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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by scarface74 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:59PM (#21776398)
I never said that someone has to live and breathe work, only that they don't have anything _higher priority_ than work.

Why wouldn’t I put many things as a high priority than work? I don’t have any equity in the company and even if I did, it’s statistically likely to be worthless if it isn’t a publicly held company. If it is a publicly held company, my contribution isn’t going to make or break it.

The company definitely doesn’t put me as a high priority.

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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by boring_twenties on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:03PM (#21776431)
> Why wouldn’t I put many things as a high priority than work?

Presumably, because you expect to get paid more than someone who doesn't.

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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by scarface74 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:24PM (#21776654)
Is it going to be enough more to make a difference in my lifestyle?
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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by boring_twenties on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:33PM (#21776748)
Obviously. If not, then don't do it. What are we even talking about? Is $400k vs $150k enough?
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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by scarface74 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:47PM (#21776892)
In the grand scheme of things, how many companies have that range of salaries for the same position?
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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by boring_twenties on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:27PM (#21777245)
Why does it matter if it's within the same company or not?
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Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016) by scarface74 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:35PM (#21777323)
Because if it isn’t, you can make more by going to a company that pays more - not by killing your self working 60 hour weeks and giving up everything else.
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