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1) Startups suck. They will work you to death all for the promise that maybe it will pay off one day (but probably won't.) 2) I don't want to work for a "miss
by GreenJelloShot 7y ago
1) Startups suck. They will work you to death all for the promise that maybe it will pay off one day (but probably won't.)
2) I don't want to work for a "mission-driven" company. What does that even mean? Most companies lie about their mission anyways. They want to make money, not save the planet.
3) There is not a company out there that is "aligned" with my values. I value free time. I value spending time with my family and friends. I value doing separate things from work.
4) I do not care about having "impact" or about "growth". Been there; done that. It is overrated. Building up a company's value so that the executives get bigger & bigger bonuses does not motivate me at all.
If you are able to change the world, build your own company. Don't work for someone else and let them take the credit. If you can't change the world, then stop pretending you can. Work, get paid, and then go home and spend some quality time with your loved ones. Stop trying to trick me into wasting my limited time left by slaving for other people.
- Mobius01 7y agoThis is a great answer, particularly the point about your environment and how much you value your own time. I’ve come to accept that if I want to work on impactful work, I have to do it on my own. At a corporate job, I’m perfectly fine doing 9-5 with excellence and leaving the mission-driven ladder climbing for others. Survivorship bias is problem with startup stories. You will hear the great success stories of the few standing on the carcasses of the vast majority that burned out and crashed.