> Especially in tech, the idea of a 'workday' is so rightfully questioned or outright abolished at most workplaces. Getting things done matters more than being

> Especially in tech, the idea of a 'workday' is so rightfully questioned or outright abolished at most workplaces. Getting things done matters more than being in a chair. It's clearly the right approach (particularly in tech) but corporate culture is what dictates if this is accepted where you're actually working. If you work at $OLD_SLOW_COMPANY then it's less likely to be understood then at $SMART_YOUNG_CORP. > And I don't think many of us expect to work for only one or two companies our entire lives. Spot on. The usual advice I give is to plan on staying at a gig (as an employee, not a founder) for 2 years. Year one is for learning, year two is for shining. By the start of year three you should be either off to apply what you learned elsewhere or doing something new internally. The two year number is somewhat tied to the bonus/promotion cycle of the financial services industry but I think the general idea applies to all fields.