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I wish I had fully understood their business model, not what their business could be, but how it really makes money. Who drives that money being made, and what
by codingslave 7y ago
I wish I had fully understood their business model, not what their business could be, but how it really makes money. Who drives that money being made, and what would be my working relationship with them? It's not always transparent how this works, all useful politics within a company revolve around the working group that is bringing in the money. Your experience and future at a company from a monetary and career perspective is directly linked to this, everything else is secondary.
- bwb 7y agoIf you had understood the business model and how it really makes money, would that have changed your mind on joining? Or more give you more info to succeed once you were an employee? Got any examples?
- throwaway2019Z 7y agoIf you are an engineer and the company primarily makes money through cold calls by salespeople, then the salespeople are a revenue generating center and you are a cost center. A company increases profits by increasing revenue and reducing costs, so you can figure out which group will be prioritized when it comes to promotions and bonuses.
- bwb 7y agoah right, great point!