DoorDash E5 or ClickUp Staff
Two offers enter, one leaves. Fight! DoorDash: E5, TC Year 1: 380k…200k base, 20k sign on, 640k grant (160k/year) ClickUp: Staff Engineer, 245k base, 1.25M options value About me: - 5 years experience - looking to build a nest egg and buy a home in the next 2-3 years, rent currently - ClickUp would be partly in person for me which I value - ClickUp will supposedly IPO in 2024 and options will be liquid in 2025, so 3 years. Maybe completely untrue 🤷♂️
both are good. doordash easier to cash out stock but its business future is not super bright in my opinion. clickup base is high enough to live happily without relying on successful ipo.
maybe a little naive to prefer ‘connected to coworkers’… what you really need are friends in life maybe. being fully remote definitely better in my opinion.
Since I live in SD and ClickUp HQ is here, I can go in to the office as much as I want. It’s been 2.5 long years of remote for me, this is something I feel like I want to address
What’s your current TC n level at Meta?
~270k TC. 190k base, 10% bonus, ~70k stock annually. Due to leveling and stuff I make less stock than most
How much do you care about WLB? Our WLB is shit. DoorDash is going to squeeze every drop out of you for that $380K
Just let you know that no WLB in DoorDash especially the manager and half of team are Chinese
Can you tell me what wlb is like at doordash? Any number per week to give some perspective?
What did you pick?
Currently the ClickUp options are not worth anything. The strike price is from Oct 2021.
ClickUp is a good company to work for. Lots of growth, and decent WLB compared to Uber I’d imagine!
The only good thing about ClickUp ATM is WLB.
ClickUp IPO will go as smooth as wework… I wouldn’t count on those options being worth what you think
Don't optimize for TC at 5 yoe. Difference between these offers is not much tbh in grand scheme of things. Which role do you think will give you fastest path to your next 5 yr goal?
If I’m thinking about things that I want to happen in 5 years: 1) Get a house (which will probably cost 1.5M-2M) 2) Develop my skills 3) Feel more connected to my coworkers than I feel now I have no doubt that for me ClickUp has the potential to do 2) & 3) far better than DoorDash. If I think about joining DoorDash, it’s just because it’s a safe play monetarily. If I think about joining ClickUp, it’s because there’s a chance to grow something, feel like part of an office again, and develop my skills at an earlier stage company. I think in my heart I want to join ClickUp, but feel foolish leaving guaranteed money on the table
I don't want to rain on your parade but Doordash isn't really a 'safe' play and won't get you that closer to buying a 1.5 mill home. Not unless you have a partner who can pull their weight. 'Buying a home' thing will take care of itself as you continue to do what's right for your career. It might not seem that way to you right now...but it's 100% true. You will get an inkling whether clickup is going to work within 12-18 months. If it's not going anywhere, I think you are good enough to crack top tier companies.