This article is dead on the money. Some of the mistakes I made career wise were related to not fully understanding the differences between startup engineering and corporate engineering.
I can see now that in two cases I was the wrong person for the job. Simply because I didnt understand the type of engineering that was actually needed and neither did the management. Management wanted me simply because of the titles and I could pass their technical exam. However, if they had just been honest with me we couldve both saved time and stress.
On at least two occasions I believe I was not told the whole truth about the company. The Glassdoor reviews were useless because they would game those reviews. So I could not make a good decision. With that said I still blame myself for taking jobs I did not know enough about. I shouldve asked uncomfortable questions and believed in my gut.
I can see now that in two cases I was the wrong person for the job. Simply because I didnt understand the type of engineering that was actually needed and neither did the management. Management wanted me simply because of the titles and I could pass their technical exam. However, if they had just been honest with me we couldve both saved time and stress.
On at least two occasions I believe I was not told the whole truth about the company. The Glassdoor reviews were useless because they would game those reviews. So I could not make a good decision. With that said I still blame myself for taking jobs I did not know enough about. I shouldve asked uncomfortable questions and believed in my gut.