[dleslie]

Probably nothing you haven't heard before. ;)

1. If the pay cheques stop clearing then you stop working and move on.

2. Always eat broccoli, metaphorically: every company wants for someone who is happy to do, and able to do, the work that others cannot or will not do.

3. Don't be afraid to ask how they're funded and what their business plan is; you are, in a sense, an investor who supplies labour.

4. Stock is _usually_ worth less than the paper it's printed on.

5. Manage your managers; they'll push you hard and squeeze blood from you, and only you are able to ensure work/life balance.