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Subject:Company sale From:Clare Keating <clarekeating -at- mac -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:57:38 -0400
If you were a VP in a company and you were about to be bought out by one of
three companies, how would you proceed to attempt to secure your position in
the new company (and your position is potentially redundant with other
positions in the buyout company)?
Mck
on 12/28/06 3:51 PM, Laura Lemay at lemay-lists1 -at- lauralemay -dot- com wrote:
>
> I'm in Silicon Valley, not in NYC, but out here when there is a
> bonus, it is commonly 10-15%, but you're not taking 10-15% less
> salary to get it. Depending on the job you'll get only a very slight
> pay cut or the full salary commensurate with your position.
>
> The total bonus is also usually dependent on not only company goals
> but also often division, group, and individual goals. You get
> rewarded for being a strong employee even if the company does poorly
> (or vice versa).
>
> In my last job, at a large publicly traded internet company, I had a
> full salary plus a bonus plus stock options. Plus, onsite haircuts
> and carwashing. woo hoo.
>
> Laura
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