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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by deepsun on Saturday April 20, 2019 @09:37PM (#19710037)
> What’s wrong with the American market?

Well, here in SV, everyone kinda knows what other companies pay. You just didn't have friends in SV to tell you before the interview how much that company pays.

In general, there are top-tier companies, FAANG + Uber + Lyft + AirBnB, that pay X. Then there are lower-tier companies and startups that pay roughly X / 2. So, you're unlikely to get FAANG total comp at a no-name startup.

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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by misterman0 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @01:45AM (#19710701)
>> You just didn't have... >> So you're unlikely to get...

You have crafted a strange model. What are the upsides to such a system, to you, the employee?

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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by aaronbrethorst on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:20AM (#19710798)
What are the upsides to such a system, to you, the employee?

You get to learn first-hand why being a non-founder at a startup is almost always a bad deal in terms of compensation.

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