But at a big company you can also spend 2/3 of your time day-dreaming or browsing the Internet. At a startup you need to be more engaged.
Re:Hard Truths about Equity
by michaelmurray on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @02:18PM
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100% agree with "2/3 of your time day-dreaming or browsing the Internet"... however one can only take this for so long before going crazy!
Re:Hard Truths about Equity
by peterjancelis on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @02:37PM
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Do your own thing on the side. Much better than a few stock options. But make sure to have your project excluded in your IP and non-compete contracts with your employer.
I get the draw of working at startups, but I didn't think it was worth it. The big companies here are offering 2-3x startup salaries (with real room for growth). Is the market here out of whack or is that really a trade people are making?
Re:Hard Truths about Equity
by askafriend on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @03:10PM
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I guess the kicker here is "it depends on the startup" and "it depends on the big company".
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Working in a startup is much, much more fun that working at a big corporation. I took a paycut several times to go work at startups just because working at a big company where you work on a single API of one of their products gets boring really fast, regardless of the pay.