Comment by Grimm1

6 years ago

I may be inaccurate, I've been using sites like payscale to do the measuring here for averages. If that really is the case then RSUs are quite insane and I'd have to revise my statement.

Edit: The sites I'm using make it seem like the RSU compensation is the one time grant for 100k+ over the 4 year period so if its really a 400k+ stock grant over the 4year period then yes there's really no way to compete with that for early stage companies and leaving that amount of money on the table is inadvisable if you can avoid it.

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tracer4201  6 years ago

I wouldn’t use Payscale or even Glassdoor. Levels.fyi is more accurate I think, although obviously some people definitely inflate their numbers, and there’s a self reporting bias.

FAANG total comp is crazy... obscene. I earn quite a bit more than one of my siblings who’s a doctor, and all I have is a bachelors degree.

All this does have a cost. Not counting potential monopolistic practices, ads being literally cancer, etc etc, the stress and anxiety level is high.

I don’t expect to keep doing this for 20 years. In 5 years I’ve learned a ton and still meet people who are way smarter than I am and have better judgement.

  • Grimm1  6 years ago

    Yeah, I've chosen to work in startups for the last 4 years largely because I want to found my own company and I really have enjoyed working in startups. I've learned a lot that I don't think I can get at BicCo in terms of running an early-stage company but, I'm also in a position with student loans and since I've done well on BigCo interviews before but chose a different path I'm really torn on saying screw it for 3 years, get a BigCo offer and take care of everything financially, build a small nest egg and then jump back into my own startup at this point. Especially now when laws regarding the restrictions around building your own thing on your own time are becoming more favorable to us.