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Wow and a startup employee is different? Not a wage slave? So many more compromises in work quality and delivery get made at a startup vs FAANG. Not building a

Wow and a startup employee is different? Not a wage slave? So many more compromises in work quality and delivery get made at a startup vs FAANG. Not building a quality product. Building an MVP that fools a few early adopters to part with their money. Then sell out and cash in (not you; the founders). Ok not a wage slave, because the wage isn't worth it. To work overtime without compensation or really any hope of compensation, to help somebody else win the lottery. Just a sucker I think.

ryanSrich 5y ago
If you want to make the argument that working for anyone other than yourself is wage slaving I won’t fight you. The difference to me though is that you typically own (or have the right to own given enough commitment) significantly more of a startup than a FAANG. Granted, your chances of owning anything of value is low, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take over making Bezos and Zuckerberg that much richer. Knowing I’m contributing to their wealth is not something I’d care to live with. But again, different strokes, as I said.
- rantwasp 5y ago
  you’re making Bezos richer while you get rich yourself. the 2nd part is important
  - ryanSrich 5y ago
    Forgoing the latter is worth not doing the former imo. Again, unless we’re talking millions per year, which 99% of FAANG employees aren’t making. The best one could hope for is high six figures, probably toping out around $800-$900k after 15 years. As I said though, this only makes sense if your goal is money. I personally don’t value money over other things like mental health and enjoying my work. I know I would have much worse mental health, and hate what I do at a FAANG.
    - rantwasp 5y ago
      why not both? get the money and do something you enjoy?
    - akomtu 5y ago
      That's 900k per year. Their net worth in 15 years will be 5M or even higher (thanks to stocks growth). That's complete financial freedom at the age of 45.
- bradlys 5y ago
  Owning a lot of something worth nothing is less valuable than owning a little of something very valuable. 1,000,000 times 0 is still 0.

ryanSrich 5y ago

If you want to make the argument that working for anyone other than yourself is wage slaving I won’t fight you. The difference to me though is that you typically own (or have the right to own given enough commitment) significantly more of a startup than a FAANG. Granted, your chances of owning anything of value is low, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take over making Bezos and Zuckerberg that much richer. Knowing I’m contributing to their wealth is not something I’d care to live with. But again, different strokes, as I said.

rantwasp 5y ago
you’re making Bezos richer while you get rich yourself. the 2nd part is important
- ryanSrich 5y ago
  Forgoing the latter is worth not doing the former imo. Again, unless we’re talking millions per year, which 99% of FAANG employees aren’t making. The best one could hope for is high six figures, probably toping out around $800-$900k after 15 years. As I said though, this only makes sense if your goal is money. I personally don’t value money over other things like mental health and enjoying my work. I know I would have much worse mental health, and hate what I do at a FAANG.
  - rantwasp 5y ago
    why not both? get the money and do something you enjoy?
  - akomtu 5y ago
    That's 900k per year. Their net worth in 15 years will be 5M or even higher (thanks to stocks growth). That's complete financial freedom at the age of 45.
bradlys 5y ago
Owning a lot of something worth nothing is less valuable than owning a little of something very valuable. 1,000,000 times 0 is still 0.