“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by klelatti on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:31PM (#27001559)

Do you always do exactly what your boss first tells you to do? You never negotiate a delivery date?

Leaders make decisions but good leaders take account of the views of their teams.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by acmdas on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:59PM (#27001767)

Somehow negotiating a delivery date feels different from feeling free to use company resources to discuss outside politics...but I'm old fashioned, I know.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by jrochkind1 on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:50PM (#27002122)

It wasn't "outside" politics though. It was discussion of things going on at the company, that the owners decided were "politics" that would be banned in the future.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by klelatti on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:15AM (#27004393)

I'm old fashioned enough to know that when you impose changes overnight that lead 1/3 of your staff to leave on the spot then maybe a little bit of consultation might have been a good idea.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by stretchwithme on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:06PM (#27001822)

Agreed, especially if things are slipping BECAUSE of all the time lost to political battles.

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