You know you've been in a startup for too long when...
Richard Rosser
I help (ex)consultants & finance pros build careers they love | OnUpBeyond & Movemeon Founder | ex-McKinsey
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YOU KNOW YOU’VE BEEN WORKING IN A STARTUP FOR TOO LONG WHEN…
...you’ve had so many made up job titles, your LinkedIn profile looks like a list of reddit users
...you think a weekly fruit bowl is a legit company benefit
...most of your wealth is theoretical
...you consider personal growth and a sense of impact a great substitute for cash
...you actually believe that you’re the Uber or Airbnb for anything
...you're used to taking lunch breaks on a ping pong table
...you believe internal meetings are inefficient so you only do standups, retros, groomings and catch-ups
...you've made your pitch so many times, the words have lost all meaning
...your compensation for next year could be anywhere between ￡10k and ￡500k
...your career path has led you from Business Development Hero to Growth Hacker to Head of Awesome Team Culture
...your ability to pay rent is directly linked to the next quarter performance of your company
...you swipe right if someone says they are a Hustler, Hipster or Hacker on their Tinder bio
...you throw around the terms pain point, lean, fake door, hacking, bandwidth, disrupt and pivot like confetti
...you don’t believe in the value of an HR function but have a Talents or People team
...you realise that wearing several hats is just a euphemism for no one knows what they’re actually doing so you have to do everything
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