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Isn't that what a startup should be? Long hours of hard work with a real goal, generously paid... in stock.

• visakanv 11y ago
  Yup. The annoying thing is that there are always people on the other side of the fence yelling at you that you're doing it wrong, no matter what you're doing, and for reasons that can be entirely unrelated to you and your context. The fantasy is that work should be engaging, fulfilling, fun, and yet only moderately challenging, doesn't take too many hours, has you surrounded by ideal colleagues, with policies that fit you perfectly... you get the idea. Reality doesn't work like that and it's so silly that people keep pretending otherwise.
  • anovikov 11y ago
    It does work like that, if you freelance. You get to pick your customers all the time. Except they don't pay for your 401(k) etc.
    • visakanv 11y ago
      Yeah, so there are always trade-offs that an individual would have to make. Freelancers get freedom and flexibility, but they take a bit of a pay cut for it (as in the form of 401(k), like you mentioned). This might be a more optimal outcome for a particular individual with a particular set of circumstances. And it IS possible for a freelancer to charge way more and get way better clients than an average salaryman, but that requires being able to deliver superior results. That's a responsibility that few people seem to be willing to take. The central thing about either side of the fence is– nobody owes us anything, and it's up to us as individuals to negotiate for the conditions that we want.