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		skeeter2020 on May 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation You don't join a startup with the expectation that your base salary is going to explode from the related growth; that's the equity lottery. Your startup salary might go from somewhat below to market, that's not waht's happening here.

ska on May 22, 2023 [–]

> below to market, that's not waht's happening here.

It isn't? They seemed like pretty normal market salaries for the type of position.

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