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1002 points genericlemon24 | 2 comments | 06 Sep 25 13:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.394s | source
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randomname4325 ◴[06 Sep 25 15:07 UTC] No.45149938[source]▶
True story. I grinded hard at a startup for years. This was a decade ago so the concept of 996 wasn't part of the lore yet. But it was fun. We stayed late and I made life long friends. I worked closely with the founder (really awesome dude) as I was an early-ish employee. The company ended up not working, our equity went to zero and we got what you get when you don't get rich, experience. I ran into the founder randomly on the street years later. He didn't even remember my name. He recognized me and was excited to see me, but he had no idea what my name was. So yah, prioritize your life.
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bad_username ◴[06 Sep 25 15:57 UTC] No.45150396[source]▶
I will forget names of people I haven't seen in a long while but whom I legitimately value and am glad to kave known. And I am not a founder type, who are being exposed to 10x people compared to me. It's just a human thing, don't let it bum you out.
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randomname4325 ◴[06 Sep 25 16:18 UTC] No.45150571[source]▶
Totally. The point is, this guy who's mission I dedicated a good portion of life to clearly doesn't think about me at all after the fact. I'm sure he's gratefuland values me. But if I was part of his story he'd remember my name.
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1. thundergolfer ◴[06 Sep 25 19:59 UTC] No.45152384[source]▶
It sounds like you overall had a positive experience grinding though, and just because he didn't remember your name you'd say that you regret it?

I think he should have remembered your name, but he hadn't forgotten you. Who knows why he forgot your name.

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2. randomname4325 ◴[06 Sep 25 22:42 UTC] No.45153588[source]▶
I don't personally have any regrets, because I'm that kinda person. But there are people who prioritized travel, dating, health and personal experiences who have better stories from that period than I do knocking out bugs or shipping a feature that no one ever used. I bought into the mission of the founder. Sure he remembered me when he saw me, but I doubt he thought of me once in the period in between. I remember feeling pretty disappointed after that encounter. Like I bought in, put in the work, it didn't work out and the guy that I followed didn't even remember my name. Prior to that encounter I shared that experience as a badge of honor. After reading this thread and posting here I can't help but think what a waste of time...