Usually, Id hit my groove in a job when I was about 6 months in.
So herein lies the memoir of a relatively new founder (or flounder?
), which will explain why youll never be great at your job again after starting your own company.
Sweet safety of being given goals
I used to begreatat my job.
I got shit done.
I did more than what wasexpectedof me.
And I got it done reliably.
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I brought with me an entrepreneurial attitude to the work I did in my team.
I was presented with problems, I solved them, and my superiors were happy.
I joined a good friend full-time on a startup.
Our first foray into business ownership, tech platforms, software sales, content creation, you name it.
It was all new.
We were green… and still are.
Building a business from the ground up meant everything changed.
My jack-of-all-trades skillsets suddenly accounted for nothing because I suddenly had to takeeverythingfrom A to Z on my own.
My bookshelf is still totally out of control, but Im getting through it.
I started building relationships with people who I knew I could learn from.
I saw this change in many ways as going back to school.
It turned out I was right.
But I forgot how brutal school can be.
What makes me a good employee now?
It still overwhelms me frequently.
Without colleagues or superiors, it can be incredibly difficult to know where to focus your attention at times.
What makes this particular task more important than the other?
Who decides if youre great at your job?
I had to get comfortable with multitasking on a level I didnt quite know how to handle at first.
Dont skimp on this.
So if youre planning on jumping from a corporate monster into your own startup.
Its impossible for anyone to tell you if youll love it, hate it, or anything in between.
Instead, youre finally just… you.
Im finding more and more ways to do what Im great at as time goes by.
Im no longer a good employee, but Im finally me.
