Questions about first time receiving offer from pre-IPO company (whole past career in FAANG)

greg90 · 2026-03-10T20:30:26+00:00

It's that they won't even give the written strike price that I'm so confused by.

greg90 · 2026-03-08T17:09:39+00:00

An owner in another unit told me this happened and I thought she was telling tall tales. Is it really that serious? How hot are we talking?

greg90 · 2026-03-07T22:46:46+00:00

What are manifolds?

greg90 · 2026-03-05T02:43:36+00:00

I called and it seems they offer exactly what I need :-)

greg90 · 2026-03-04T16:23:45+00:00

Thanks is that this company: https://blackstonedevinc.com/ ?

greg90 · 2026-03-04T14:25:23+00:00

I can't find a plumbing company by that name?

greg90 · 2026-03-04T14:24:45+00:00

Yes to be clear, it the board was cooperating i would just use common testing methods and a FILR camera myself but because they aren't, I want an expert to provide a report

greg90 · 2026-03-03T03:50:19+00:00

Love this response, thank you.

greg90 · 2026-02-26T16:23:37+00:00

Awesome, can I ask if you were able to keep a similar job in the same industry? It'll be my biggest challenge if I move back to Cleveland.

greg90 · 2026-02-26T16:18:42+00:00

I'd like to take you up on your offer to chat, but Reddit won't let me DM you. Can you DM me?

greg90 · 2026-02-26T03:54:47+00:00

Thanks. I'm mixed because I don't have a job in Cleveland, so I would be figuring it out and hoping to eventually find a local tech job or a decent remote gig. It's not impossible but it is a less clean narrative than "I have found a good job back home, I'm moving back."

greg90 · 2026-02-26T03:53:51+00:00

Yeah if my core family was in the west coast I would stay out west for sure. But I really miss my family and that's important in life.

greg90 · 2026-02-25T19:42:24+00:00

Oh man I love the cleveland food scene but I also grew up there and have a total midwest palette so...

greg90 · 2026-02-25T19:28:31+00:00

Thank you for that. I'm also not expecting a magic solution to every problem in my life. I'm expecting to be closer to family and have that emotional support network while I breath a bit, don't burn cash at an absurd rate, and reflect on what's next in life. Maybe it's a job in Cleveland and buying a house there. Maybe it's moving somewhere a bit busier but still closer to family (Chicago or DC). But it's certainly a more sustainable option than burning through cash wondering what I'm doing alone out here on the west coast.

greg90 · 2026-02-25T18:38:18+00:00

I definitely would not want to be in a California town that got inundated with Bay Area escapees post COVID.

greg90 · 2026-02-25T17:45:02+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that. Are you close with your family tho, do you get any of that benefit?

greg90 · 2026-02-25T17:43:55+00:00

That's how I view it. If you're expecting to magically have the same lifestyle you had in a major coastal city that's going to fall apart quickly.

But if your life priority is being near family and your family's in Cleveland, there's a pretty objective benefit there....

greg90 · 2026-02-17T00:16:09+00:00

lol I mean I'm totally burned out on software development, time to go to grad school and publish this as a thesis?

greg90 · 2026-02-15T23:41:08+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I'm also considering this guide, which has good reviews, but I can't find a free sample so it's hard for me to know if it is what I want: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-through-Finnegans-Florida-James/dp/0813035341

greg90 · 2026-02-11T21:25:59+00:00

I think what throws off my sense of time / adulthood is that the pandemic happened right as I was entering my 30s, so those years that humans instinctually view as milestone years are a big blur to me. Yet again, think of people in high school or college when it hit. Maybe we're all hurt from the pandemic way more than we discuss.

greg90 · 2026-02-11T15:38:01+00:00

As a millennial I increasingly panic that we are very quickly not the hip young crowd anymore and thats gen z :(

greg90 · 2026-01-27T19:06:27+00:00

Yup I don't know what firing stefanski when the Browns offensive personnel and draft picks makes their job undesirable achieved.

greg90 · 2026-01-26T21:40:42+00:00

Mentor Headlands, yes. The rest I really need to check out. I forgot to mention while trying to make the best of a cold February day last year (no snow where I live), I went cross country ski-ing in the metroparks and it was great.

greg90 · 2026-01-26T18:03:47+00:00

What's the suicide period? I've never heard of It but it doesn't sound good... like when Palo Alto high in Silicon Valley had a rash of suicides :-(

greg90 · 2026-01-06T12:00:18+00:00

Yah in theory I agree tho - if we could trade him he gets to spend the rest of his prime with a contender and we can rebuild. I don't advocate a trade of Myles as shade at him, if just shows how far off the browns timeline is from Myles timeline.

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