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In this story, Dor joins a Tel Aviv startup full of optimism, survives the pitch meetings and foosball tables and pivots, and slowly realizes that disruption is mostly a word people say before asking you to work on Saturday.

dorדוֹרDor (a name)
hitztarefהִצְטַרֵּףjoined (m sg)
le'startapלְסְטַארְטְאַפּto the startup
be'novemberבְּנוֹבֶמבֶּרin November
imעִםwith
chozeחוֹזֶהcontract
she'kalalשֶׁכָּלַלthat included (m sg)
optsiotאוֹפְּצְיוֹתoptions
she'mishehuשֶׁמִּישֶׁהוּthat someone
hesbirהִסְבִּירexplained (m sg)
loלוֹto him
be'bitachonבִּבִּטָּחוֹןconfidently, with confidence
she'yihyuשֶׁיִּהְיוּthat they will be
shavotשָׁווֹתworth (f pl)
harbehהַרְבֵּהa lot of
kesefכֶּסֶףmoney
yomיוֹםday
echadאֶחָדone (m)

Dor joined the startup in November with a contract that included options that someone confidently explained to him would be worth a lot of money one day.

ha'misradהַמִּשְׂרָדthe office
hayaהָיָהwas (m sg)
patuachפָּתוּחַopen (m sg)
u'bahirוּבָהִירand bright (m sg)
imעִםwith
safotסָפוֹתcouches
tzehubotצְהוּבוֹתyellow (f pl)
ve'teyblוְטֵייבְּלand table
futbolפֻּטְבּוֹלfootball, foosball
she'afשֶׁאַףthat no (one)
echadאֶחָדone (m)
loלֹאnot
sichekשִׂיחֵקplayed (m sg)
boבּוֹin it
kiכִּיbecause
kulamכֻּלָּםeveryone
hayuהָיוּwere
asukimעֲסוּקִיםbusy (m pl)
midaiמִדַּיtoo (much)
be'leheira'otבְּלְהֵירָאוֹתin appearing, to look (like)
asukimעֲסוּקִיםbusy (m pl)

The office was open and bright with yellow couches and a foosball table that no one played because everyone was too busy looking busy.

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