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Re:Google just stole my employee #3 by _delirium on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @09:47PM (#5642008)
If it's lopsided, on average it's lopsided in the opposite direction: companies have massively more leverage than the average employee, and the damage to employees for no-justification layoffs is much larger, on average, than the damage to employers for no-justification resignations. Think of it from Google's perspective: if someone turns down a Google offer, even at the last minute, Google hardly cares. But if Google rescinds an offer at the last minute, it is a pretty big deal for the opposite party.

Between a startup and a prospective employee, things are more on a level of parity.

Re:Google just stole my employee #3 by felixdennis on Thursday May 02, 2013 @09:48AM (#5644410)
Thanks. It makes sense for the individual to take the Google offer because it would be a wise choice unless he has a huge stake in a startup that has a high chance of success.

The level of impact is higher for a startup compare to a big company because I've spent hours in posting job ads, interviewing, preparing contracts, going back and forth in negotiation, and so on.