Related advice needed: I hope to get 2 offers, which should I take?:
1.: Older, stable 0 sum company, 40 people, mixed genders. But I don't trust they know how strong they need to pivot to survive another 5 years.
2.: Small, young startup of 20 dudes with absurd funding for what they have (10mio for something cobbled together). They have ~1k paying customers and growth. Founder with some hype wave riding history. I feel like I could make a real difference here, technological more interesting to me.
(3.: stay with my current 200ppl company. 10% less pay, company might live another 5 years, don't see a future for it)
I assume both pay similar, but the startup probably offers some shares (that I can't judge at all).
If I will get to choose, which one?: Comfort or risk?
If you are working 60h/week then you need to ensure your pay is set accordingly. The issue isn't 60 hour weeks. The issue is are you being fairly compensated for giving up that much of your life.
I do value free time for things other than a job and interesting problems. Work life balance speaks for #1, interesting problems for #2.
Experience wise, not sure what you'd need to know: I'm a (senior) technical product person, good at innovating and undestanding new things, respected and liked by the devs, bringing teams together well. I'm not fond of big corp beurocracy, inexperienced in finance and marketing.
1.: Older, stable 0 sum company, 40 people, mixed genders. But I don't trust they know how strong they need to pivot to survive another 5 years.
2.: Small, young startup of 20 dudes with absurd funding for what they have (10mio for something cobbled together). They have ~1k paying customers and growth. Founder with some hype wave riding history. I feel like I could make a real difference here, technological more interesting to me.
(3.: stay with my current 200ppl company. 10% less pay, company might live another 5 years, don't see a future for it)
I assume both pay similar, but the startup probably offers some shares (that I can't judge at all).
If I will get to choose, which one?: Comfort or risk?