Unless they started in the last 3-4months it definitely makes sense to take this offer.
SW salaries have blown up this year and the last couple. Checking levels.fyi a lot of companies are increasing pay month over month. Plus stock packages based on tailing 30day ma means in a couple year those package could be real lucrative.
Plus you get 4 months of paid vacation to chill and toolup for the interview gauntlet.
It’s a no brainer. Always take the cash. The next round of layoffs might not be so generous.
Someone who leaves now will not likely get another job in crypto anytime soon, since the market is so bearish, there is a surplus of workers, and almost no-one is hiring.
In addition, many employers will pass over the employee who left their last workplace because of politics, no matter how it is framed.
As long as someone is fairly confident in their current job, to leave it for four months pay seems to me silly. (then again, I have a wife and kids, so I don't quite have the yo bro wing-it attitude)
I have a friend who is considered top talent in programming crypto. His salary is envious. His confidence in employment is low - he said there is no guarantees in crypto that any job will last another week, or what will replace it.
So this could start an exodus of their top talent, unless the company’s compensation is way above par.