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    Dude, have you been brainwashed? Don't be stupid and take their money. Sell-out? What are you nuts? If you feel guilty, you may share half of your extra earnings with me. With extra $ you can buy a house sooner, and thus make sure that you have a passive source of income (rent) - that is what I would do. That way you can afford to be capricious and set your own terms more often. Commented Feb 6, 2011 at 5:00
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    It came down to it being a new place so there is always an element of learning, just maybe not for long. The buying of a house was the biggest win for me, even if I do this for a year and move on for something longer term where the processes are right etc. You're right Job, I'd have been nuts to turn it down. But the whole situation prompted me in thinking what others may have already done in their careers. Commented Feb 6, 2011 at 12:28
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    People, nearly all of you tell him to take the money. Did it occur to you that for someone this tradeoff might be equal to a physicist being asked to build a nuclear weapon or a chemist to produce drugs. OK, bad code probably won't cause death. But principles are what defines us and our character, think twice before sacrificing them. Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 2:15
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    @Dave: it depends on the criticality scale of the project: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_Scale Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 13:39
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    I'd take the job. You can always try to convert your co-workers away from the Dark Side. Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 16:02