I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
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I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
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Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#2First off, Screw those guys. Anyone who holds back money like that is someone you dont want to work for anyways.
Employees make mistakes and to punish them for it is insane. If you were purposely trying to screw things up and were fired for that, of course thats a different story- but it sounds like you were just trying to do your job and made a mistake, it happens. Also, seeing as you were supposed to have been paid the bonus while you were there, it makes it twice as awkward.
This should be a lesson to other founders- Treat people good and they will speak highly of you and may stay with you forever, to your next startup or company. Dont and they will do the opposite. That alone is worth more than the 10k you save.
Penny wise but pound foolish, as the saying goes.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#3Something similar has happened to me twice (different scenarios), and the only commiseration I can offer is that they are life's learning experiences. Now you know a little more to get everything mentioned down on paper before you sign. I find it hard to believe that the referral bonus wasn't mentioned in an email or other notification-level policy statement, but aside from that you're probably just going to have to eat it.
They certainly did weasel out of it, though. Obviously they were looking for ways not to pay it rather than to avoid bad blood. That's fine, karma, they stepped on you on the way up the ladder, etc. Not a lot you can do about it, probably (but I'll be watching the thread ;).
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#4First off, Screw those guys. Anyone who holds back money like that is someone you dont want to work for anyways. Employees make mistakes and to punish them for it is insane. If you were purposely trying to screw things up and were fired for that, of course thats a different story- but it sounds like you were just trying to do your job and made a mistake, it happens. Also, seeing as you were supposed to have been paid…
They also don't have any systems people who know to run backups.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#5"I was entitled to a $10k referral bonus offered by the CEO through internal emails."
Can you produce this email? (IANAL)If so you may actually have legal grounds for taking action against Miso ...
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#6The correct response here isn't to air your grievances in public, it's to talk to a lawyer.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#7First off, Screw those guys. Anyone who holds back money like that is someone you dont want to work for anyways. Employees make mistakes and to punish them for it is insane. If you were purposely trying to screw things up and were fired for that, of course thats a different story- but it sounds like you were just trying to do your job and made a mistake, it happens. Also, seeing as you were supposed to have been paid…
They also don't have any systems people who know to run backups.
To my coworkers defense the service was very new and we had plans to put in a backup system. Bad timing I guess.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#8Something similar has happened to me twice (different scenarios), and the only commiseration I can offer is that they are life's learning experiences. Now you know a little more to get everything mentioned down on paper before you sign. I find it hard to believe that the referral bonus wasn't mentioned in an email or other notification-level policy statement, but aside from that you're probably just going to have to…
FTA: "I was entitled to a $10k referral bonus offered by the CEO through internal emails." It was mentioned in an email.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
They also don't have any systems people who know to run backups.
To my coworkers defense the service was very new and we had plans to put in a backup system. Bad timing I guess.
You don't have to defend people who made a bad mistake worse. It's nothing personal, competent systems people are in short supply these days.
Re: I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
#10While this is unfortunate and it sounds like you deserve better (I'd like to hear the other side of the story first), I would discourage against taking this public. This is an issue between you and the founders, and no one else. "Warning" your former Miso coworkers should happen privately -- this post brings them the wrong kind of attention, but they did nothing to deserve it.
Future employers who read this post will think twice about hiring you -- frankly, this is rather unprofessional. Yes, the Miso founders might be in the wrong, but you can still take the high road.