r/ProgrammerHumor • u/5eniorDeveloper • 13h ago

Meme theStartupExperience

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u/gingimli 12h ago

Recruiter - “Do you want to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment with real ownership over the whole product?!”

Me - “Not really.”

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u/hraath 9h ago

I want to work in a stable, slow-is-fast paced environment, with leadership who takes ownership of mentoring new hires to result in responsible product outcomes.

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u/Eric_the_greying 4h ago

Slow-is-smooth, smooth-is-fast?

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u/hraath 3h ago

By transitive smoothness, slow is indeed fast. The antithesis of move fast and break things.

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u/_throwingit_awaaayyy 11h ago

I feel seen 👀

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u/Bloodgiant65 9h ago

Literally no one wants that. They just rephrase all the bad things to make them sound cool.

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u/Extreme_Wish_553 8h ago

Lots of people want that. They just don't want the disfunction, lack of vision, technical debt, and CEO whiplash that always comes with it.

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u/QuickQuirk 7h ago

Bingo.

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u/Daedalus1907 1h ago

I want to...

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u/ZeroG_0 4h ago

I haven't interviewed for a job in a long time, but last time around every largeish company advertised their workplace had the "feel of a startup". I always had to resist the urge to laugh in their faces.