People who act like this are the reason I don’t want to live in the Bay Area. There isn’t enough interesting work in the whole world for this lifestyle to be worth it. I feel like this is written by a robot.
When I scroll through a job board it’s 90% garbage like just another data analytics company or payroll software. Is there a secret underground culture where all the good work is advertised and never made public?
People move there for the high comp, interesting work is a bonus but not guaranteed or even probable. Also the car-centric lifestyle is going to be a shock to anyone used to walkable cities.
Not pictured, but to Break Into Silicon Valley, definitely don't be disabled.
If you struggle with chronic illness or general health issues, you'll be left on read. If you can't hustle the twelve-hour day, even if "most days aren't like that, we're very work-life balanced here", you'll get iced out.
The snark is gonna be heavy on this one, so I might just say this and dip.
The main lesson to take away is it doesn’t really take that much to get started in SV. you don’t have to be born rich and you don’t have to start with a ton of connections.
Just get over your fear of talking to strangers and ask for 2-5 intros from every person you meet. Tedious, but not really even hard.
asdf690420|2 years ago
When I scroll through a job board it’s 90% garbage like just another data analytics company or payroll software. Is there a secret underground culture where all the good work is advertised and never made public?
deminature|2 years ago
flappyeagle|2 years ago
octokatt|2 years ago
If you struggle with chronic illness or general health issues, you'll be left on read. If you can't hustle the twelve-hour day, even if "most days aren't like that, we're very work-life balanced here", you'll get iced out.
flappyeagle|2 years ago
The main lesson to take away is it doesn’t really take that much to get started in SV. you don’t have to be born rich and you don’t have to start with a ton of connections.
Just get over your fear of talking to strangers and ask for 2-5 intros from every person you meet. Tedious, but not really even hard.
jiveturkey|2 years ago
Chris2048|2 years ago
alephnerd|2 years ago
There's a reason Databricks is in SF instead of Stockholm, and why Chinese and Indian founders tend to study at Stanford or UCB at some point.
unknown|2 years ago
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DandyDev|2 years ago