I have a good salary at a failing start up, and I can’t seem to find any jobs that provide a similar salary. I love my current job, but I’m worried that the company will not be able to secure enough funding to last us 6 more months.

Should I take a pay cut (150k --> 100k) to work at a different company? Or should I wait it out for another few months at my current company?

For context, I support my SO in a HCOL area and we don’t have much savings. Trying to build that up right now…

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

  • adrenocorticotropineOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s actually the opposite. If I stay I can try to help the company succeed, which I am actively doing, and that is one of the reasons I do not want to leave. Morally speaking, I want to stay and do everything I can to help. The salary is fair for my title and my responsibilities, but I cannot find that title anywhere, and only lower positions (or much higher for which I’m not qualified for) are available right now, hence the paycut.

    As for your last point, obviously that’s an option, but that is not my question. My question is regarding the start up decision given our current situation.