What It’s Really Like to Work as a UI/UX Designer in a Startup

A narrative short story

Written by Gyeongwon Kwak, social media content writer at Path Unbound. Edited by Stella Guan, Founder & CEO of Path Unbound.

The alarm blared across the bedroom, bringing Alex’s pleasant dream to a jerking halt.

They dismissed the alarm from their phone and sat up on their bed.

They’ve been working at a startup for 3 months now, but they could never get quite used to waking up at 6 am.