On: Things you're allowed to do (2020)

[neilv]

> Negotiate for better terms in your job offer [...] Propose a longer vesting schedule to demonstrate commitment

Has that worked out for anyone?

[shermantanktop → neilv]

Apparently the bar is whether you are “allowed” to do it, not whether it is a good idea.

I put “allowed” in scare quotes because this is yet another article that projects onto others what is so obviously just self-doubt and worries about convention and norms. It’s a real thing, it happens to most of us, but when you realize that there is no spotlight, things get easier.

[astura → neilv]

No, this doesn't work - vesting schedules are standard and non-negotiable everywhere except companies with only a couple of employees.

I'm mean, sure, you can propose it, but nobody's going to actually take you up on your proposal.