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Re:I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018) by rozap on Friday November 08, 2024 @08:38PM (#42091905)
Ain't this the truth. So many mediocre people hide in a giant company, learn how to hit their kpis and think they're crushing it, but get smacked in the face by reality when they leave.

My experience at a small company is that I always feel mediocre :)

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Re:I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018) by disqard on Friday November 08, 2024 @10:04PM (#42092266)
I assure you that Imposter Syndrome is a daily reality even for Senior Engineers at Google.
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Re:I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018) by I_AM_A_SMURF on Saturday November 09, 2024 @02:22AM (#42093019)
I thought once I reached Staff at Google it would go away. It in fact made it even worse now that I have a whole slate of incredible peers to compare myself to.
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Re:I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018) by cmrdporcupine on Saturday November 09, 2024 @07:28AM (#42094044)
The internal culture at Google outright fosters it. Everything from the interview process on.

My mental health is 5x better since leaving.

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