Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with professional envy?
by philpem on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:09AM
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Amen to that.
Took a job on the basis of "it'll look great on your CV". Most stressful job I've ever endured.
Went back to working for less-well-known, smaller places... night and day difference.
And I'm nowhere near the Bay area ;)
Strangely while Facebook, Amazon, Netflix Google haven't been invented, Apple is here. Also strangely me too, but with long dark brown hair instead grey.
Like today Apple and a bunch of other high status companies are highly sought after employers of note. And just like today overwork and burnout their highly skilled workers and then toss them out like yesterdays trash.
Work for Apple, Microsoft, IBM and Intel they said. Make a name for yourself. Work on stuff other people think is exciting they said. Nope I said. And I've been happy enough over the last 35 years doing stuff no one else really cares about for companies and clients no one's ever heard of.
End of the day, No Name Corps money is just as good as Googles and Apples. Sure there is less of it. But the difference you paying for with lack of control and stress.
Edit: There's always someone faster, slower, richer, poorer, healthier, and sicker than you.
If there is one thing growing up in the bay area has taught me it's this.