well, according to the recruiters some people who were formerly in management decided to go back to being pure technical for this company because the pay and stock comp this company was offering was way above what some directors make down here. Basically, when the recruiter contacted me, she asked if i was interested in a senior engineer position..I thought again this was one of those bottom fishing recruiters that were not even bothering to read peoples profile, so i replied basically telling her to please read my profile, as i would only consider position at or above my roles and responsibilities and comps…Thats when she responded and gave me what numbers her senior android engineers were seeing. I checked out the company, its legit… FinTech startup in SF. i just left the company name off of this post out of consideration for them. But anyone interested, im happy to DM people the recruiters contact.

i thought about this because it did cross my mind. Easier job, comparable comp package for lower position than my current position, probably could ask for more if i really was the right candidate…but then again i swore i would never take a demotion even if the comp was better. You dont have to believe it if you dont want to…your potential loss opportunity, just like every other lost opportunity for being a perma skeptic.

Some peoplee dont mind a 2% COLA raise based on old SD wages. I guess thats how some companies down here can still get away with it….probably not a company that has a material footprint in mobile software though..