TL;DR 1 in 3 professionals regret the offer they took within 12 months. Almost all of them anchored on salary. Salary compounds linearly; manager quality, growth, and tech stack relevance compound exponentially. Here is a 10-dimension framework that consistently produces better offer decisions. The 10 dimensions Total compensation, not just salary. Add base, bonus target, pension, equity vesting in year one, signing bonus, learning budget. Most people ignore pension and equity. Growth and promotion velocity. Ask: "How long from L3 to L4 typically? How many people promoted last year?" If they cannot give a number, growth is not structured. Manager quality. Single biggest predictor of your day-to-day. Trust your gut from the interviews. Tech stack and skill development. Will the technologies open doors in 2 years, or close them? Company stage. Early-stage chaos vs scale-up structure vs enterprise process. Match it to where you are. Work-life pattern. On-call, hours, holiday, remote vs hybrid vs office.…