you need when you need it.
edit: start here http://yclist.com/ http://yclist.com/ I bet a ton of those companies need a full stack web dev.
- rdl 15y agoSeconded on health insurance -- getting some kind of HSA compatible high deductible plan SHOULD be fairly inexpensive (I'm 32, in good health, and $5k deductible coverage is $81/mo). That covers the insurance-against-huge-risk aspect of health care; you can still pay for smaller expenses out of cash. Having an employee go bankrupt (or worse, not have health care) after a surprise illness or injury is a major risk to a team; it seems prudent for management or investors to want to mitigate this risk.
- mgkimsal 15y agoWhere are you located!? $5k HSA deductible here is $280(!) - I'm a bit older than you, but not that much older (and married, but no kids). Blue Cross NC.
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