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by imagineerschool 763 days ago
"None of this work really matters in the end"

I look forward to this not being true

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I wish you meaningful work if you can find it. Most work is not; self awareness and full context is important in how we operate when interacting with others professionally.

If you die tomorrow, are fired, or laid off, you will be replaced. If your company fails, you will move on to the next job. Per the US BLS, approximately 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five years, and 65% during the first 10 years. Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more. Broadly speaking, ~90% of startups fail. So, I also wish you luck.

Very few of us are saving or improving actual lives or legitimately changing the world for the better (deep gratitude to those folks). The rest of us are not. I am sorry to be the messenger.

Realistic and experienced comment. Junior folks with stars in your eyes, please read this.
The legitimately world changing life improving work I do somehow always happens to be unpaid. Funny how that works :)
Knowing this is half the battle :) money first, then meaning.