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2. Missing the 9 - To - 5 Routine
Jonathan Harris was determined to be part of the migration to the enticing (诱人的) land of high tech. (46) He lasted just seven months. He admits he was "seduced by the glamour. " realizing only later that "the fundamental economics were not good. "
Translation: instead of running a rapidly growing start--up, his company was constantly short of cash and manpower. He spent his days trolling for (搜索) investment money and new employees to replace the defective old ones. Last July, Harris, 37, left the company and went back to Los Angeles--and is now looking for a job in a traditional, non--techie company.
Like so many prospectors of a different epoch, workers such as Harris are discovering that "risking everything" actually involves... risk. (47) " I’ ve really started to appreciate a situation where one has significant resources," Harris says. "I think folks who are blindly jumping to start--ups are undervaluing what they have. "
(48) Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive--search firm, says you should have experience launching new products, be comfortable with technology and have an ability to make decisions based on incomplete information in order to succeed at an Internet firm. Otherwise, it might be wise to stay put (原位不动).
Still, it’ s the stock options that typically keep employees working long and faithfully at Internet start - ups, virtually handcuffed to their workstations. Author Bill Lessard, who co - wrote "Netslaves, "a firsthand account about the travails of working in Webville, says options are "basically used as a carrot to get people to give up their lives and work like lunatics (疯子) for the promise of getting rich. " (49) Gray, for example, had 20 shares of stock when she left - worth only around $ 250. Increasingly, new hires at Web firms are distressed to learn that the numbers of options they get are so paltry (不足取的) as to be insignificant. (50)

• A. With most market watchers predicting an eventual tech shakeout (股票市场震动), such tales of frustration and disappointment could become far more common.
• B. Most tech converts (皈依者) simply roll their eyes when asked about going back to what are now called "legacy" industries.
• C. If the promise isn’ t kept, the carrot looks less tasty.
• D. Last year Harris left the hair - accessories firm he’ d co - founded to manage a high - tech design firm called Brilliant Media in San Francisco.
• E. Increasingly, recruiters (招聘人员) are telling job candidates that the Web isn’ t for everyone.
• F. They enter into a web venture with high hopes, only to find a grim reality of taxing hours, lack of support staff, greenhorn (缺乏经验的) bosses and worthless stock options.