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This is something that I'm worried about. I'm three years out of college and in my (very small) group of friends, two of us have full time ccorporate (middle cl

This is something that I'm worried about. I'm three years out of college and in my (very small) group of friends, two of us have full time ccorporate (middle class) jobs, one is starting his second masters degree, one is a part time personal trainer, and one is doing seasonal work at a farm. All of them have college degrees and all of them express interest in entrepreneurship and start-up culture. I think there is a problem with these guys (and myself) of being content with a bottom of the ladder corporate job. We all feel like we should be having more of an impact on our world and our jobs. I can't decide if this is a misplaced feeling of entitlement or a legitimate want of a "good" job that provides professional satisfaction.

mattmanser 10y ago
I remember leaving uni in 2003, for 3-5 years everyone had shitty jobs, bottom of the ladder and then it suddenly just changed. The first few years of work young people are usually a complete mixed bag, even if gifted. They need quite a lot of baby-sitting, tolerance and guidance from co-workers and bosses and make silly mistakes and usually are quite poor at communicating. It's all part of growing up. I can look back and realise that in myself back then. And then it changes and you start getting promotions and then it's all different. So don't judge anything by where you all are now, give it another 2 or 3 years. I know it sounds trite and patronizing, but it's true. It's one of the reasons I'm always surprised pg, Thiel, etc. pushed for people to start companies straight out of college or even while in college. Young people are often so utterly clueless that I think a lot of the mistakes they make could just be fixed by them working for someone else for a little bit, even 6 months. As well solving the tendency for hip young entrepreneurs to make incredibly basic HR mistakes.

mattmanser 10y ago

I remember leaving uni in 2003, for 3-5 years everyone had shitty jobs, bottom of the ladder and then it suddenly just changed. The first few years of work young people are usually a complete mixed bag, even if gifted. They need quite a lot of baby-sitting, tolerance and guidance from co-workers and bosses and make silly mistakes and usually are quite poor at communicating. It's all part of growing up. I can look back and realise that in myself back then. And then it changes and you start getting promotions and then it's all different. So don't judge anything by where you all are now, give it another 2 or 3 years. I know it sounds trite and patronizing, but it's true. It's one of the reasons I'm always surprised pg, Thiel, etc. pushed for people to start companies straight out of college or even while in college. Young people are often so utterly clueless that I think a lot of the mistakes they make could just be fixed by them working for someone else for a little bit, even 6 months. As well solving the tendency for hip young entrepreneurs to make incredibly basic HR mistakes.