I’m toying with the idea of moving into product, but before I go down the rabbit hole... I wanna hear from people in the trenches. What do you actually love about the job? What keeps you in it when things get chaotic? I’m super curious about the good, the bad, and the stuff no one puts on job descriptions.

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