I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
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I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
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Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#2> Wait a second. I was in a business relationship with Google.
> It may sound strange that it took me two and a half years to realize it, but Google does a good job of building a sense of community within the organization. To make us feel that we’re not just employees, but that we are Google.
> That conversation made me realize that I’m not Google. I provide a service to Google in exchange for money.
People, and especially young people, should think about this more. It's called “labour market”, not “labour community”. A company as a whole is a faceless, consciousness-less creature that will eat you alive if that increases the right metrics. And it's definitely not a loving parent-figure that some of the HR people want you to think it is.
Also, this needs a (2018).
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#3Discussion at the time of publication, nearly 2 years ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16483241
(I understand it's not considered a dupe by HN; just sharing for history's sake.)
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#4> Wait a second. I was in a business relationship with Google. > It may sound strange that it took me two and a half years to realize it, but Google does a good job of building a sense of community within the organization. To make us feel that we’re not just employees, but that we are Google. > That conversation made me realize that I’m not Google. I provide a service to Google in exchange for money. People, and espe…
> It's called “labour market”, not “labour community”
It's also called human resources, not human community or human family. You are a resource just like a monitor or a stapler on the desk. A resource that the company uses for the benefit of the shareholders.
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#5It appears it isn't going terribly well so far:
https://mtlynch.io/keep-growing-never-profit/
https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-1/
But, he doesn't seem discouraged. I'm guessing whatever equity he had means he has a fair amount of time to figure it out.
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#6It appears it isn't going terribly well so far: https://mtlynch.io/keep-growing-never-profit/ https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-1/ But, he doesn't seem discouraged. I'm guessing whatever equity he had means he has a fair amount of time to figure it out.
The issue that I see is that he turned from software developer into content creator/blogger
If you plan to give up a corporate job, you should go all-in on software projects, since your main advantage is that you can devote 100% for focused development.
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#7It appears it isn't going terribly well so far: https://mtlynch.io/keep-growing-never-profit/ https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-1/ But, he doesn't seem discouraged. I'm guessing whatever equity he had means he has a fair amount of time to figure it out.
Thanks for posting those, they're really insightful
I think the whole premise of relying solely on Amazon Affiliate links might be the weakest link of the chain
> I received applications from over 30 writers, did paid trials with about 10 of them, and never managed to bring costs below $46 per article. There certainly are writers who work for $15 per article, but they churned out barely-intelligible garbage
Yup
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#8The idea of working to please an anonymous promotion committee is quite depressing.
Why do this “pick me” dance when it’s completely within your control to get the job you want within a few weeks?
By far the path of least resistance is simply to get a job and the promotion elsewhere.
Or do something entrepreneurial like this guy and completely tie your skills and abilities to the rewards.
As a talented engineer at Google the last thing I would ever consider to improve my lot is spending years playing this game.
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#9It appears it isn't going terribly well so far: https://mtlynch.io/keep-growing-never-profit/ https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-1/ But, he doesn't seem discouraged. I'm guessing whatever equity he had means he has a fair amount of time to figure it out.
The issue that I see is that he turned from software developer into content creator/blogger If you plan to give up a corporate job, you should go all-in on software projects, since your main advantage is that you can devote 100% for focused development.
How is anyone going to find your software if you don't write about it?
Re: I Quit Google to Work for Myself (2018)
#10The idea of working to please an anonymous promotion committee is quite depressing. Why do this “pick me” dance when it’s completely within your control to get the job you want within a few weeks? By far the path of least resistance is simply to get a job and the promotion elsewhere. Or do something entrepreneurial like this guy and completely tie your skills and abilities to the rewards. As a talented engineer at Go…
Yeah, if you keep your leetcode skills sharp and study to game the "design" interviews, you can get a job at a competing company instead of playing the depressing political game. As a bonus you'll make significantly more than internal promos.