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I work for a company with founders that have a similar philosophy, I'm paid reasonably and really like my job, but one thing that bugs me is that I don't see a
by j0hnyl 3y ago
I work for a company with founders that have a similar philosophy, I'm paid reasonably and really like my job, but one thing that bugs me is that I don't see a path towards making more money in the long run. My equity will likely be forever worthless, or a small windfall in the longshot event of an exit. I wonder if there's a path as an early employee that gets me further ahead than a nice job with decent work life balance.
- gnum4n 3y agoAsk for more stock/promotions/pay. You won't get what you don't ask for. As an early employee, you have value in your company knowledge. Otherwise, I'd probably just leave for a company with better pay and better work/life balance. I've done the startup rodeo before. Worked several nights till 1am. Once worked till 4:30am, slept 3 hours and then right back to the office. After 18 months at that job, badly burnt-out, I was rewarded with layoff and had to find a new job. Never again. It's much less stressful to just get a higher paying job where you only have to work 6-8 hours a day, with maybe an on-call rotation.