I quit my job at Stripe
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I quit my job at Stripe
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Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#2This is such a hollow article. Am I missing something?
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#3I find these posts interesting because quitting a company and immediately writing a post critiquing them, even if it's a soft critique like this post, is something that I would never do. I understand why people write these posts. They're certainly useful for me and many others. But unless the company did something profoundly immoral, I would not publicly criticize it on a large tech forum. Maybe I don't have enough chutzpah but I don't really see any good coming of it.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#4Good on him for taking a break. It'd be nice if that was an option for everyone. Sadly in the US it can be quite expensive with a family to support, even in tech.
As to old work following him on to a new team I can see how being a SME is difficult to escape within the company. One would hope being the expert would provide more leverage to dictate the terms and boundaries of ones working conditions, though that's not always the case
Not a lot of detail in the article about exactly why things went down. If I had to guess the plan was too ambitious and didn't include enough talent native to the market before they committed. Which could explain why they leaned so heavily into the author.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#5I find these posts interesting because quitting a company and immediately writing a post critiquing them, even if it's a soft critique like this post, is something that I would never do. I understand why people write these posts. They're certainly useful for me and many others. But unless the company did something profoundly immoral, I would not publicly criticize it on a large tech forum. Maybe I don't have enough c…
Curious what risks you see in it? Burning bridges? Becoming the guy who publicly critiques his employers?
FWIW, his thoughts are clearly spelled out as his own experience.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#6This is such a hollow article. Am I missing something?
Maybe you don't feel too self-important.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#7I find these posts interesting because quitting a company and immediately writing a post critiquing them, even if it's a soft critique like this post, is something that I would never do. I understand why people write these posts. They're certainly useful for me and many others. But unless the company did something profoundly immoral, I would not publicly criticize it on a large tech forum. Maybe I don't have enough c…
+1 here.
I think professionals needs to understand the game that they are into. Reorgs, bad managers and other aspects are included in the salary. If you can deal with that, ok; if not leave but this do not give the right to bash publicly someone.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#8I find these posts interesting because quitting a company and immediately writing a post critiquing them, even if it's a soft critique like this post, is something that I would never do. I understand why people write these posts. They're certainly useful for me and many others. But unless the company did something profoundly immoral, I would not publicly criticize it on a large tech forum. Maybe I don't have enough c…
Curious what risks you see in it? Burning bridges? Becoming the guy who publicly critiques his employers? FWIW, his thoughts are clearly spelled out as his own experience.
>Becoming the guy who publicly critiques his employers?
Exactly.
At least for me this is a red flag, due to the fact that those things in the article is part of the game.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#9People can critique this writeup, but this is a useful data point for others interested in what happens as companies scale. These aren’t new pain points and they aren’t indicative of looming failure at Stripe — they’re just areas where we could probably do a better job, and might even provide business opportunities for startups that can help HR departments identify and address them.
Re: I quit my job at Stripe
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Curious what risks you see in it? Burning bridges? Becoming the guy who publicly critiques his employers? FWIW, his thoughts are clearly spelled out as his own experience.
>Becoming the guy who publicly critiques his employers? Exactly. At least for me this is a red flag, due to the fact that those things in the article is part of the game.
> this is a red flag
A red flag for what? Being a human with opinions? Not having enough “loyalty” to ones “superiors” in the workplace?
There’s nothing wrong with sharing an opinion or critique. Felipe is a fantastic engineer and I wouldn’t hesitate to try recruit him if he wasn’t looking away from the salary life.