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title: "Comment by Eleftheria Batsou on \"Why I Turned Down a Six-Figure Salary in Big Tech to Stay at a Five-Person Startup\" | Hashnode"
description: "Hi Annie 🦄⚡ , I think in the end you took the right decision and I'm happy for you :) On another note, I see people going for the big companies and I don&#"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-turned-down-a-six-figure-salary-in-big-tech-to-stay-at-a-five-person-startup/61cb9ca99d3f4828b7ba4d24)

Comment [Why I Turned Down a Six-Figure Salary in Big Tech to Stay at a Five-Person Startup](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-turned-down-a-six-figure-salary-in-big-tech-to-stay-at-a-five-person-startup/61cb9ca99d3f4828b7ba4d24)

[Eleftheria Batsou](https://hashnode.com/@eleftheriabatsou)

[Dec 29, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-turned-down-a-six-figure-salary-in-big-tech-to-stay-at-a-five-person-startup/61cb9ca99d3f4828b7ba4d24/comment/61cc208b5e8b9423aa06a679)

Hi [Annie 🦄⚡](https://hashnode.com/@anniebombanie), I think in the end you took the right decision and I'm happy for you :)

On another note, I see people going for the big companies and I don't always understand why... Most of the time it's for the perks, not what they're actually going to do... So my question to those people is how can you do something for 1, 2, more years that you don't really like...?!

[Annie 🦄⚡](https://hashnode.com/@anniebombanie)

[Dec 30, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-turned-down-a-six-figure-salary-in-big-tech-to-stay-at-a-five-person-startup/61cb9ca99d3f4828b7ba4d24/comment/61cc208b5e8b9423aa06a679#reply-61cdd5267cb96c3f9225e0f4)

Eleftheria, oh man, there's so much to unpack here!

Like you say, a lot of people go for big companies and I can certainly see the appeal- benefits and salaries are often incredible and can make a big difference in people's lives!

But on the flip side, you often hear about people not enjoying their work and quitting soon after. Danny Thompson is one person that comes quickly to mind. He was at Google for a few months and then went back to his old company!