Woman navigating career and family planning - stay comfortable in a good job or take the risk in a startup? Apologies, a bit long and ranty inside:
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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Is it worth it for me, a software developer with over 15 years' experience to work at a startup in order to update my skill set?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 23, 2012 -
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How to bring up the question of getting my hands on some equity in the company I work for? I work at a small (>10 employees) engineering firm contributing greatly to the intellectual property in which we trade. I get paid decently (for which I am definitely grateful) but there's never been any discussion of earning any equity...
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 30, 2011 -
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I am a marketing professional - middle management in an enormous media conglomerate. I would like to shift my work environment and infrastructure completely and work for a startup that is currently staffed only with technical experts, programmers, scientists and a small sales force. How do I pitch myself to be part of a company that doesn't have any people who do what I do yet?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 16, 2011 -
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I'm bored working for a monolithic company and am considering taking a job at a 10-person startup. What should I ask my prospective employer before making the decision? Details within!
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 21, 2011 -
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I'm in the process of being hired on from contractor to full time status. My boss asked me what title I would like. I need some help figuring out what I want to be and how much a person of that title should make.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 27, 2011 -
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I just got an offer to my first job ever, a small startup with a good pedigree. Now I'm panicking a little, and I need some advice.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 16, 2011 -
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I am in California and the startup I founded is bust. I want to know how to make the best case for my eligibility for unemployment benefits. Complicating factor: I took no salary from my startup, only stock. My last regular job prior to this startup fiasco was in Fall 2007.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 29, 2010 -
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I'm about to leave a startup to go to a different company, and I need some help figuring out how to handle my stock options.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 17, 2009 -
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In Queensland, Australia: I've been laid off from a job for which I've never had a contract. No notice, no redundancy payments offered, etc. I'm screwed, right? I imagine so, but just checking.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 4, 2009 -
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How do I find a good technical co-founder for my startup? (I am not the worthless ideas-only guy!)
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2009 -
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Do I qualify for CA unemployment as an unpaid founder of a startup? What if the company goes under or lays me off?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 11, 2008 -
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In the current economic climate, should I stay where I am in a place with average cost-of-living and a average job possibilities, or move to a place with high cost-of-living but great job possibilities?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 6, 2008 -
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Controversial Job Change: Family business broke up, 1/2 the family left current company to start competing business. Considering the bad blood, how do I make a switch to the other team?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 11, 2008 -
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In the evenings and weekends, I've been working on a web start-up company with a colleague. I think our idea is great and can make money and we're both pretty smart. I want to go full time. What is the best way to do this?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 29, 2008 -
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About a year ago I agreed (verbally) to do some programming work for a startup in exchange for a small amount of equity. In the meantime I've lost faith that this equity will be worth anything.
Can I decline to do this work, or have I made a binding verbal contract that I must now fulfill?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 25, 2007 -
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How much should I expect out of partners from a startup, in regards to time and commitment? I am the type who will spend every waking hour researching, working, making contacts, etc. I do not believe my partners are making the same time commitment. Any advice, books or resources on dealing with interpersonal relationships when a startup is in the early phases?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 11, 2006 -
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StartupFilter: A two-person software startup wants to bring on two developers, what can we offer them?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 4, 2006 -
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I'm a developer in the US and I make about $46k. For my position in my zip code, salary.com says that I should make around $60k. Help me ask for a raise.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 5, 2005 -
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StartupFilter: What questions would you ask a startup you were thinking of joining? What questions would you ask yourself?
More about the startup: its a software company that has VC funding. They are just starting to create the product. There's less than ten people involved.
More about me: a corporate monkey who's looking for a change in life if possible but can stay put if that's best. I have a good job salary-wise right now, but I do not feel like I am moving anywhere with it. I have worked long hours in the past and am interested in the product being created. I felt the need to post anonymously because I have posted about my job here before.
posted by anonymous
on Jan 27, 2005 -
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