Garry Tan stands by his career rule: learn or earn at every job, or quit
garrytan · x · 2026-10-02
Y Combinator president Garry Tan re-shared his five-year-old career advice: at every job you should either learn or earn—both is best, and if it's neither, quit. He still stands by it, and it's resonating amid AI-driven job anxiety.
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