The Hidden Variable in Opportunity Cost - by Alex Cornell

It’s wise to constantly evaluate the opportunity cost of your job.

The Hidden Variable in Opportunity Cost It’s wise to constantly evaluate the opportunity cost of your job. Alex Cornell Nov 01, 2021 10 Share This post was originally published on 03.06.19 It’s wise to constantly evaluate the opportunity cost of your job. For those of us in the tech industry, a comparison is often drawn between working at a startup vs. a big company. When I started working at Facebook, I thought about this a lot (I’ll get to this later). To compare different paths, we use values like personal fulfillment, learning potential, autonomy, compensation, community, impact on the wor

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