i work at meta. hr systems. mostly comp processing. quiet job. stable. sometimes i daydream about retiring in portugal. today a package hit my queue. base + bonus + equity. looks normal at first glance. then i open the details. $1,000,000,000 over four years. plus... See more

Reflexivity is at work in talent markets as well. (...) No prospect is more attractive to a 10x engineer than working with other 10x engineers, and no opportunity is more irresistible to an investor than funding a team of 10x engineers.

-What will be your source to determine compensation? Is it market based? person based? or internally augmented marketplace? who decides the rate?

I'd recommend framing the conversation around fairness and market parity. Given the current market dynamics, every leader is worried about losing their best people. In exchange, if you aim for market fairness instead of personal maximum outcome, your odds of success go way, way up. Something like "Hi - I want to be here for the foreseeable future... See more