[cultofmetatron]

> You can go an entire career without seeing how a functional company works.

having worked at a few dysfunctional companies, there's value in it. you learn to spot red flag decisions and the kinds of people that tend to cause organizations to explode from within. a Lot of the success at my current company can be attributed to decisions I've made that came from experience at failed startups where we did the opposite.

[htrp]

Exactly! being able to recognize the wrong thing is just as valuable as recognizing the right thing