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That’s a fair question. What I have seen is that engineers are rewarded way more in equity than salespeople. Is that true?
by agcat 1y ago
That’s a fair question. What I have seen is that engineers are rewarded way more in equity than salespeople. Is that true?
- jqpabc123 1y agoengineers are rewarded way more in equity than salespeople The only time I have seen this is with startups --- where they are cash strapped so engineers building the new product are given *equity* instead of wages. Equity can be created simply by issuing stock --- which for a startup with negative cash flow is basically worthless at the time. This is highly risky for the employee. If the product/company is wildly successful, early employees can get rich. But most startups fail --- so more often, they're left with nothing to show for their work.
- agcat 1y agoYeah the downside is huge. I hope there was a way to reward engineering teams too for sales commission.. have you come across any company that doso?
- jqpabc123 1y agoNo, I have never seen engineering get sales commissions. I have seen sales people get *recurring* commissions --- where they get a piece of every future sale to a particular client. Even if they have no involvement in the purchase. In extreme cases, they make good money doing nothing. Engineers never get paid for doing nothing --- because they are not members of the ruling class.