Well Then, Then.

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Um, huh.

I just got an $11K salary bump at my work. I just started this new job. It's going more or less fine. It's a healthcare start up, it's a really good idea. Really good ideas in healthcare tend to get acquired. That just happened, only a month after I started, and everyone from our company is getting a salary bump. Now they could have just said "hey man you've only been here a month let's just go with your current salary", and honestly I would have been fine with that because it was a bump from my last job anyway.

But no. They decided to give me a considerable salary bump, a small signing bonus, and 13K stock options in the company. A company that's worth $4B and has been "exploring" going public. Obviously the options don't all vest at once, I'd have to be with them for 4 years for that to happen but even a 25% vest after a year of employment could be a life-changer.

This is all a bit shocking. Even the salary bump alone will make a difference in my life. As it is I have no debt and if I decide to get rid of my car I very well could now afford to move out of the hobbit hole I live in and get a proper apartment. Among other things. Vegas trips will be a laugher now, save-wise.

Anyway. More to come as everything settles but damn, son, you may have just straightened your shit all the way out.

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