Lenny Rachitsky: uncertainty

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…Absolutely. I would say one thing to highlight here, if you look at burnout, for example, is that ... Even the lowest is still fairly high. So I would say people are feeling somewhat less burnt out, somewhat healthier working for a startup. But I would view these levels of burnout, of worry as worrisome. I'm worried about the level of worry right now in tech. It is not a good vibe. You mentioned how we met a decade ago with Airbnb. I do feel like the vibe was very different then in tech. So I am a bit concerned about the numbers that we're seeing here. But yes, from a relative sense, a relative point of view, perhaps one should consider doing a shift and starting your own thing or working for a smaller company for sure. Yeah, exactly. And that'll be one of the takeaways. You know what would be awesome? Is if we do one of these for non-tech, I'm really curious, just like you think people are scared and worried in tech. I'm so curious how that would compare to say the blue collar folks or other functions. I don't know if we have the audience to do that, but that'd be really interesting. I mean, I think my HVAC technician is feeling pretty great about his career right now burning hot in Florida. Everyone needs air conditioning. That's not going to change anytime soon.…

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