Currently at a stable Fortune 500 company , 4 years of in-house experience. Comp is $200K base, 20% bonus, and $25K in stock annually, all in a MCOL city. The quality of life is great, but my wife 2 kids and I have no real support system nearby. I now have an opportunity to move home to a HCOL city for a role at less stable company offering $180K base, 15% bonus, and $10K in annual stock. The draw is being close to family, especially our aging parents, who are all between 72–80. Thoughts?

Fellow in-house warriors, please help me with a situation. I'm a solo GC, tech start-up, series C-ish. My CEO has become increasingly unhinged, obsessed with closing deals super quick such that he says he will measure how long legal takes. Wants to accept all terms, regardless of risk and even if something is objectively just wrong. Provides super unclear risk posture input or definitive instructions except to say "we can't spend time on legal". Contd. in comments..

What's a reasonable base & bonus % for 12 year litigator going in-house to Fortune 500 company in HCOL/non-tech. Role will manage all litigation and report to GC. No salary range in job post, and I have screener interview.

How flexible is Google with working from another office? NY based; applied for a role in another city, willing to fly to that city monthly

Anyone have advice for picking your first in-house job? Anything you wish you’d considered when you first went in-house? E.g., is all in-house experience in a given field considered equal, or is there an equivalent of biglaw on a resume for in-house lateraling purposes?