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Re:Should first employee at YC funded company work for free? by mahmud on Sunday May 15, 2011 @09:36PM (#2551313)
Yes, they should work for free, and YC founders have droit de seigneur, "first dibs"†, on any date/partner/hookup said "employee" brings home.

Guys, it's 2011, not 1511. Feudal system & slavery are over. Sheesh.

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† an earlier edition incorrectly spelled this as "dips", we thank our careful readership for the correction.

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Re:Should first employee at YC funded company work for free? by jrockway on Sunday May 15, 2011 @10:00PM (#2551361)
It's "first dibs":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibs

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Re:Should first employee at YC funded company work for free? by hugh3 on Sunday May 15, 2011 @11:34PM (#2551533)
I actually like "first dips" in this context. It's a much more vivid mental image.
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Re:Should first employee at YC funded company work for free? by forensic on Sunday May 15, 2011 @11:35PM (#2551535)
"First dips" is pretty funny too :p
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