I am an year old rails developer.Since I finished college an year ago,I have been working at a startup(Ruby on Rails Consultancy).Now I am thinking of a job change because of following reasons :<p>1)They pay me around 0.5x offered by other companies in the industry.<p>2)The technology side of company is weak.(Heck , I do not write tests and there is no one at company who does or can teach me.)<p>However ,the company says - "We will pay you better,and you are the one to bring in the standards and practices"
Should I stay at the company(and take the risk)? or look around for better Rails companies?<p>I am posting this here because,i think my feelings are much related to the (wrong ?) startup environment I am working in.The whole story happens in India btw.
If you think the startup is failing it is either because a.) the startup is actually failing or b.)you don't believe it can be a success and assume it is failing.
Either way it doesn't sound like you are passionate enough about this startup anymore.<p>So the real question should be. Should you continue to work at a startup you have no passion for? The Answer is NO. Change jobs.
It is not about the pay when you work at a startup. You have to ask yourself if you believe in what they are doing and if it aligns with what you feel your time's worth is. The pay is always going to be lesser than what you get outside, but if you like them, they are honest/fair, and you believe in that idea...those can be your metrics. :) my 2c.