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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by nx7487 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:45AM (#26167636)
People offended here are exactly the bubble of entitled morons in Silicon Valley that this guy is talking about. I totally agree with everything he said, companies where you have to work long hours and don't receive lots of weird benefits like yoga and sushi are the places I want to work. I would much prefer to have my compensation include more equity in the company, and for my performance to actually be related to the value provided to customers and the fundamental value of the company.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by pb7 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:38AM (#26168319)
Go ahead, there are plenty of startups that will gladly own you in exchange for some breadcrumb percentage of the company. The rest of us have balanced lives to tend to.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by richardwhiuk on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:26AM (#26168172)
Feel free. Just be aware, those aren't the most profitable companies in the world, (i.e. FAANGM) and at some point, you might want to work out why that is.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by Nimitz14 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:29PM (#26168935)
As if their work culture has anything to do with it! Thanks for the laugh.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by pb7 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:51PM (#26169990)
Intelligent, skilled, and well-educated people don't want to spend their lives being treated like garbage so they seek out employment that provides an environment for a healthy balanced life. As a result of attracting this talent, these companies become and continue to be successful. It's not that hard to understand.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by Nimitz14 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:58PM (#26171680)
You're clearly not very intelligent if you can't conceive of people having a different attitude towards life than yours. Basically every big shot entrepreneur ever had opportunity to work at their equivalent of Google, and yet they didn't.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by pb7 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:04PM (#26171763)
Entrepreneurs set their own hours based on their desired lifestyle, are their own bosses, and have the majority stake in their work. They are not at the mercy of anyone but themselves. I would say that falls under "employment that provides an environment for a healthy balanced life".
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by Nimitz14 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:38AM (#26178268)
You couldn't be more wrong.
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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by lostdog on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:45PM (#26169147)
> Due to a bunch of mistakes early on, we did not own substantial amounts of equity and had a pretty bad relationship with some of our board members.

Or maybe your work-life balance could be worse AND your equity stake could be meaningless.

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Re:Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? by arduinomancer on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:44PM (#26171482)
Why would you be surprised that people at a company where working more doesn't increase the stock price don't want to work more?

Do you want them to work more for no benefit?

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