Definitely dealing with an ending relationship. It was so hard to square the fact that I really liked and cared about the person but couldn't see a future with them. I've never second guessed myself so much in my life and had never felt so hurtful to another person.
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#22Right now. The company I'm running is in a great position to start real growth, the market is right and large, our implementation is better than competitors and defensible from them. My co-founder and I are exactly the right people to be doing this. We have our 3rd time around YC interview coming up soon and Techstars also has some interest in us. I however have been full time for 5 months and have 2 months worth of savings left in my bank account. However, I have never believed in anything else I've co-founded as much as this before and I'm walking the edge to make it work. This is either going to go really well or really bad no middle ground, wish me luck!
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#24Now.
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#26Why is working for Accenture is a stressful time? I am genuinely curious, May I know the details about it? I am currently studying CS, and I would like to learn more about Accenture as it is one of the best IT companies.
It's not really a software company, more services and consulting. They pay very well (in Europe anyway) to get the best and most driven graduates to generate income and will work them hard. They aren't that interested in delivering quality software but more what contracts they can get in place for support and repeat business. I worked for a similar company on graduation in the UK and received excellent training, OK money, and met lots of likeminded people so I'd say it was a good start to my career.
If I was purely interested in development/software I probably wouldn't have wanted to work there.
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#27Probably the most stressful period of my life was when I was studying in the university in a different city.
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#28Second eviction by far. LA is a horrible place to live , had I been 19 today I'd end up on the streets since housing is so much more expensive now. Stop thinking about what "society" will do to solve homelessness. Garcetti has no real ability, nor will , to fix LA. Leave while you still can. I had to estrange myself from my family , but hell. I went from 25k in credit card debt to 40k saved up. When I moved to Chicag…
I think a lot of big cities are terrible places to live. People only live there because it's close to work, and work is only there because the people they want to hire have already bought houses there.
LA is uniquely messed up since you need a car as well as paying NYC rent.
Cars add an extra 300$ to 700$ a month . Most people just can't afford it so they live very precarious lives.
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#29My wife couldn't work because she had two young children with severe medical conditions, and she hasn't worked since then. I have a decent career, but it never paid well enough. The company didn't seem to mind that I was trying to support four people on my receiving salary. It was hard for me; many sleepless nights are thinking about surviving with this low salary alone. I asked my boss for a raise; I was fired for r…
Fired asking for a raise?? What sort of company is this? Was there shouting or name calling involved?
This can happen if you just don't read the room right.
Although getting fired for something like this implies you are already on thin ice, and you basically pushed your luck.
All respect to the op though, these companies aren't your friends, and the very second you have a better opportunity you need to take it. By far the best experiences of my early adulthood was getting fired, I learned at a young age to not feel any loyalty to these companies. They don't care if your wife, or your kids are sick. They don't care if you need HealthCare coverage to keep living, they only care about the bottom line
Take care of yourself, and save your money.
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#30Now -
1) Went from being a contractor on a good day rate to being forced into being an employee (IR35 for the UK readers)
2) Taking a 13% pay cut
3) Due to point 1) I have zero money going into my business account
4) The business owes the government £16k
5) Due to 1), 3) and 4) I need to pay back money after tax to my company