Ask HN: Do I Ride the Titanic down? Basically our CTO just left and engineers are leaving left and right. The startup is going down in flames and no one on the business side has realized it. Do I ride the ship down knowing that they cannot afford to lose me and take the 6-12 months of being employed until private equity buys the remains, or do I leave now? |
The CTO left and several of the top talent have already left. Leadership and HR knows its a doom spiral right now, but the normal business folks have no clue what's about to hit them
> or he might want to hand you an anchor to help you swim
Unfortunately they're that person.
> You are not alone, various startups have failed over the years - small/large. Their histories are probably archived in HN and will offer insights/connections. Good Luck.!!
Thank you very much.
Questions:
Do they know that?
How will they treat you for the 6-12 months? (Yes, "very well" sounds logical. But "bully him to do the work of all the departed engineers" is a sadly common human reaction.)
I generally advise against sacrificing for any company that isn't yours anyway, but double so for a company that's going under. You don't have to do all the work that needs doing.