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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)

[Parham](https://hashnode.com/@pazel)

[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/61cce0ea351cb236ddfb719d)

Hi Annie, Thanks for sharing your decision-making process. Making decisions is probably one of the hardest things we need to do as adults.

I have been in a similar place before and I agree to always be interviewing.

Good luck!

[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/61cce0ea351cb236ddfb719d#reply-61cdd55a7cb96c3f9225e0f8)

Thank you for reading Parham! 🙏 I'm very curious to hear more about your experience if you care to share? I hope you feel you made the right decision in the end!

[Parham](https://hashnode.com/@pazel)

[Jan 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-turned-down-a-six-figure-salary-in-big-tech-to-stay-at-a-five-person-startup/61cb9ca99d3f4828b7ba4d24/comment/61cce0ea351cb236ddfb719d#reply-61d0f1e60cfc5655c1845828)

[Annie 🦄⚡](https://hashnode.com/@anniebombanie) Similarly, for me, money was not the main deciding factor. I put all pros & cons on the table and chose the place where I could make a bigger impact.

Also, In my current position, I get to play with 2-3 greenfield projects/domains on different stacks every year which I prefer to single projects for a long time.

and last, but not least for me is team culture and work-life balance which I am pretty happy with where I am. I think who I work with is a big deciding factor for me as well.

At the same time, every decision can be best based on the circumstances at the time and I am always alert for opportunities.

And about being happy with my decision, I would say 90% yes. To me it's like any other relationship, it's unrealistic to expect no issues but as long as parties are willing to change for improvements and move forward I will give it a chance. This approach in many cases has made our workplace better for me, my company and other colleagues.