Even at tech giants like Google or Facebook, you can usually try anything as long as you can justify it. (Google also gives you 20% of your time to try things you can't justify.)
I can't help but get the sense that the author has never worked anywhere except places that are terribly managed. The reason lots of employees don't have the freedom to try things out usually isn't because they're working on important problems or have brand-name cofounders. It's because their boss is an idiot.
Of course, looking for companies without a prayer of success is one good way to select for bosses that are idiots.
I can't help but get the sense that the author has never worked anywhere except places that are terribly managed. The reason lots of employees don't have the freedom to try things out usually isn't because they're working on important problems or have brand-name cofounders. It's because their boss is an idiot.
Of course, looking for companies without a prayer of success is one good way to select for bosses that are idiots.