I always like to keep in mind what Patrick McKenzie (aka patio11) like to say: "everyone's preference space is N dimensional".

I mention that because a lot of people see "compensation" and think only money but that is just one of many dimensions e.g. flexible schedule, career growth, benefits etc

This is a great blog post about using those other dimensions when "just throw more money" is not an option: https://web.archive.org/web/20130409033601/http://www.articu...