> From your perspective, you are already fully vested
So, um, about that. I should not have said I have 1.8% in the bank. I actually just have about half of that vested so far. I won't be fully vested until three years from now.
I don't really want to quit. I'm excited about what we're working on and I think it could be really useful for people. I just wish that the upside was a little bigger. I also really loathe the idea of walking away from something that isn't finished, you know?
Plus, all the intangibles are nice: I like my co-workers, I like our full-remote office.
Did you do a bit of searching, and failed to find anyone who would pay you substantially more?
Are you OK with working hard, including these weekends you mentioned?
If the answers to all these questions is "yes", then by all means - stay.
Otherwise, you may have a reason to leave. This is your decision. Think about what is best for you.
> I just wish that the upside was a little bigger.
Either take action, or just forget about it.
If you have a realistic chance of getting more, for example by threatening to quit, then go ahead and do that. I saw below you already asked your founder, who declined with a BS excuse ("the board won't like it" - read: I don't want to give you more equity).
There's obviously risk in pushing it, especially after you already got denied twice.
So either accept it and stay, or push for more, taking the risk you'll be denied again and possibly they'll look to replace you since they'll realize you're not happy.
> I also really loathe the idea of walking away from something that isn't finished, you know?
Man, this is software. Nothing is ever finished :)
Always that extra feature, another platform to support, that other scaling target you wanted to hit...
So, um, about that. I should not have said I have 1.8% in the bank. I actually just have about half of that vested so far. I won't be fully vested until three years from now.
I don't really want to quit. I'm excited about what we're working on and I think it could be really useful for people. I just wish that the upside was a little bigger. I also really loathe the idea of walking away from something that isn't finished, you know?
Plus, all the intangibles are nice: I like my co-workers, I like our full-remote office.