Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinator startup

Re:Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinato... by reaclmbs on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @05:27PM (#5410470)

$500k is life-changing money, but not FU-money. You think that not having to worry about rent and food and medical bills wouldn't change your life?

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Re:Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinato... by RyJones on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @05:45PM (#5410591)

It isn't even life-changing money. It's most of a house here in Seattle, or a quarter of a house in the valley. That's nice, but not life-changing.

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Re:Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinato... by MaysonL on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @10:04PM (#5412294)

It could well be life-changing, depending on your circumstances and condition.

There are parts of the US where it's a big house and almost enough to retire on, if you're lazy and willing to live cheap. It's definitely a few years of runway, if you've got an idea you want to explore. It's definitely a no-loan college education.

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Re:Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinato... by RyJones on Thursday March 21, 2013 @05:37PM (#5419247)

True. It's a couple acres, a nice trailer, and a lifetime of property tax and utilities in Idaho.

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Re:Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Combinato... by akgerber on Thursday March 21, 2013 @12:49PM (#5416619)

Or a decent house in a nice neighborhood and $14k a year indefinitely in the Midwest.

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