[allthecybers]

This exactly. It’s an ongoing internal debate for me and a conversation with my significant other who is in the same industry.

If I wanted to stay somewhere for 5 years or more, I have to deal with a massive pay cut at the 4 year mark (equity cliff).

Then I have to be okay with getting paid much less than new hires being brought in to do the same work as me. Of course I have more internal org knowledge and subject matter expertise which should warrant comp being equalized accordingly.

Even though I like my team and work, I just can’t reconcile letting my pay lag behind the market for too long before I’m >50% behind what I should be making.

When it comes down to it, the only tangible item I have to exchange for my time and brain power is money.