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Cons: - Startups are disorganized - Most startups fail because they make a stupid product no one wants and the team is awful - Startups pay below what a larg
by henning 8y ago
Cons:
- Startups are disorganized
- Most startups fail because they make a stupid product no one wants and the team is awful
- Startups pay below what a large company can afford and often pay below market rate
- Startups will try to low ball you on equity. Don't start with me about negotiating. If they refuse to negotiate, you have your choice of no meaningful equity or working somewhere else. This is often the case.
- Insane sociopath founders who also are terrible at their jobs
- Startups are full of startup bros who are fucking insane sociopath assholes in general. Why the fuck would you want to play ping pong during normal business hours, you stupid fucking asshole? We're trying to build a business here.
- Startups idolize hustle porn
- Startups are increasingly choosing to not even exit which defeats the entire fucking purpose of working there
Pros
- Things are so disorganized that you if you accidentally fuck up, no one might even notice
- If you win the lottery, you'll almost make up for the money you could have made working at Google or some other big company
- babaganoosh89 8y agoWhat do you have against ping pong?
- Agathos 8y agoIt's noisy and distracting when it's taking place ten feet away from your open plan workspace.
- matfil 8y agoThis is far more compelling as an argument against open plans than against table tennis. Taking a break from a problem can be really valuable. Personally, I skew more "take a walk" than "table tennis", but having some indoor options for people who prefer those (or rainy days...) doesn't seem such a bad thing.
- Agathos 8y ago"Should I work at a startup?" Eh, maybe, but be skeptical of their promises. "Should I work at a startup that puts developers in private offices?" Hell yes!
- singingfish 8y ago> Things are so disorganized that you if you accidentally fuck up, no one might even notice I accidentally fucked up at a startup. My reaction was to provide infrastructure such that that particular class of fuckup was much less likely to happen again. Guess what happened ... I got thrown under a bus some months later over the fuckup anyway. Learned a lot. Was worth it. Would not do it (i.e. work for that type of organisation) again.
- avip 8y agoThis could have been a great comment with some more carefully crafted language... I generally agree.
- roddy237 8y agoAmen! Preach it loud! Why would you accept less pay to work for sociopaths likely to exploit your talents.
- phendrenad2 8y ago> Startups are full of startup bros who are fucking insane sociopath assholes in general. Why the fuck would you want to play ping pong during normal business hours, you stupid fucking asshole? We're trying to build a business here. Preach!