Right, blame the guy for being exploited like so many others.<p>1&#x2F; He did not quit or made any ultimatum. He acted on what was promised, nothing wrong with that. But right you should always lower your head and submit to the startups and their heads.<p>2&#x2F; Typical protection of abusive companies by telling employees who are being openly screwed : &quot;Deal with it&quot;. Such a healthy advice, lets not question the ethics and working of most of the tech sector who all have been dipping their toes in shady hiring practices.<p>3&#x2F; Easy to say when you&#x27;re not living paycheck to paycheck and you see your dream slowly crumble before your eyes because of a company&#x27;s unacceptable behaviour (acceptable to certain on HN though who probably think the CEO was right).<p>WHile 4 &amp; 5 are valid, your first advices put the entirety of the blame on OP, when in fact that blame lies entirely on the CEO and startup in question. If I were in his position I would have made sure that their name are public and known to prevent others from being exploited.