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Err, no. Not always.

If a "rank and file" developer goes back and forth grilling them over offer terms, and is exceptionally picky above his peer group, this DOES make it back upstream in negative ways.

Some companies will not give you this as a matter of policy - , if you are ok with the salary, you could still enjoy working there - and may also make a great deal of money (or you might not).

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> Some companies will not give you this as a matter of policy

Then don't work for those companies.

Ones goal in life should not be to get exploited at shitty startups as a "rank and file" developer (aka chump).

Some parts of companies can be corporate and still have some other very good parts.

All being said, if at that stage of a job offer, you don't want to be looking like the most important thing to you are your options. If you get a decent salary and like the work, you are not being exploited.

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