Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?
by deanclatworthy on Saturday May 09, 2015 @02:28PM
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It's brilliant you are getting this experience at such a young age. It'll be absolutely invaluable when job hunting in the future. Many CS graduates come out of university in the UK ill-prepared to enter the job market and end up taking underpaid junior roles.
But 18k doesn't sound far off the salary I'd expect an inexperienced junior dev to make. Things that might get you a higher salary for this kind of role are a degree or prior experience. If you have prior working experience (even freelance) then you probably are getting a little too low.
Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?
by walshemj on Saturday May 09, 2015 @02:51PM
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18k sounds low for a grad starting that's only 5k less than the minimum wage.
Around 26k would be nearer the mark for a starting grad with no experience.
Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?
by deanclatworthy on Sunday May 10, 2015 @08:18AM
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He isn't a graduate though. He is a junior developer who dropped out of university after a year.
Its the rate for the Job what does a graduate certificate matter the UK isn't as fixated as some country's on credentials.
Re:Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?
by Catalyst4NaN on Monday May 11, 2015 @05:55AM
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Yeah to clarify, I mean that after a year of work I'm now on the same level as a grad?
Also thanks for the link. I hadn't thought of it like that.
From my perspective, £18k (and indeed £28k) is a lot of money. I'm 19 and I'm getting paid to code, I know it's naive but I think it's awesome. I love the people I work for/with and I love my job. I come across adults who haven't had that their entire career.
Edit: Just to follow up on the counter offer. The process of raising this round of funding has been such a whirlwind. I don't think there is anything untoward going on. I think a case of Hanlon's Razor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor