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> None of the thousands of extra hours I worked (I kept track) counted for anything Yep, that's exactly what your management was counting on.
by qsymmachus 10y ago
> None of the thousands of extra hours I worked (I kept track) counted for anything
Yep, that's exactly what your management was counting on.
- superqd 10y agoYeah, it's the fact that time isn't regarded as an asset being contributed is what burns my mind. For the salary I received, I think there is a reasonable expectation from the company's point of view that they get 40-50 hours of work. Anything beyond that, in my humblest of opinions, is me investing in the company. There is a logistical problem in accounting for this, obviously, and I'm far from naive on this and other points, but the underlying point remains.
- serge2k 10y ago> I think there is a reasonable expectation from the company's point of view that they get 40-50 hours of work The only reasonable expectation should be 40 hours a week.
- CalChris 10y agoI worked my ass off at a startup, sleeping under the desk, weekends. The usual. At one point I needed a break and informed them that I was taking a break. Two months cycling through Europe. When I came back, they'd moved and I had the best cubicle reserved for my return. They missed me but only because I forced the issue.
- wox 10y agoSorry I don't follow. So you came back, and the company had moved but they reserved a cubicle for you at the new office? What does you forcing the issue have to do with them missing you?
- ethbro 10y ago> the best cubicle No small thing on a place parent presumably spent a lot of time.
- passiveincomelg 10y agoIt sounds like you realized you needed a break before it was too late (i.e. "burnout"), which is obviously good. But why did you return to this grind?
- CalChris 10y agoInteresting work and stock. I was partially vested and I could/should have looked around. Don Knuth said something (about TeX): never spend more than 2 years of your life on something. I've broken that rule several times but I'd counsel following it on startups, especially someone else's startup.
- passiveincomelg 10y agoSounds like a good rule. One that I happen to have followed when it comes to work and broken when it comes to studying (which I know consider mostly a waste of time).
- passiveincomelg 10y ago*now
- jacobush 10y agoSorry it sounds like the Stockholm syndrome.
- CalChris 10y agoI don't recall the Stockholm captives being well paid, free to leave at any point, with medical benefits and stock options doing interesting work with some decently cool people. Gotta Wikipedia cite on that, skipper?
- jacobush 10y agohttp://workingforwonka.com/5-signs-of-start-up-stockholm-syndrome/ http://workingforwonka.com/5-signs-of-start-up-stockholm-syn...
- joe563323 10y agoWhat is the learning here ?