Great place to work, but not enough pay
Great place to work, but not enough pay
- Really cool environment.
- Lots of fun doing the work.
- Lots of traveling.
- Technical freedom.
- Career progress.
- Compensation was low, compared to the cost of living.
- The company started to become for-profit instead of focusing on the people.
Pay attention to the current cost of living in the city and the level of engineers you are bringing to the company, and adjust your compensation accordingly.
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