[tanseydavid]

>> what's the surprise? Sounds like a normal startup work.

The surprise is the asymmetrical expectations.

I would not expect a paycheck from the new company during the in-between-jobs vacation time (which I pre-arranged before accepting the new position).

I would expect them to think that such an "ask" is outrageous bordering on insane.

And then there is the normalization of wage-theft through manipulation.

To clarify my position: while this may represent a type of startup work that is very commonplace there is nothing at all normal about it -- it is just a clever form of stealing.

[meiraleal]

It's far from correct but it's the normal behavior in this kind of environment. It sucks, the alternative is to not work for them