Ask HN: Company is growing and the culture shift is uncomfortable. What do I do?
Why are people so obsessed with &#x27;culture&#x27; and &#x27;keeping things weird&#x27;? Be an adult, go to work. It isn&#x27;t about weirdness (or stroking your perceived uniqueness and individuality concepts), it&#x27;s about getting a job done.<p>If you are weird or unique, good for you. Not everyone wants in on &#x27;silly hat and trousers&#x27; day.<p>Office &#x27;culture&#x27; is a lie to keep you working harder, at the office longer, and people eat that shit up then wonder why most &#x27;tech&#x27; people are unmarried young white men. Get married. You&#x27;ll suddenly realize you don&#x27;t give a shit about the office beer club. Grow as an individual into an adult, not a large-child.<p>You were very wise to realize it is a &#x27;you&#x27; problem - that&#x27;s a huge first step. Now see it for the crap it all is, and go to work anyway - or find a new place that thinks middle school &#x27;in group cultural awareness&#x27; is still en vogue, and join their clique.<p>A better piece of advice? Join a club outside work. Get your individuality stroked there, and return to work refreshed and assured you are a beautiful and unique snowflake, just like everybody else.