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Better than working hard at a startup that fails after several years of being severely underpaid.

One benefit of working at a small and even failing startup is that you get to do a lot of things, wear many hats, and ultimately learn a ton. It's rewarding. In a large tech behemoth, you are just a code monkey, where every day is just 90% communication and 10% some work that at the end of the day seems meaningless.

Many ppl don't get it. Commumication is work. And it's hard work. Sometimes way harder than coding.

For engineers, the more senior you get, the more communication you should be doing. In most companies, sitting in a corner and quietly writing code will not get you into director-level, however good you are.

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