I just came across this YCombinator-backed company careers page (https://www.bottomless.com/jobs) and saw this:
"Be part of our founding team. Note, this is not a "lifestyle job". Our goal is to build something great for a lot of people, not to maximize work/life balance."
I am genuinely curious what type of people actually decide to take these jobs? I understand that working at a startup will be different than working at BIGCORP, but what kind of people decide to go for a company that clearly announces long works hours (and probably below average pay) like that?
It's difficult for me to understand whether the founders of these companies are genuinely deluded, or whether they just hope to find someone dumb enough to buy into their "mission"? As long as you're an employee, then being a part of the "founding team" doesn't mean anything. Am I missing something?
"Be part of our founding team. Note, this is not a "lifestyle job". Our goal is to build something great for a lot of people, not to maximize work/life balance."
I am genuinely curious what type of people actually decide to take these jobs? I understand that working at a startup will be different than working at BIGCORP, but what kind of people decide to go for a company that clearly announces long works hours (and probably below average pay) like that?
It's difficult for me to understand whether the founders of these companies are genuinely deluded, or whether they just hope to find someone dumb enough to buy into their "mission"? As long as you're an employee, then being a part of the "founding team" doesn't mean anything. Am I missing something?