> Burning out as an early stage start-up employee I was an early employee in a start-up, I worked hard and got caught in all the startup distortion field/chang

> Burning out as an early stage start-up employee I was an early employee in a start-up, I worked hard and got caught in all the startup distortion field/changing the world/impact kind of bs. The CEO kept saying for years that next year they will go IPO. Eventually I left no one gave a s..t , the company never went IPO. The only positive thing was that I learned a lot of things because I had the chance to work on a lot of projects. So make yourself a favor, stick around only for as long as it benefits you and your resume. But don't stay a minute longer founders won't give a s..t when you leave and you will never become rich anyway. I later joined a big public company, amazing work-life balance, higher base salary , stocks, bonus, amazing 401k. Bottom line, startups is overall bs. Don't buy the hype and if you do always keep in mind your own interests.