Re:Ask HN: How Much Money is Enough... What's your Number?
by nkurz on Monday August 10, 2009 @01:25AM
(#752020)
No, I don't think so. Or at least it depends on the job.
As an employer, I know that you are working there because you love what you are doing and don't want to be doing anything else. I don't have to worry that you'll move along as soon as someone offers you another $1.50 an hour. And in a startup, I know that if we hit a rough patch we can probably come up with a way to trade you equity for salary. For creative positions, I'd view financial independence as a positive.
As an employer, I know that you are working there because you love what you are doing and don't want to be doing anything else. I don't have to worry that you'll move along as soon as someone offers you another $1.50 an hour. And in a startup, I know that if we hit a rough patch we can probably come up with a way to trade you equity for salary. For creative positions, I'd view financial independence as a positive.