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Re:Ask HN: Is the Party Over? by danwee on Thursday January 12, 2023 @05:21AM (#34351556)
> I used to live this industry, but not enough to take a 55% pay cut and keep working 50-60 hour weeks. Fuck it.

But there are companies out there that do not force you to work 50-60 hours/week. I'm not sure about your particular situation, but in general as I get more experienced, I tend to work less. For instance: I work as a regular employee, 40h/week (8h/day), but I put around 3h/day max. everyday. 3h/day of focused work is enough to get things done and say something in the daily standup of the following day. But yeah, pay cuts suck.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the Party Over? by unpopnapolog on Thursday January 12, 2023 @08:11AM (#34352940)
I think it's a lottery. You can be lucky and find good companies, or you can be unlucky and end up in toxic environments. Personally I was too trusting of teams who put their best foot forward in the interviews and are at best, misleading of the actual culture. It's a very abusive industry, especially working for start-ups.
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