If you can't tell what your greed is, find the reasons you don't want to go (to Nakseongdae)
- Because it's Nakseongdae
- That developer, the tense and suffocating office atmosphere
- A whole year of just "operations"
- Salary — not really an issue now...more of a plus...but for that reason, pressure
- Drinking and getting drunk, the exhausting feel,
- Looking at their daily routine, it seems I won't have time for myself,
- Hapjeong: a 3-day rest period — I'd like to rest and recharge a bit
- The work atmosphere seems like it'll be suffocating
- On the HTML5 side, it feels like I'd have to teach rather than puzzle through / learn together
- Is operations something you learn by being taught? You have to experience it yourself... Then, rather than just sitting at a large company
with just the title, wouldn't it be better to have many, even rough, experiences?"
- Visuals? (Hapjeong: iMacs VS. Nakseongdae: café, wide space)
- A large-scale delivery-food app with no clear vision
- Joining too hastily to fill the spot left by someone who quit
- A worry that after joining for the size, the service might get tied down because of that size
- Development and planning through HTML5 ( -vs- business/service planning through HTML5)
- They say the northwest direction is good...
- The feeling of being slotted into a service someone else was running, with no clear schedule — not appealing
- Seems like there will be a lot of interference
- It feels like I'm choosing it just because I don't want to refuse
If you can't tell what your greed is, find the reasons you don't want to go (to Seogyo-dong)
- Will the work keep coming? Or just vague, undefined work?
- Weak portfolios
- An odd vibe (AB blood type, developer...)
- A designer whose salary got cut mid-way — will that happen to me too?
- A CEO who's often away from the office
- Can we actually build a service with them?
- How many people are in the planning team?
- I can't read the atmosphere
- Seems like there's no communication (brainstorming) between employees
Reasons it seems like the natural flow is to go
- They keep asking, had two drinks with me; hard to refuse, really
- There will be a senior above me. He says he'll grow me. Co-work possible?
- They say they'll raise the pay
- They recognized me, called me a "future Steve Jobs"... said I'm like he was back then
- The office is a little (10 min) closer to home
- Higher salary (100)
"- My fortune says not to chase false hope but to follow the natural flow...
Refusing their continued requests feels like going against the flow..."
- It's a company with experience. Large in scale
- It's the first? company to recognize me
Reasons it seems like the natural flow is to go
- Mangwon (Seogyo-dong)
- Trust, a response that wasn't long-winded
- Their plan to build the UX team I wanted
- A CEO and executive who can do HTML5 and even teach it (not great at it... but at least they do it)
- Rest time
- Expectations
- iPod coding response -> indie services
- Next to Hongdae -> café-related services
Summary (Nakseong)
Honestly, there isn't much difference between the two.
Nakseong isn't stable either, and doesn't look like it'll last long.
Cons
- Feels like I'm choosing because I can't refuse
- The work atmosphere looks suffocating
Pros
- They recognized me — "future Steve Jobs"... "like I was back then"
Summary (Seogyo)
Because Hapjeong is small, it is rough and uncertain.
Cons
- A designer whose salary got cut mid-way — will that happen to me?
- Looks like there's no communication (brainstorming) among staff
Pros
- Shared interest in HTML5 tech
- iPod coding response -> indie services
Conclusion
It feels like the direction is shifting
If I go because I can't refuse, because there's a mentor and I find comfort in that...
I tried to follow the natural flow, but I'm no longer sure that really is the flow.
It might be rough, but it looks like we could puzzle it out together.
It looks like I could keep acquiring tech skills, and grow as a planner who also codes.
A few developers I click with, each time a new tech comes out,
I get excited just thinking about building it right away with them.
Since neither is the best and it's all fuzzy, let's just go where the heart wants.
Is the plan I had in mind a false hope, or is the kindness of those who say they'll grow me a false hope?
They said this is a year where as long as I execute the things I've pledged and planned, no harm will come...
