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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 you
by 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.