[thrwawyequity]

throwaway for obv. reasons. employee ~30. Company IPO'd at over a 1B valuation. Post taxes, I got about $700k, and have another $1.2M in pending subsequent grants and RSUs that still has to be taxed and the options are more expensive. I'm hoping to pocket about $400k from that. I started as a mid-level developer making about $70k a year, and I've grown a lot. I'm still there. Still a developer. I make $190k/yr now. Had I gone straight into a FAANG, I think I'm ahead now, but for the longest time, I was behind. Now equity keeps me here (aside from actually really liking where I work). If I were to leave, I'd be tossing out 1.2M! That all vests over the next three years. So I really make more like 190k + 400k a year. No complaints. But I got a winning lotto ticket with this job.