Have an offer for operations director level role with real P&L ownership in mutli site operations space. Problem is cash comp feels low (prob 15% lower than I make now, would be much lower post promo) a lot of travel (driving 4+ hours one way prob every other week), and equity doesn’t vest for 5 years (although it is a good amount of equity with decent but not great upside potential). Worth the pay cut to get real ops experience? Or not that valuable relative to staying where I’m at?

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@OP- I think you need to look how does this role fit your long term career goal to get a better answer
On the comp, I would go back and try to get the signing bonus to make you whole over 5 year period and faster equity vest schedule.

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5yr vesting seems really long. Is it at least some vesting each year or none until year 5? If the latter I’d be worried about annual salary increases - why would they give you fair annual increase if they think they can just keep you around waiting for that equity anyway?

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All at 5 yrs. thats a great point on incentives...their benefits/401k are pretty bad too, so why would they improve them if everyone is locked in...

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Sounds like a great opportunity but I wouldn’t be able to do it with that comp. how flexible are they with negotiations?

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It seems like you are compromising on a lot for the experience. Which brings it down to how important is the experience and how much are you willing to trade for it?

Also, I would only really value this role on a 12 month basis, there are a lot of unknowns 5 year equity upside shouldn’t be a factor, yoy component should be.

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Sounds like a lowball offer and with a lot of risks. The upside is unknow for a few years. Real operations experience is great and hard to get in an advisory capacity. There is a mis alignment on comp and risk/award. Wait for a better exit in a few years or negociate a better offer with an intention to walk.

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