Two-Offer Comparison Memo

Compare two job offers in a memo I can reread when I am tired of thinking about it. OFFER A Company, role, level: [A] Cash, equity, and what the equity might mean under the assumptions I state: [A] Location and travel: [A] Manager and team facts I know: [A] Start date and deadline to answer: [A] OFFER B Same fields: [B] WHAT I OPTIMIZE FOR [RANK: MONEY, SCOPE, LEARNING, STABILITY, LOCATION, MISSION] WRITE 1) A table of terms. Unknowns marked unknown, not guessed. 2) A total-comp note that separates guaranteed cash from equity stories. Show the assumption behind any equity value. 3) Non-cash differences that showed up in my notes, not a generic "culture" paragraph. 4) A recommendation stated as "if you weight X highest, choose A" for my top two weights. Do not pretend there is one right answer if the weights conflict. 5) Questions to ask each company before the deadline, only ones that would change the decision. 6) A decline note for the offer I do not take, gracious, 80 words, no fake reason. This is a thinking aid, not legal or tax advice. Say that once.