I was offered 1% of a startup recently and a chance to be employee #12, I turned it down, the salary offered along with it wasn't livable (and I mean livable, n

I was offered 1% of a startup recently and a chance to be employee #12, I turned it down, the salary offered along with it wasn't livable (and I mean livable, not doable). Do what you need to do to survive, but I would suggest you are being taken advantage of.