7 Reasons To Quit Your Corporate Job For A Startup

How many times in a week do you get this feeling: “I am going to quit my job“. Quitting your job sounds scary right? Well, whatever anyone says, it definitely is. But its less scarier than spending your life in the monotonous work place where you feel choked out of creativity and freedom for sure.

There is no right time to quit your job. Its a developed opinion over a period of time which acts as a validation that the corporate job is sucking your life and you need to shift to a more intense but employee friendly startup culture.

Jobspire has compiled a few reasons on why you should quit your corporate job for a startup.

Your work is important and you matter.

Successful startups are built on a foundation of good people with the right skill and most importantly a “never give up” attitude. Startups usually are built on less people and limited amount of resources and thus can’t afford to have slack’ies on board. The work you do has bigger implications on the team but you have the full liberty to undertake it the way you like it.

You are an intricate part of the web without which the whole system might fall in danger if not collapse. Your role is crucial to complete the puzzle and hence your presence is valued.

You have a say in everything big or small.

The startup ecosystem is a democratic and open one. At a startup the biggest thing is what the people behind it, think about the product, they way things are moving and the growth path. Since your presence is valued and you matter for the development of the enterprise, your opinion is taken in to account everywhere.

I personally did not believe this when my friend working with an Ed-Tech startup out of Mumbai, shared an incident which happened with him where he being a new employee was heavily consulted in the color scheme selection for the new office.

“Well why will they want to know what you want?”, was my reaction till the time I joined Jobspire and experienced it myself.

Working with the best. Learning from the best.

Entrepreneurs are those who seek to solve a problem by taking an innovative approach to it. Bringing yourself closer to people with such a mindset, working closely with such people opens up an interesting opportunity for you to learn from the founders of a company.

Not only that, you will yourself begin to approach problems differently, be it in any domain – work, life, etc.. And who knows, the entrepreneurial bug might just bite you, and a year later you might launch your own Startup.

 Fast is an understatement.

“Time is Money”. Sounds familiar?

Well however cliched it might sound, but it is bang on target.

The startup ecosystem is buzzing with young and energetic people who don’t want to waste a second being mediocre. The competition is no more about the money, but it’s about who can mark their legacy. You can imagine, why the only way to get things done in such environment is the “faster way”.

Instead of asking your boss a question that results in the formation of committee and then tabling the idea until next month’s board meeting, in startups decisions are made quickly. And this sort of fast pace results in growth which helps you gain experience in a multitude of areas while also being part of a company where your input makes a difference.

If you are sick and tired of sitting at a desk and waiting for the files to come to you so that you can sign them, then the startup ecosystem is a one you should definitely explore.

You are not hired to do just ‘one’ job!

This is probably the most coolest thing about working in a startup. Because working in one domain is just too mainstream.

Well this happens not because a sales guy wanted to do some web development, but because of the constantly changing environment where being able to do more than one thing become inevitable.

I am an Engineer by academic degree who joined Jobspire as a Marketing Manager and since then have my hands soaked in Public Relations, Community Building, Digital Marketing, Business Development and not to mention Content Writing (What do you think I am doing right now), Design and bits and pieces of Growth Hacking. Don’t be scared. This is something which is not forced on you but you automatically end up doing by choice and trust me, its an adrenaline ride.

You create the company culture.

Big successful corporations have established their own culture by the time you come along, so you have as high of a chance of changing their culture as you have of convincing the Indian government to start doing things that matter to the country.

Startup culture fosters laughter, debate and a passionate non-politically correct focus on getting things done. And this startup of culture is something entrepreneurs struggle to maintain, as the business grows. The same has happened to the big MNC’s who we know today. They started up from the living room of that apartment where there were no fixed work timings or the usual dress codes.

To ensure this environment continues, CEO’s of modern day startups are focusing on creating a strong foundation and ensure everyone is on board.

Focus on the people and then the numbers.

The one thing which is constant in every great business are the “people”. Business are not made of idea’s/processes/products (yeah they are important) but on people because at the end of the day the talent force of the startup is what creates the idea’s/processes/products.

Startups try to make sure that their employees have the best experience while working and create an environment which promotes learning, openness and fun.

Most of the startups who are working on such kind of models have constantly reported an increase in the productivity. All in all, at a startup the focus of attention will be “YOU”. Its identified that numbers are a byproduct of people management.

[This article is contributed by Soumil Kar of Jobspire.]

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