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by rafiki6 2672 days ago
Honestly, I think the best career advice I've learned is to not be idealistic or over invest in a product or company. At the end of the day you're hired labor unless you own the company. You can go join a competitor who is working on a similar product. It's so easy to get wrapped up in your own hype about how great the product you're working on is. Not saying it's not a great product loved by customers, but by doing this you miss the completely transactional nature of yours and your employers relationship.