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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, startups pre-sale or IPO are the best. Got catered buffet lunch every day. Full size candy bars in the break room. A beer fridge and whiskey club on Fridays.

Then we got bought and all of that was gone and we had to pay for our own lunch.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spend the year making yourself indispensable (even if that involves writing code no one else can maintain, keeping your reports and files in an organization structure only you understand, making sure clients value you over the company, whatever's appropriate for your position). Also, beef up your resume, get it out there, start 'passively' job searching. Then, when review time comes up, you quantify all of the lost perks, and demand that amount as a minimum raise. If they don't agree, you quit on the spot.

If you followed step 1 closely enough, they may want to prevent you from leaving (ideal) or try to hire you back, at which point you can start making salary demands.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Oh this was three jobs ago. And I’m definitely indispensable at my current startup

[–] Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One place had full sized beer and wine fridges. It was hilarious when the tech support people were getting drunk before lunch.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

It does seem like the best way to do level 1 tech support.