Zina: What do you mean? If he was a good programmer, he should have been raking it in.
Dave: The boss wanted to pay Bob with stock options. But Bob didn't want to play that game again.
Zina: Again?
Dave: At his last start-up, Bob worked for stock and no salary. They folded and he made zip.
Zina: Ouch.
Dave: Now he only works freelance. Hundred bucks an hour.
