- Startups are disorganized
- Most startups fail because they make a stupid product no one wants and the team is awful
- Startups pay below what a large company can afford and often pay below market rate
- Startups will try to low ball you on equity. Don't start with me about negotiating. If they refuse to negotiate, you have your choice of no meaningful equity or working somewhere else. This is often the case.
- Insane sociopath founders who also are terrible at their jobs
- Startups are full of startup bros who are fucking insane sociopath assholes in general. Why the fuck would you want to play ping pong during normal business hours, you stupid fucking asshole? We're trying to build a business here.
- Startups idolize hustle porn
- Startups are increasingly choosing to not even exit which defeats the entire fucking purpose of working there
Pros
- Things are so disorganized that you if you accidentally fuck up, no one might even notice
- If you win the lottery, you'll almost make up for the money you could have made working at Google or some other big company