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Re:My boss doesn't want to keep growing the company by zelon88 on Thursday October 24, 2019 @04:01PM (#21348601)
That's fine. More power to him. I have to stay moving foward though. He may be happy with where he is and he should be. He earned it.

But I'm steadily arriving at the conclusion that if there's never going to be enough of this company so that I've got paid off 4-wheelers and hotrods in my driveway too; then it just isn't a good fit for me.

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Re:My boss doesn't want to keep growing the company by icedchai on Thursday October 24, 2019 @04:08PM (#21348660)
You work for a life style business not a growth company. If you want a startup, go find one.
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Re:My boss doesn't want to keep growing the company by zelon88 on Thursday October 24, 2019 @04:40PM (#21348924)
From my interview... "...This company has been around for 50 years, but we're family owned and we're growing a lot right now. We're starting over in a new state so we're like a 50 year old startup! We've got that startup mentality..."
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Re:My boss doesn't want to keep growing the company by icedchai on Thursday October 24, 2019 @04:49PM (#21349012)
In my experience, any company that claims they are a "X year old startup", where X >= 10, is full of bull.
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Re:My boss doesn't want to keep growing the company by Scarblac on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:08AM (#21375342)
So there is your answer: consider what personal growth you want to get out of this job, get your boss on board (he should be interested in keeping you for a while longer), then move on once there is nothing more for you to get there.
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