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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by mathattack on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @02:17PM (#17240505)
It pays to signal that you’re mission driven. Employees engage more.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by Apocryphon on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:53PM (#17241418)
Yes, but it can also be an easy way to justify exploitative work conditions worse than industry standard.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by mathattack on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @06:14PM (#17242542)
Yes. And underpay. I was arguing why someone would rationally seek to appear mission driven. It holds in many cases.
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