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Do you literally meant that you have lost some hairs. This is the only thing that is holding me back from joining startups
by swoorup 8y ago
Do you literally meant that you have lost some hairs. This is the only thing that is holding me back from joining startups
- seibelj 8y agoLooking at my uncles and brother, I would have lost this hair either way. But I have certainly been in a lot of stressful situations. One time I took a paycut to minimum wage that lasted 6 months! Not fun. But in tech, any halfway talented engineer can get a job in 5 seconds, so the risk isn’t that bad. It’s just the hours, the stress, the uncertainty, the low pay relative to megacorps, and the founders who make 1000x payout if they manage to sell it.
- gnulinux 8y agoYou can surely find a new job at the worst in a few months and no well-paid engineer should be living without a few months' liquid savings anyway (emergency fund). So, every time people say startups are dangerous because they can go bankrupt, they're full of bullshit. Unless you live in rural US, or very inexperienced, there is no way in hell you'll burn all your emergency fund before finding a new job. Especially in tech heavens like SF, Boston, Seattle etc, it should be pretty easy to find a job even the day you're laid off. This is, unless tech industry collapses. Which I suppose is quite possible, but currently there is no evidence this is happening.
- glangdale 8y agoWe had our photo taken during an acquisition, and of the engineering staff, 3/4 of us (me included) were all going magnificently bald by the time of the acquisition. It's probably safe to say we would have lost most of our hair anyhow, but it was amusing to see us in photos circa 2006 vs 2013. I would say the due diligence probably cost me a few percent of my hair...