Also, the post sounds like namelesscto wants a referee to tell his/her boss that he/she is wrong which... that isn't how anything works. NB: equity on small co

Also, the post sounds like namelesscto wants a referee to tell his/her boss that he/she is wrong which... that isn't how anything works. NB: equity on small companies is often worthless anyway. There's no liquid market for it, so turning it into cash is often impossible or at a pretty arbitrary price. And one last thought: @namelesscto should go get an offer. I'm not saying it's the case here, but I've found (as a person who hires engineers) that many engineers are optimistic about their market value. eg yes, engineers at google make a lot of money. However, most engineers aren't capable of getting a job at a faang. I've made a couple people pretty sad by bluntly telling them that if they want to earn a google salary, they should go work at google and I'll be bummed, but I'll help them transition out. Getting an offer will turn that market value from hypothetical to concrete, and will be informative both for @namelesscto and his/her boss.