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0 pointsEsophagus42d ago0 comments

Especially fun when you all have a good time being with each other and still have a super high performance bar.

I’ve come to think those magic teams where the chemistry is just right are rare in a career.

I’ve been a part of two out of my dozen or so teams.

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ubermonkey1d ago

I'm 56.

That kind of full-bore magic has only happened for me once. But it was fun while it lasted!

This seems like a good time to point out something an early mentor shared with me: you can rate all jobs on 3 scales.

1. Do you enjoy the actual work? 2. Do you enjoy the people you're working with? 3. How's the pay?

If you get all 3 of those metrics over a "C", you're incredibly far ahead of most people. My golden-team job was a AAA job. My current job (where I get a taste of great teamwork, though since I'm leadership now it's different) is an B, and A, and a C+/B-. I've been here 18 years as a result.

Esophagus4OP1d ago

That is great advice. Favorited that comment.

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