S12 E7: Your First Time Joining a Startup With No HR or Systems…What Could Go Wrong?! (with Christine Song)
I Hate It HereShow Notes
There is a lot to say about joining a startup, and I’m saying that as somebody who has been a part of four of them.
Nothing prepares you for the first time, because you truly have no idea what you’re walking into!
Not even the offer letter or the job description paints the full picture, so Christine Song, founder of the 5 to 9 Society and former CPO at Knix, is here to give you her expertise.
We're talking about walking into a company with no HR infrastructure, a CEO whose behavior made her want to run back to corporate, working 100 hours a week until her hair (literally) started falling out, and somehow still coming out the other side with more love for startups than ever.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:01 - Something Christine Believed About Work That She Had to Unlearn
00:08:26 - What Stepping Into a Startup Role Felt like Vs The Expectation of It
00:21:01 - The Important Role of HR in Startups
00:35:18 - Picking Up on Signs of Burnout
00:40:40 - Startup Culture and Its Demands
00:49:10 - Creating a Life and Identity Outside of Work
00:55:11 - Christine’s Advice For Someone New to The Startup World
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