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> "Causes and passions are charity work or open-source work." That's one point of view. Personally, I'd say I'm passionate about technology itself and I only
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> "Causes and passions are charity work or open-source work."
That's one point of view. Personally, I'd say I'm passionate about technology itself and I only choose employers who work with technologies I find interesting (generally nothing that involves web stuff) whenever I can. I'm sure I'd probably have been paid better if I weren't as particular but I'd also almost certainly have quit the profession long before now as well.
We'd probably agree, though, that being passionate about one's employer itself being unwise.
- eropple 7y agoI agree with this take. You can prioritize things other than money, and that's some derived value for you. But fully agreed that your employer is not a good outlet for that passion. "Believing the dream" gets you screwed when you aren't paying attention. (And even those pure-hearted, kind founders can lose control of their company after a bad raise.)