News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: What is the smartest career path to take?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: What is the smartest career path to take? by david38 on Monday June 08, 2020 @10:13PM (#23462965)
You can always quit. I’ve spent time at startups and some have quite good, one fantastic.

The benefit is that in a small startup you get so much more exposure and are not siloed away.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: What is the smartest career path to take? by pmiller2 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @03:04PM (#23469667)
That’s easy to say when you’re a bit established and sitting on some savings. It’s not so easy for someone starting out from college, or someone who, for whatever reason, doesn’t have the savings to do so.

Counterpoint to “more exposure and not siloed away”: this can easily lead to overwork, either self or externally imposed.

[ Parent | on HN ]