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by lalokaya
1859 days ago
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I wish I got that advise decades ago. I joined several startups in SF throughout my journey. Took me forever to realize that not all levels of hard are the same: - Working harder than most for 1% was not worth it. Small team comradery dissolved as soon as the company started going under. Sometimes founders screwed you over at the end. Nowadays I sometimes wonder why I worked so hard for other people's companies. - Working for FAANG pays well, but golden handcuffs are not for everyone. - Doing your own startup is super hard. Emotional roller coaster. It sucks all the time, until it doesn't. All of these are hard, but the last one forces you to learn skills you wouldn't have cared for otherwise. Again, not for everyone, but if I had to pick my "level of hard", that would be it. |
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I have the same feeling. I'm working at FAANG now but I worked very hard when I was just starting my career for a small manufacturing company to create a e-commerce website. I can't work as hard as those days, I have a back problem and I'm much older now.