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I seriously get the feeling people are just looking for any excuse to criticize Famous. I don't see what's wrong with their office. What's objectionable? A coup

I seriously get the feeling people are just looking for any excuse to criticize Famous. I don't see what's wrong with their office. What's objectionable? A couple of $5 nerf guns? A cheap Lego board for project tracking? Or is it the fact that people aren't packed in as tight as they are at a place like Facebook (which is ironically something people on HN love to criticize)? The crappy makeshift studio they have? Seriously. Their office seems pretty normal. The only thing you might find objectionable is the expensive SF location, which the article notes they got on the cheap at below-market rates, or the printer (the printer is probably only 1-2 thousand dollars, less than a Macbook).

7Figures2Commas 11y ago
Yeah, I don't see what's wrong either. The CEO is a fantastic interior designer. And his LinkedIn self-summary[1] is a real piece of art in its own right. I find it hard to believe any of what this former employee wrote[2]. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenewcomb https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenewcomb [2] http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/06/nopen-source/?fb_comment_id=1000213700000381_1000304419991309 http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/06/nopen-source/?fb_comment_id...
- argonaut 11y ago
  A non sequitur. I said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office. I didn't comment on the company at all (the company is clearly in the dumps).
  - 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
    > I said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office. Just because you said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office doesn't mean others agree. Outside of bubbleland, most people are going to struggle to understand why the CEO of a company that almost certainly doesn't have a cent of profit spent any time whatsoever thinking about how he could avoid "boring noise panels." "Why not make this a piece of art as well on the ceiling?" Really? When will folks learn[1]? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9778832 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9778832
    - argonaut 11y ago
      And you know it was he who personally spent his time buying those noise panels (and not, say, the office manager) because...? My broader point is people are just trying to find any excuse to uncharitably interpret anything just so they can to crap on the company.
      - 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
        "One of the things I wanted to sort of like inspire people with that worked here is you always feel beautiful while you're here." Those are the words of the chief interior designer himself. Bottom line: this company crapped on itself. You're deluding yourself if you truly believe office managers are driving decisions to waste time and money on stupid sh*t like beautiful noise panels.
        argonaut 11y ago
        He doesn't actually say he bought the panels. In that sentence he's talking about something he thinks is a company value.
        chejazi 11y ago
        It's easy to criticize a figure who has made mistakes over his/her values that are unrelated to those mistakes. It seems that may be happening here.
    - x0x0 11y ago
      My god, it might have cost thousands (THOUSANDS!!!) of dollars to install some noise panels on the ceiling to cut down on noise.
      - 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
        It doesn't matter how much it cost. It's about priorities. If you watch the video and get the sense that this company's founder has his priorities straight, maybe you can chip in and buy the next set of panels. On second thought, it appears that the office is going to be pretty quiet soon enough.

7Figures2Commas 11y ago

Yeah, I don't see what's wrong either. The CEO is a fantastic interior designer. And his LinkedIn self-summary[1] is a real piece of art in its own right. I find it hard to believe any of what this former employee wrote[2]. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenewcomb https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenewcomb [2] http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/06/nopen-source/?fb_comment_id=1000213700000381_1000304419991309 http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/06/nopen-source/?fb_comment_id...

argonaut 11y ago
A non sequitur. I said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office. I didn't comment on the company at all (the company is clearly in the dumps).
- 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
  > I said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office. Just because you said there's nothing wrong or particularly wasteful with the office doesn't mean others agree. Outside of bubbleland, most people are going to struggle to understand why the CEO of a company that almost certainly doesn't have a cent of profit spent any time whatsoever thinking about how he could avoid "boring noise panels." "Why not make this a piece of art as well on the ceiling?" Really? When will folks learn[1]? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9778832 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9778832
  - argonaut 11y ago
    And you know it was he who personally spent his time buying those noise panels (and not, say, the office manager) because...? My broader point is people are just trying to find any excuse to uncharitably interpret anything just so they can to crap on the company.
    - 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
      "One of the things I wanted to sort of like inspire people with that worked here is you always feel beautiful while you're here." Those are the words of the chief interior designer himself. Bottom line: this company crapped on itself. You're deluding yourself if you truly believe office managers are driving decisions to waste time and money on stupid sh*t like beautiful noise panels.
      - argonaut 11y ago
        He doesn't actually say he bought the panels. In that sentence he's talking about something he thinks is a company value.
      - chejazi 11y ago
        It's easy to criticize a figure who has made mistakes over his/her values that are unrelated to those mistakes. It seems that may be happening here.
  - x0x0 11y ago
    My god, it might have cost thousands (THOUSANDS!!!) of dollars to install some noise panels on the ceiling to cut down on noise.
    - 7Figures2Commas 11y ago
      It doesn't matter how much it cost. It's about priorities. If you watch the video and get the sense that this company's founder has his priorities straight, maybe you can chip in and buy the next set of panels. On second thought, it appears that the office is going to be pretty quiet soon enough.