Googler to Stripe

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hEmi52

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hEmi52
Mar 17 101 Comments

Hey Stripe,

I got a really good offer, that I don't think I can skip. It's over 50% salary bump.
So I'm probably going to sign it tonight.

Can you tell me things about Stripe that I should be aware of, and that might make me reconsider?

If not tell me anything ;)

Thanks

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TC: 350k

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  • Roblox
    LoongView

    Go to company page Roblox

    LoongView
    You call that a pay bump? Ummm believe me, Stripe is hella overvalued at the moment and not going public anytime soon. It's because if they do, people will lose soooo much money.
    It's like you are trading your real money for Monopoly dollars. Your take home will be cut in half. Realistically, that 500k is no more than 400k if you are very lucky.
    Mar 17 3
    • Hey op, take this advice. Not saying change your mind. Just know what you are signing for. Before I joined the current company I was at FANG (exculded Amazon). Yes comp was lower. Though the lack of confidence and the volatility that comes to pre IPO or recent IPO company is crazy. For my case, even if HOOD rebounds, still I had to go through the stress of my RSU losing 50-80% it's value, seeing recent employee who just joined the company left within few months because they still had another offer valid from another company and didn't want to take a risk.
      The leadership of the FANG, even Amazon, although brutal, they know what they are doing.
      If you join one the Q&A or all-hand of these smaller companies, you'll realize what I'm saying 🤣.
      Mar 17
    • Yup, think about all the growth companies that have lost 50% of their value in the last few months (Sq, Roblox, Snap, etc). The offer that you're signing for Stripe is still using the valuation during the pandemics when the markets were at the peak. It would be equivalent to signing for Snap but with a stock price of 70 rather than 35.
      Mar 18
  • Uber / Eng
    Devj26

    Go to company page Uber Eng

     Devj26
    They will never IPO
    Mar 17 12
    • New
      Dongerino

      New

      Dongerino
      Shopify isn’t in direct competition but it’s taking user payments which is part of stripe
      Mar 18
    • doc.ai / Eng
      stugna

      doc.ai Eng

       stugna
      I think Shopify is already a customer of Stripe for payments - see Stripe Connect, unless Stripe is bullshitting
      Mar 18
  • Airbnb
    podiatrist

    Go to company page Airbnb

    podiatrist
    If you care about engineering then you probably won’t enjoy Stripe. Everything about Stripe engineering is worse than at Google.

    It’s only worth going there if you are passionate about payments. Are you really passionate about this incredibly boring domain?

    It’s not a safe employee-friendly place. Managers know that they can easily replace you, due to the massive pool of applicants and easy interviews. They have no real incentive to treat you well.

    Their TC isn’t better than your current TC because they have no plans to IPO. Is their base and bonus $350k? I doubt it.
    Mar 17 11
  • Valuation tanking
    Mar 17 2

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