Doing It By Feel ⇒

As I start a new role at a cool new company, I'm struck by how immediately comfortable I feel there; it's like I'm "home". Contrast that with my previous company, where I felt out of place almost the whole time.

I really should have paid attention to the (now obvious signs):

• couldn't use my own iPhone X, had to use an old iPhone 6S
• couldn't use my Macbook, had to use a Windows machine (!!)
• no corporate chat
• no cloud files, have to use a VPN to access files
• CRM is MS Dynamics, but not set up properly so most people use Excel
• on prem Exchange, no cloud services
• Often heard, "that's not your job"
• people very formal and corporate
• all tools created in-house by IT

New company:

• can use my own phone and Macbook
• Slack, Google services, SFDC, Outreach, Chorus.ai
• fully distributed team & tools
• everyone jumps in to help everyone else
• fun, dynamic workplace and workforce

The moral of this story is, on top of having a product/service you believe in, a company also has to feel right for you. Don't sacrifice dollars for culture, you'll regret it.