More than once I've had a chance to interview (brief) somebody who was about to take a job at a "big tech" company and interview them again (debrief) after they left.

Frequently they were excited to start work at a place where they could "make a difference" and within a year they came to the conclusion that there's wasn't any possibility they could make a difference.

Organizations of that sort have no interest at all in hiring people who aren't going to cooperate on their process.

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astrange 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

You can't in a year, but you can easily in 5-10 years.

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devmor 7 days ago | parent | prev [-]

If they were excited to make a difference at a big tech company and gave up in a year, it sounds like they didn't understand what they were getting into at all. Goals take time.

	▲	PaulHoule 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		To be fair, people have a lot of fear of wasting time, being co-opted, losing their values, etc. I agree that a lot of people lack patience, but a bad situation can be more patient than you can be.