Re:Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?)
by scarface74 on Saturday November 12, 2022 @10:22AM
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> Consider an early stage startup of six employees
A small company is then going to have to lose the flexibility of hiring from anywhere in the country and have to compete for local talent. On top of that, one competitive advantage could be over larger better paying companies (especially now that hopefully most people have wises up enough to know that “equity” in a private company is statistically meaningless)
> The office has a closed door, and only the team are allowed in the office. The team chat amongst themselves as needed during the day.
That doesn’t alleviate the chief complaint about in office work - loud open offices - if I still have to listen to other people talk while I’m doing deep work.
A small company is then going to have to lose the flexibility of hiring from anywhere in the country and have to compete for local talent. On top of that, one competitive advantage could be over larger better paying companies (especially now that hopefully most people have wises up enough to know that “equity” in a private company is statistically meaningless)
> The office has a closed door, and only the team are allowed in the office. The team chat amongst themselves as needed during the day.
That doesn’t alleviate the chief complaint about in office work - loud open offices - if I still have to listen to other people talk while I’m doing deep work.