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Re:Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice by tbabb on Friday August 28, 2015 @07:42PM (#10138379)
I probably haven't had cause to encounter it for myself, but why does "culture fit" have a squicky connotation?
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Re:Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice by vectorjohn on Friday August 28, 2015 @08:42PM (#10138542)
Because it's code for people just like me. A way to discriminate in an illegal way and say it's culture fit.
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Re:Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice by mistermann on Friday August 28, 2015 @09:36PM (#10138648)
It's also a way of only hiring yes-men. People who aren't yes-men are often considered to "have an attitude" and "not a good fit".
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Re:Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice by ryanSrich on Saturday August 29, 2015 @11:50AM (#10140372)
I think it can actually mean something. Often times you'll get folks who aren't used to the pace of startups. They think they're coming into a nice cushy gig. Startups are cut throat. Some folks just aren't cut out for that. They'd be better off going to work for Google or Apple.
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Re:Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice by cbr on Friday August 28, 2015 @08:35PM (#10138524)
It can be a euphemism for discrimination.
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