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Re:Ask HN: Early signs that a company is failing? by Bahamut on Saturday August 27, 2016 @04:12PM (#12373967)
I don't know if I'd agree with that - I haven't worked at a company that uses them, but I have seen them all over Facebook, and they don't look like they're failing anytime soon so far.
Re:Ask HN: Early signs that a company is failing? by sp527 on Saturday August 27, 2016 @04:43PM (#12374081)
Those posters aren't for motivation. They're propaganda. You don't see the Soviet inspiration in bold type on a reddish background?

EDIT: Lol this clearly made some people mad.

Re:Ask HN: Early signs that a company is failing? by omegaham on Saturday August 27, 2016 @05:52PM (#12374350)
I would prefer actual Soviet propaganda posters on the wall over motivational posters. They'd be more entertaining.
Re:Ask HN: Early signs that a company is failing? by Hydraulix989 on Saturday August 27, 2016 @05:14PM (#12374208)
The similarities are striking, and their intent is literally the same.
Re:Ask HN: Early signs that a company is failing? by sp527 on Saturday August 27, 2016 @06:00PM (#12374369)
Oh it gets even better. You can't even find the best ones in online pictures I think. They have an auditorium with floor to ceiling banners everywhere with those slogans (and those are the bold white font on red background I was referring to). All that's missing is Stalin preaching from a podium. Zuck pontificating on the "knowledge economy" does give him a run for his money though.

And lest anyone mistake me for a hater, let me be clear that I have a tremendous amount of respect (even awe) for the information empire they've managed to build. I do question its value however. I know few (if really any) people for whom Facebook has been, on balance, a positive influence in their lives.