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No, the job rewards people who have an unhealthy anxiety about making people happy (whether that’s clients or partners) who don’t give a damn about them.
There is a pretty steep learning curve at first but the anxiety inducing tasks and relationships become less with time
Yes, if you lack anxiety but I have really good people skills and reasonable technical skills you have a huge advantage
Most partners I know are like this
Most suck at the latter not the former. Former is more important generally, but not having the latter can quietly sink them.
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Ya I’m pretty cool
I’m a partner now and have a lot of anxiety all the time - not enough work, too much, client issues, internal politics. It gets worse as you get more senior.
I’ve learned to play angry.
A lot of ppl who are objectively really anxious don’t even realize they’re anxious
Not me
I do
Yeah I’m rather chill and my clients are nuts. I take their success personally, but I’m no longer anxious about things.