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Why This Office Manager Left the Startup Life to Work at a NonProfit
You hear a lot about startups today, and—in many ways—they’ve become the new “it” places to work. From Silicon Valley to New York City, all…
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After a little over a year of working in her startup role, Julianne decided she needed to try something new. While the awesome team she worked with at the startup made it that much harder to say her goodbyes, she choked back her emotions and made yet another large workplace shift—joining the nonprofit world. And, although her new role might not be as hip or trendy as a position with a startup, she’s happy with the change she decided to make.
“The office is smaller and won’t go into a hyper growth mode—as an introvert, this is good for me! But I’m still in a position to meet some pretty cool people who will help me continue to learn and grow as a professional,” she explains.
Although her new office doesn’t boast slides between floors or tons of free swag, she’s found that there’s a lot more to culture than that.
If there’s one thing that Julianne took from her time at a startup, it’s that being scrappy and innovative can help you in the workplace—regardless of what environment you find yourself working in. “Sometimes, great tools and resources cost money—and not every company has access to an unlimited budget,” she elaborates, “Working in a startup forced me to be creative. So today, I use free tools like