> In fact, if you happened to work for a growing unicorn, and you gained those rewards and promotions with those long hours, you may even have made lifechanging money from unicorn equity, from those long hours.
That's what happened to me. Unicorn -> long hours -> pay day.
> Which, comes back to the point, this is unhealthy and somewhat toxic
This is the unfortunate conclusion that I've come to as well.
High risk, high reward. There are people who work just as hard and for just as long, but don't get to enjoy the spoils. When I think of how close I came to not making it -- eek.
That's what happened to me. Unicorn -> long hours -> pay day.
> Which, comes back to the point, this is unhealthy and somewhat toxic
This is the unfortunate conclusion that I've come to as well.
High risk, high reward. There are people who work just as hard and for just as long, but don't get to enjoy the spoils. When I think of how close I came to not making it -- eek.