Working in a Start-up
This is the third start-up I've worked at. One has become rather successful, another was a complete flop - more of a flop for me than in terms of the business..., and the third one is going well.
I imagine it's a very different environment than large corporate offices. I don't have a well defined job description. I don't have a lot of perks like vision insurance or corporate sponsored retreats. I don't have a set budget - as it varies with how well we sell things. Plans change on a monthly, if not weekly, if not daily basis.
We are pretty 'tight' at work. We don't get yelled at for being a couple minutes late, or having to leave a couple hours early. We regularly go out for beers together. We are fast-paced and agile in the market, easily making and enacting changes based on the changes in the market. We get to do a lot more than what our job title implies. We get to make big decisions that will be lasting and far reaching in terms of the company and it's objectives. We get to be involved in just about whatever area we are interested in being involved in. There are a lot of tasks that would normal be done by a 'team' and are only done by you. There is a lot of pressure to perform and not to screw up. It's demanding and to some extent your non-work life has to take a back-seat sometimes.
It's complicated, and simple.
I <3 start-ups.
I imagine it's a very different environment than large corporate offices. I don't have a well defined job description. I don't have a lot of perks like vision insurance or corporate sponsored retreats. I don't have a set budget - as it varies with how well we sell things. Plans change on a monthly, if not weekly, if not daily basis.
We are pretty 'tight' at work. We don't get yelled at for being a couple minutes late, or having to leave a couple hours early. We regularly go out for beers together. We are fast-paced and agile in the market, easily making and enacting changes based on the changes in the market. We get to do a lot more than what our job title implies. We get to make big decisions that will be lasting and far reaching in terms of the company and it's objectives. We get to be involved in just about whatever area we are interested in being involved in. There are a lot of tasks that would normal be done by a 'team' and are only done by you. There is a lot of pressure to perform and not to screw up. It's demanding and to some extent your non-work life has to take a back-seat sometimes.
It's complicated, and simple.
I <3 start-ups.
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