Exactly. I took a 50K hit to my base salary (275k->225k) but I'm getting 400K/year more in equity. I was unintentionally part of the great resignation. I've seen many of my friends also leave FAANG after 4-10 years and be offered large raises by pre-IPO unicorns or other FAANG struggling to hire.
Any compensation article that doesn't acknowledge equity for tech is useless and I question their methodology.
Any compensation article that doesn't acknowledge equity for tech is useless and I question their methodology.