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Your problem is when someone you have a good relationship with is seduced by something hotter and sexier.

benjohnson 11y ago
I can see why's that would be frustrating, but my employees are not "mine" - so they are free to go at any time and hence, I need to treat them well. If an employee is seduced by an offer that doesn't work out - they can (and have) come back and can bring back what they learned. One of the thing that I learned from such exits an re-entryies is that money is not always the best motivator - I used to run really lean to have a high payroll. Now I run lean to provide a good work environment - I can now fire bad companies that don't respect my employees.
- rodgerd 11y ago
  > I can see why's that would be frustrating, but my employees are not "mine" - so they are free to go at any time and hence, I need to treat them well. It's great to hear someone articulating that point on HN. There is too often a constant stream of suggestions to the effect employees are a form of chattel.
- thirdtruck 11y ago
  If I hadn't started my new job just this week, I'd ask if you were hiring.
- ddingus 11y ago
  Thanks for expressing that point of view.
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Tsagadai 11y ago
Romantic relationships are also not somewhere where people should be punished for leaving because they were seduced by someone hotter and sexier either. People are not owned by anyone but themselves.
- crimsonalucard 11y ago
  Man, did I ever say people needed to be "punished"? No. All I said is that it happens. Did I say it was right or wrong or that people are owned by other people? No. I never said any of those things. You made an assumption, and I'm sorry to say, you're utterly and completely wrong. All this analogy implies is that an employee can be seduced by a newer, trendier, higher salary startup. Stop forcing your preconceived opinions and assumptions down my throat.

I can see why's that would be frustrating, but my employees are not "mine" - so they are free to go at any time and hence, I need to treat them well. If an employee is seduced by an offer that doesn't work out - they can (and have) come back and can bring back what they learned. One of the thing that I learned from such exits an re-entryies is that money is not always the best motivator - I used to run really lean to have a high payroll. Now I run lean to provide a good work environment - I can now fire bad companies that don't respect my employees.

rodgerd 11y ago
> I can see why's that would be frustrating, but my employees are not "mine" - so they are free to go at any time and hence, I need to treat them well. It's great to hear someone articulating that point on HN. There is too often a constant stream of suggestions to the effect employees are a form of chattel.
thirdtruck 11y ago
If I hadn't started my new job just this week, I'd ask if you were hiring.
ddingus 11y ago
Thanks for expressing that point of view.

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Tsagadai 11y ago

Romantic relationships are also not somewhere where people should be punished for leaving because they were seduced by someone hotter and sexier either. People are not owned by anyone but themselves.

crimsonalucard 11y ago
Man, did I ever say people needed to be "punished"? No. All I said is that it happens. Did I say it was right or wrong or that people are owned by other people? No. I never said any of those things. You made an assumption, and I'm sorry to say, you're utterly and completely wrong. All this analogy implies is that an employee can be seduced by a newer, trendier, higher salary startup. Stop forcing your preconceived opinions and assumptions down my throat.