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> I don't have to ask anyone for permission to go for a walk or have a 3-hour long lunch if I want to. Me neither and I work at a FAANG. I think a lot of thos
by iLoveOncall 5y ago
> I don't have to ask anyone for permission to go for a walk or have a 3-hour long lunch if I want to.
Me neither and I work at a FAANG.
I think a lot of those serial entrepreneurs that have never worked in companies have a very skewed idea of what it actually looks like once you're in a decent company.
- jmstfv 5y agoMost companies aren't decent, far from it. And I doubt most people have a fair chance of landing one of those decent jobs. Even putting all that aside, working for someone entails doing what you're told even if you don't want or agree with it. That's not how I want to spend my waking hours.
- iLoveOncall 5y agoSo you're telling me that if your customer wants the button in blue and you want it in yellow, you won't put it in blue? Being your own boss is a construction of the mind. If someone else is giving you money, they are your boss.
- jmstfv 5y ago> So you're telling me that if your customer wants the button in blue and you want it in yellow, you won't put it in blue? If I don't feel like making the button blue, I won't. If they don't agree with my decision, they are free to take their business elsewhere. > If someone else is giving you money, they are your boss. It is true in some respect, but when you're employed, you only have a single or handful of bosses. When you run a business, you have tens, hundreds, or even thousands of customers. You can say NO to any one of them when the push comes to shove.