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For pride in knowing you helped something grow from scratch, vs. the sluggishness of a big company plodding along. There's a lot that goes into it. Personally

For pride in knowing you helped something grow from scratch, vs. the sluggishness of a big company plodding along. There's a lot that goes into it. Personally, I like to get things done, and experience the sense of accomplishment in seeing visible results. Life at a big company can mean monotony and difficulty in seeing where your part of the big machine actually makes a difference.

bigpeopleareold 12y ago
Making a big difference at a startup actually feels worthwhile when you can trust that the people around you also are making a big difference. Otherwise, it's just pitifully useless work. I agree with this, of course, and would bear the same opinion if things actually worked for me. This was my experience this year and I am now glad I have a regular salary now (in a medium-size public company ... the monotony is a relief. :))