Ask HN: Anyone else regrets leaving old job for a new one?

Re:Ask HN: Anyone else regrets leaving old job for a new one? by John23832 on Monday January 02, 2023 @05:14PM (#34224418)

I left a FAANG where I was doing very well, but bored, for a startup. Right as the market tanked. Where I recently have found that the startup doesn't have the money we expected (a few handshake checks dropped out). And the startup doesn't have the legs I expected.

Do I regret it... from a monetary perspective, yes. I missed out on a bunch of money. I'm going to have to compete for spots now amongst the rest of the "looking for work" tech world. After the few interviews I've done, I know that won't be easy.

From an experience perspective, I don't. I built the tech platform of this startup from the ground up. I now know that I never want to work for a non-technical founder again. I have been confirmed in my understanding the grappling scope is key for delivering (the founders didn't listen to this idea though).

Everything you do has plus and minuses.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else regrets leaving old job for a new one? by jjtheblunt on Monday January 02, 2023 @05:35PM (#34224653)

I did the same, first sentence is pretty much an exact match. I also don't regret it: in my case it was to work on personalized genomic analyses for medicine, far afield from my role in the FAANG, even though the startup ran out of money 6 months later.

Bored is bored, and is a feeling that arises contemplating the finite amount of time one has, whereas money is more open ended, even with a well-intended plan which turns out a setback in the money dimension.

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