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I dropped a higher paying job for this current one because it offered substantially fewer restrictions and much greater personal time. Salary alone and/or flaky equity that could easily evaporate are not enough to move the needle for me. I won't even go back to JavaScript work for more money, much less be locked in some dungeon and ignored like a serf.

I really hope there is valid equity in exchange for those extra work hours. By valid equity the terms are more important than the percentage level. If the equity were right AND I had a title that provided some degree of autonomy/ownership of the work I could see myself working 60-80 hours per week. Otherwise max of 40 is all they get and I will not budge.



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