I started my software engineering career more than 14 years ago. Back then I was doing some SEO script automation using PHP. Slowly, I integrated better into the company and started to work on more core features of the product, and eventually even leading my own product. I worked 6 years in that company. While working there, the company grew by approximately 3 people. This is far from your average hyper growth startup. We had no titles, no promotions, no performance reviews. I was happy because ...