Re:Help, I'm Too Smart For My Job
by morgante on Sunday August 25, 2013 @04:49PM
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Disregarding the marketing bits, a good story.
But there are a lot of actually good reasons to stay in an easy (ie. stupid) job if it's a temporary situation with an exit in sight. Specifically, when bootstrapping/moonlighting a startup you have no energy left for an overly intense day job. So stick with the crappy job until it's time to take your passion full time.
So I'd suggest a modification to the old maxim: If you're the smartest person in the room, either leave the room or start to build a new one.
But there are a lot of actually good reasons to stay in an easy (ie. stupid) job if it's a temporary situation with an exit in sight. Specifically, when bootstrapping/moonlighting a startup you have no energy left for an overly intense day job. So stick with the crappy job until it's time to take your passion full time.
So I'd suggest a modification to the old maxim: If you're the smartest person in the room, either leave the room or start to build a new one.