> Maybe I have other things outside of work that are far more important to me than trying to ensure that the company that I'll have a 0.025% equity stake in in four years becomes the next unicorn
Sadly, you're not that important to the success of the company. You can quit tomorrow and they would find a replacement in due time and continue on.
Also, it's highly unlikely that the founder and CEO is going to end up a multimillionaire even if you were a high performing software engineer.
> What's in it for me?
How about not wasting your life? I mean dude, you're spending at least 40 hours a week working. Why not find something you love doing?
How about not wasting your life? I mean dude,
you're spending at least 40 hours a week working.
Why not find something you love doing?
I do. But I enjoy what I do outside of work much, much more than I do offering my employer unpaid overtime. So, I make those 40 hours count. I work extremely hard, and then I'm done.
Sure, there's the occasional night or weekend that I'll work; I'm not going to leave my project in jeopardy, or my coworkers in a lurch...But, I don't owe my employer anything more than they owe me.
Sadly, you're not that important to the success of the company. You can quit tomorrow and they would find a replacement in due time and continue on.
Also, it's highly unlikely that the founder and CEO is going to end up a multimillionaire even if you were a high performing software engineer.
> What's in it for me?
How about not wasting your life? I mean dude, you're spending at least 40 hours a week working. Why not find something you love doing?