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Re:Why 37signals style of work might not apply to early star... by warren_s on Friday June 24, 2011 @12:10AM (#2690983)
"Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught, will we realise that we cannot eat money"

Staff shouldn't be treated as some kind of natural resource to be burned through and discarded after 12 months just to make a few bucks for investors when you flip. I'd classify that as the hollowest form of "success."

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Re:Why 37signals style of work might not apply to early star... by Meai on Friday June 24, 2011 @02:51AM (#2691318)
You are pleading for the wrong thing here. I don't think a manager cares about how you think his employee should work. Or how "hollow" the success is.
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Re:Why 37signals style of work might not apply to early star... by warren_s on Friday June 24, 2011 @03:47AM (#2691409)
At an ethical/moral level, they should care, but at a business level, they should also care. Every time a staff member walks out the door, how much does it cost a company in terms of replacing them?

Not to mention the kind of bad will employee horror stories can generate in the talent pool you're trying to hire from.

The end doesn't always justify the means.

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