17 years ago I worked for a startup company. Despite being VC funded and not yet profitable, we remained calm. Our investors were institutional and government o

17 years ago I worked for a startup company. Despite being VC funded and not yet profitable, we remained calm. Our investors were institutional and government organizations who were more concerned with trying to build a successful company than trying to get a quick or huge payout. It took a few years, but we became profitable, and we worked steadily towards growing, but never in a rush. Several years ago we were acquired by Siemens. They continued to invest in our group and expand it, even through the pandemic, always with an eye on steady, sustainable growth. Of course there are always targets to hit and people feeling pressured to hit them, but nobody is afraid of losing their job or being asked to work overtime. There always has been and continues to be a culture of work life balance; happy and healthy employees are productive and stick around. I know lots of other people in my industry and in my area who have similarly calm jobs, whether smaller startups or larger, mature companies. Around here, it's the norm, not the exception. The thing is, you don't hear about those companies in the news. It's the ones who are frantically hiring and firing that get people's attention. Everyone else just quietly goes about their business.