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I just spent five years in a mature startup where I could see a tangible connection with the customers and my impact on thier lives (low fee fintech for unbanke
by datavirtue 7y ago
I just spent five years in a mature startup where I could see a tangible connection with the customers and my impact on thier lives (low fee fintech for unbanked). It was laid back and family like enough to be fun but without the drama of real family. Lots of good times.
Since that ended I landed in a very good job (huge Corp) with rediculous pay but I can't see any connection to any real customer and our projects aren't even mentioned in the business impact. I'm relied on to design and build tech and teams but I am not fulfilled. Same as yourself I guess.
I miss being plugged into the business and seeing my impact on customers lives. There is zero family like atmosphere, no joking around or healthy level of hanging-out at all.
- wpietri 7y agoImpact on customers is the thing I love as well. I just can't imagine doing a job without it.
- snypox 7y agoSame reason I left my previous company. Working on internal tooling for 2 years are not for me.
- wpietri 7y agoInteresting! Could you say more about why? For me, internal tooling can be really fun, in that my "customers" are people I get to see and talk to all the time.
- snypox 7y agoSure! I've built a site that are used by internal sales people where they record customer purchases. Around 10 people per day would use it. Found it boring after a while. Luckily my ex-manager referred me to the company which he joined, I'm happy now.