The shitty part about startups

I wish I could go out and tell everyone how awesome my work life is always. But unfortunately that’s just not always true. Anyone that’s worked a demanding job will tell you that there is no perfect job.

This is especially true at a startup where you are forced to take on many roles and wear different hats. Now I know that in general, that is a positive thing. You want to have an impact on the business and have important responsibilities. It’s why we join a startup to begin with but it’s always a double edged sword.

Put simply, you’re forced to take care of everything that falls under your umbrella. At bigger companies, you may have help from staff or other departments such as legal, HR, etc. However, at a small startup, you’re often a team of one and don’t have the luxury of having specified help.

Right now I’m dealing with separate regulatory, HR, legal, and accounting matters on top of dealing with my “day job” of closing deals. Not exactly my definition of fun.

To keep myself going, I keep telling myself that nothing easy is every worth doing. That makes me feel slightly better about the mountain of work I have in front of me.