Exactly, I was pretty highly paid for the UK market so I was worried that I’d go through the whole process and then they’d present a total comp that was not a significant upgrade.
As the OP says in the article, I was also worried there was no clarity on what level I’d actually be, so I was worried they’d try to demote the role to M0 which on levels.fyi is lower than my comp was.
If you're already highly paid by your local market standards and you're also happy with your current job, it's not worth the hassle going trough a six stage interview as you've probably already reached the point of diminishing returns.
As the OP says in the article, I was also worried there was no clarity on what level I’d actually be, so I was worried they’d try to demote the role to M0 which on levels.fyi is lower than my comp was.