Important mission, pros and cons to the job
Pros
- Bringing internet access to this planet while inspiring humanity to become a multi-planetary species is an amazing mission to be part of - Great people, being so mission focused attracts top talent that is both smart *and* supportive of their coworkers - Challenging work with a high degree of personal responsibility
Cons
- If your team is on a critical path to launching the next thing you will be pressure cooked until you deliver or become overdone and quit. Everyone will support you, but it's up to you to cope with the pressure - Other teams can be a bit more relaxed. No one will force you to work sixty hours a week, but many people do that anyways so it's easy to feel pressured and burn yourself out - Team culture is highly dependent on your lead. Most are great technically, but few do much to build team culture. Hiring great people with a shared mission makes up for that to a surprising degree, but we could definitely do focus more on career development, inclusion, reducing employee turnover, etc
