I like article.com - got my couch and dining table both relatively expensive, but it's been awesome so far. Their assembly is usually simple, service is good too!
- Pre-pandemic, was hitting the gym 4+ times a week and was my way to blow steam off.
- Early parts of pandemic, was able to do workout-from-home using kettlbells and bodyweight, but motivation eventually died and I started relying almost exclusively walked [was based out of NYC, so 7-10k steps was almost a given]
- Moved to a more suburban setting a couple of months ago, walking died quite a bit and so did motivation along with it. Starting piling up the pounds and generally felt unhealthy.
- Invested in a peloton and it just arrived! First two days, hit a couple of 20 minute workouts. Starting slowly, but hoping to make a sustainable workout out of biking, yoga and other things!
How senior is your role ? It's not uncommon when you part of leadership (however that maybe defined) to be consulted on decisions that will impact them down the line, almost immediately.
Big companies will NEVER do this -> too much risk for them from a HR / bad reputation standpoint.
I've had a startup have me do this, it was sold well to me as "hey, join in and make decisions for your Product that you'll be running" It turned into a burn out situation for me trying to manage current job and hop in on future company calls. And I just refused after a certain point.
However, it's not uncommon. Not a red flag is probably where I would leave it. Keep an eye out though on how they manage you and your time after you join them.
My family moved out of NYC during the pandemic. We have a young kid and a dog - so finding a spot which had more space was imperative (given that both our gigs were remote).
The few factors for us :
* Is the neighborhood family / kid-friendly ?
* Is it comfortable ?
* Does it have space ?
* Does it have some of the conveniences of a city (not a cut-off remote suburb)
We moved to TX to be closer to family and it checked all of these boxes. That being said, I don't think we have it in us to do another relocation unless forced. It was painful to execute and I can only imagine it gets harder when you have deeper ties in the neighborhood/city with kids/family
Does "kid friendly" for you include a means for your child to operate independently of you in the time between "go play outside" age and driving age? I ask because I grew up in a suburb where I had the equivalent of a small urban park's playground in my back yard, but the time between that playground being useful and when I could drive were terrible for me and for my parents (who had to drive me to almost anything I wanted to do) and would have been worse if I weren't able and interested in walking/biking 3 miles to the library or train station.
I was so very jealous of my friends who lived in more urban areas who could walk home from school and do things independently of their parents at 12 rather than 16+.
This is something a lot of parents don't think of! As I keep my eye out for new houses, one thing I noticed is that no one emphasizes walkability in the suburbs anymore. It exists if you know where to look. Where I live now we can walk to some stuff. When my kids are older they will be able to walk or bike to the park, to school, to the shopping center to hang out, and I want to make sure it stays that way.
I certainly don't want to be on the hook to drive them everywhere like my parents were!
For us it meant having enough established services such as good schooling, daycare, recreational activities within a reasonable distance.
One of the big stressors in hyper-growth cities has been that the infrastructure doesn't scale quickly enough and the waitlists for somethings can run months, if not years
Current FB employee. Former Employee @ a couple of other FAANG spots and a health care startup that promised to revolutionize the world, delivering medical attention to developing countries.
Facebook is a good place to work. They take care of the people. Benefits are great. None of the stinginess of Amazon. Apple was awesome too, btw. But FB is very employee first. Dark Patterns ? I don't know of too many teams that work on such stuff. When you go through bootcamp, make a selection that you are comfortable sleeping on. I did. And I am ok with that. Don't base your decisions on your neighbors' morals. Ask yourself how you would feel. I am comfortable with the choices I've made.I can go to sleep peacefully.
Worst case : Learn, move on if it doesn't work. Grow there if it does.
The worst place I worked at ? The health care startup revolutionizing the world. Terrible man/woman management all under the pretense of "Changing the world is hard work". I left bitterly disappointed with my experience.
How are you going to change the world , when you can't even be reasonable, kind and nice to fellow co-workers ?
Kudos to you, wish you the best! I recommend reading "Shipping Creative Work" by Seth Godin which talks to some of the points you made. I think you'll find it inspiring (if + when the plateau hits)
Automated investing. When I get my paycheck, I just auto-deposit some money into my investment accounts @ Wealthfront, Betterment. Let them handle the complexity of figuring out what to buy, what to sell. Decent returns so far.
Not sure if the realm of finances is included for this question, but this is one automation that I heavily rely on.
Thoroughly enjoyed "Greenlights" by Matthew Mccounaghey. It's a brilliant read (and listen - he's a great narrator). Lots of interesting little stories that made me think about my own life!
Exercising. Can't stress on this enough! It's known to improve mood, lend a hand in fighting depression and helps your brain health and memory[1] so that you can find other compounding habits
