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At one point, a few years ago, I was in your place. Really bored and completely miserable. I got tired of huge companies (one in particular) and went to a "gold
by juancn 6y ago
At one point, a few years ago, I was in your place. Really bored and completely miserable. I got tired of huge companies (one in particular) and went to a "goldilocks zone" startup.
By this I mean the ones were they have enough money to pay you well and a reasonable product/business with a high chance of success, but they're still small enough for you to have an impact in the organization (we were under a 100 people when I jumped in). Really smart people and a culture that fits my personal beliefs.
The first year was tricky, switching from the slowness of the large company to the constant change and challenges of the startup.
Once you get your bearing and feel that you're pulling your own weight is fantastic, been there for the past 8 years or so.
My point is, there may not be a need to change careers completely, maybe just find the right group of people to work with.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoBeen there. It was wonderful... and then pretty good... and then it got kind of boring. (I'm at 11 years.) It doesn't stay goldilocks forever. While it's good, though, it can be really good. Enjoy it while it's good, because it won't be forever. Things change. People change. Businesses change. Good situations become not so good, sometimes very quickly. If you're in a good situation, value it.
- juancn 6y agoI know that. I'm still loving it, once I stop loving it, I'll start looking for the next great group of people to work with (probably, or start one, who knows!). The point is that if you found it once, it's likely that you can find it again. So far I've been on two such magical teams. Maybe there's a third one.