Apparently this is normal ...?


I thrived at my "corporate" job in the early days, Reader. I worked for a scrappy little startup with a simple operating principle: if you see a need, just get it done. Nobody waited for permission. Nobody needed three layers of approval. You spotted a gap, you made a case, and you got to work. I loved that. I was constantly learning in those days. Nothing that I'd planned to learn mind you, but so much nonetheless. I was working in the telecom industry in the Information Technology...