It's going to be someone's fault, but the question is who is responsible...
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Brdbrnm
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Startups mess up compensation planning the whole time. Here's some steps to think about to not do that.
It makes me sick to my stomach to read the tactics of those in my industry and it is a real shame to see an industry which should be there to help, in fact becoming a hindrance.
I wish all the terrible recruiters could just be weeded out and removed...
Since this is nigh on impossible I agree with the article's point about keeping a record. Some of us are passionate about what we do, some of us love startups, or tech, or people, or all of it and will give you a service worthy of a fee.
I do not work withing the UK industry, as I became disheartened by the hate (if you need help in Germany however...), but I can highly recommend companies like The Up group - to whom I have no affiliation - as I understand their service is brilliant.
Those that are less worthy of praise are pretty obvious - just search out Milo Yiannopoulos' Kernel mag articles....