• CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    That’s crazy to me because I had the exact opposite experience. I went in hoping for a certain amount, and they offered me knowing full well what I was hoping for, 20,000 more. Plus all the other benefits like video games and dogs at work. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad experience with startups except that your job is essentially temporary cuz they will either close or sell

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      7 months ago

      If they offered you 20,000 more than what you expected, might be you are underselling your actual worth and could have negotiated for more.

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      7 months ago

      Hah I was about to say that only bad part of startups that I’ve had was that you weren’t sure if you’d have a job six months from now. I probably just got lucky and jumped on board during the “throw cash at everything phase”