The Biggest Mistake Of My F*cking Career

Was it though?

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Back when I worked for doomed startups, thoroughly believing that “having a job” meant devoting every waking hour to a company that could and would replace me within 48 if necessary, I clung to every word every higher-up ever said to me. I fed off their praise and approval, and lost sleep and/or weight if I somehow displeased them. I thought working as an adult meant…