>whereas as first engineer you are merely in a similar position to before you took the job Not at all. An Engineer can only have one job at a time so they mos

>whereas as first engineer you are merely in a similar position to before you took the job Not at all. An Engineer can only have one job at a time so they most likely quit one to get this one. Now they have nothing, no income at all. Some founders will be in a similar position but many still won't have to get an office job if their startup fails.