[garagemc2]

My issue with this advice is that things change. Things may not be great now but in 4 months time it may be different.

It's also an opportunity for you to try and make the change with culture and founders, rather than just giving up and running away.

[mzarate06]

> My issue with this advice is that things change.

Often times they don't. My experience has been that wishful thinking prolongs agony. The sooner you get out, the sooner you find better opportunities.

I agree it'd be nice to be able to change things for the better, I've just never seen that pulled off. E.g. try working in the gaming industry. I can't tell you how many devs wanted to change the culture of game development, only to find themselves burned out months later, wishing they had gotten out sooner.

Also consider negative culture or dislike for your superiors. If founders or your superiors are older than you or have much more experience than you do, and they often will, realize the things you dislike about them may be in their, or the company's, DNA. I mean that figuratively, and literally. Once culture or habits have been set, they're very hard to change.

[acveilleux]

Culture and Founders do not change meaningfully, at least not on a small scale like 4 months.

If either could be adjusted, they wouldn't be the problem.

[EpicEng]

By that logic one should always keep doing what they're currently doing because "things may change".

[bjwbell]

In my experience people don't change. Two out of three items on that list are about people.

[vinceguidry]

Three out of three. If you don't have passion for the work, don't expect a change of heart anytime soon.

[derefr]

In startups, your passions might stay the same, but the work can change radically. Have you ever joined a software startup and had it turn into a social-lending nonprofit two months later?