Yesterday I turned down an offer from Microsoft that would have doubled my salary. Here's why:
I've been working at a Bangalore-based startup for the last 2 years as a Product Lead. The work culture is intense:we ship fast, break things, and sometimes I work weekends. But I get to own the entire design system and product experience.
The FAANG interview process was really hard, 7 rounds including a design challenge that took 3 days. They offered me ₹36 LPA + stocks. Sounds great, right? But during the interviews, I noticed some red flags:
Am I crazy for choosing creative freedom and ownership over money? Would love to hear from others who've made similar choices.
My opinion - Ek saal ke baad phir se jump kar leta, 36 se 50 jana is easier than 16 to 50. Ghar paiso se chalta hai na bhai. Internal team change kar leta.
Bhai phir OP grapevine par flex kaise karta. Tbh this is just immature of him to do this. Anyhow apne ko kya, good luck op
Takes a lot of courage. I hope it works out for you.
I rejected a 48LPA offer around 8 years back. Still at 32LPA. At times I do feel I should have taken the offer, but it did not feel right. Even now if the same offer comes, I may not join.
We take our decisions, and we live through them. Such is life.
Current: "Intense work culture, work weekends".
Whoa great 🥳🥳🥳🥳
MS: "The team seemed burnt out" Boooo 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Oh the irony
I don't know why people are not including stocks when telling their competitors that stocks are more valuable than base pay. My friend at Microsoft with 3 YOE cashed out 50L from stocks this year his stock compensation has more than tripled. Also, stocks are given in USD, which is very good since it appreciates much. Once you understand this, you wouldn't have rejected the offer.
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