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Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what's worth working on?

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Post by abdabab » Fri, May 26, 2023, 5:21 AM UTC

ineedausername wrote: post #9

I will choose what pays the most. That way i can buy time in the future to work on what i enjoy or find meaningful. At least that's how i think about it lately.

I tried that. It didn’t work out for me. Politics, organizational instability, bad executives and a never stopping pager are all insufferable. It kills the very thing, the entirety of joie de vivre that is the main reason for making money.

Now choosing job is a multi-variable analysis for me. I pay more attention to the executives.

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what's worth working on?

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Post by ineedausername » Fri, May 26, 2023, 8:05 AM UTC

abdabab wrote: post #11

ineedausername wrote: post #9

I will choose what pays the most. That way i can buy time in the future to work on what i enjoy or find meaningful. At least that's how i think about it lately.

I tried that. It didn’t work out for me. Politics, organizational instability, bad executives and a never stopping pager are all insufferable. It kills the very thing, the entirety of joie de vivre that is the main reason for making money. Now choosing job is a multi-variable analysis for me. I pay more attention to the executives.

How do you figure out anything about them? You can't really tell from an interview right?

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what's worth working on?

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Post by abdabab » Sat, May 27, 2023, 2:39 AM UTC

ineedausername wrote: post #12

abdabab wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I tried that. It didn’t work out for me. Politics, organizational instability, bad executives and a never stopping pager are all insufferable. It kills the very thing, the entirety of joie de vivre that is the main reason for making money. Now choosing job is a multi-variable analysis for me. I pay more attention to the executives.

How do you figure out anything about them? You can't really tell from an interview right?

Mainly Blind, LinkedIn and searching. After an offer is made and if you’re taking time to decide, recruiters often sets up a meeting with an executive to talk to you.