Leave sooner rather than later. I have regretted not leaving earlier in every situation where the company has not been performing well. There is usually no fina

Leave sooner rather than later. I have regretted not leaving earlier in every situation where the company has not been performing well. There is usually no financial incentive to stick at a failing company, and chances of doing great work are practically nil. Sometimes, you can raise in the chaos and be promoted several times over in a short period, but then you need to be able to parlay that into some sort of lasting career advantage. That's mainly for middle-management types that want to use a good title to get in at a similar level or better in a better company. That also happens relatively infrequently, so you would be taking quite a risky bet. To sum up, "fairness" is a jejune notion. You are not a cofounder (presumably). You are an employee. Employees are fungible, and employers should be the same in a strong employment market.