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i also had intense experience in tradfi 

in the office 6am - 8pm (unless i had to go to a client dinner) and then back to work until midnight most days

didnt get any daily perks (no free snacks or massages or beautiful office lounges, but if we worked past 9pm we could expense our uber home)

but the manager didn’t call me stupid for not knowing expert level stufff

instead my managing directors engaged with me, gave me challenging opportunities that i couldve failed but thankfully executed on, and invited me to meetings or experiences i wouldnt otherwise be at

it’s often not the industry but the people who shape your experience

my experience in big tech sounds adjacent to tradfi. when i led consumer ai products at google as a contractor, i regularly stayed at the office well past 6pm. at one point before i launch, i rented an airbnb just to cut the commute time and stay closeby for the project. i stayed humble, kind, and human through it

founder & ceo • /lw-studio • creative director // brand & product design • prev. led design at gitcoin, google, apple, etc.