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I left 2 corporate careers to find purpose in Silicon Valley. Instead, I found it solving the wrong things
Silicon Valley is great at solving problems for the most comfortable people in the richest society in the world. What about the rest?
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The author left a legal career, describing feeling out of place amid its fast pace, risk‑aversion, and gatekeeping, then spent a period in management consulting before moving into technology. The narrative frames these transitions as a search for purpose at work, noting that many people pursue meaning in their jobs. The piece highlights the author’s personal discomfort in law as a catalyst for seeking a more fulfilling role in Silicon Valley’s tech sector.
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