TL; DR:

• Mission alignment shapes how engaged you are daily
• Understanding why your work matters is underrated
• Reflect on what engages you, then align your search
• Join me for the live stream (or watch the recording) on Monday, March 16 at 7:00 PM Pacific!

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Does It Matter If You Believe in What Your Company Does?

I came across a post on the ExperiencedDevs subreddit that I found genuinely interesting -- and if I'm being honest, it hit pretty close to home because I was already thinking about this exact topic.

The Redditor described how they used to work at a company in the music industry. They were engaged. The work felt meaningful. They cared about what they were building and why. Then, over time, structural issues at the company led them to move on. Now they're working in some legacy tech space, and they realize -- almost with some shock -- how much that previous alignment had been fueling them. Without it, they're just... not feeling it. They don't care about what the company does. And it's making it hard to be enthusiastic about the work.

That's a real thing. And it's worth talking about.