On: Evidence on how to find the right career

[beachstartup]

i can say that the thing that upsets me the most at work is when i can't do what i think is right -- for whatever reason.

this is especially true about the things that may have long-term impact, because i know it's going to screw us down the line.

[cle → beachstartup]

I don't know your specific situation, but I've seen others with the same mindset who are actually wrong, e.g. trying to optimise for a hypothetical scenario that is unlikely or whose costs outweigh the benefits...they just don't realize it because they don't have enough context or domain expertise.

I'm not saying that's you, but it might be. If you have this trait, you better be right a lot, or nobody will want to work with you.

[beachstartup → cle]

i'm the owner. i'm acutely aware of the costs and the benefits, because i pay for both.

[robjan → beachstartup]

If you are the owner then why can't you do what is right?

[beachstartup → robjan]

dang, you're right, i should have thought of that earlier.

[d23 → beachstartup]

He might be genuinely trying to find out what your situation is. Your defensiveness is kind of a red flag.

[beachstartup → d23]

"don't be defensive" is a great retort because no matter what anyone says, they just seem more defensive.

day to day, i deal with people like you a lot. armchair quarterbacks and real-life concern trolls. that's why owning a business is hard.

[delta1 → robjan]

presumably, clients

[jamespo → delta1]

then he doesn't pay for both?

[beachstartup → jamespo]

unless you're the fed, all money comes from someone else, buddy. that's how the system works.