>I am not even sure if there is anyone that would like working on such environment.
I worked as a developer at a large bank and it had a very similar environment. I enjoyed it a lot, and I absolutely despise startup culture.
Some things that I personally enjoyed:
- In general older coworkers from academic backgrounds, more diverse, more grounded. The one gig I had a small startup felt like boyscout summercamp.
- no marketing, no attention seeking, no childish competition, work focussed on actual work. People left when the workday was over.
- Generally interesting technical challenges, not really consumer facing, very little fuzz about the newest frameworks or management styles or whatever, progress was measured, teamwork was valued over individualism.
- Very reliable career opportunities. If you do well you have a career to look forward to, no rapid up and down or hopping around.
I worked as a developer at a large bank and it had a very similar environment. I enjoyed it a lot, and I absolutely despise startup culture.
Some things that I personally enjoyed:
- In general older coworkers from academic backgrounds, more diverse, more grounded. The one gig I had a small startup felt like boyscout summercamp.
- no marketing, no attention seeking, no childish competition, work focussed on actual work. People left when the workday was over.
- Generally interesting technical challenges, not really consumer facing, very little fuzz about the newest frameworks or management styles or whatever, progress was measured, teamwork was valued over individualism.
- Very reliable career opportunities. If you do well you have a career to look forward to, no rapid up and down or hopping around.