What are red flags that signal you should walk away from a startup job?
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#3Also worth reading:
Sick Systems: How to Keep Someone With You Forever: http://issendai.livejournal.com/572510.html
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#4no 1 should be "when it stops being fun" and this applies to all jobs
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#5Not a red flag, but you should always know what your next-best alternative is. The best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA), prevents you from agreeing to something that is actually worse than just walking out when you are negotiating something - like a job.
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#6Also worth reading: Sick Systems: How to Keep Someone With You Forever: http://issendai.livejournal.com/572510.html
Holy crap, I think my last boss made that article his guiding philosophy. Haven't talked to the guy for years, and still recovering from that job. I'd guess that there's some personality defect that makes a person especially vulnerable to those tactics, but I can definitely say that they worked on me.
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#7Also worth reading: Sick Systems: How to Keep Someone With You Forever: http://issendai.livejournal.com/572510.html
Thank you for posting this link. It's one of the best things I've ever read while browsing HN. Reminds me very, very strongly of a software company where I once worked.
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#8no 1 should be "when it stops being fun" and this applies to all jobs
How would you apply this to lawyers, doctors, and the working poor?
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#91) Communication during the hiring process. There's not much else that should be more important to the startup at that moment than you. If they are not fighting to hold your interest you should walk (unless they have a damned good explanation).
2) If you ask the MD what their turnover is and they cannot answer the question coherently.
(true story).
Re: What are red flags that signal you should walk away from a startup job?
#10A Ping pong table and a Xbox
Never used.