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Why not? Because they have to leave their jobs? Are they committed to my company and the job or not? Sounds like it's a good litmus test.

• zerr 11y ago
  Are you committed to the employees or not? Yes, it's a good litmus test...
• crpatino 11y ago
  > Are they committed to my company and the job or not? What have you done for them besides offering a rosy mission/vision statement that may or may not end up being a bad joke like a lot of rosy mission/vision statements out there? Just because you have chosen to call yourself an founder does not compel the Magic Fairy of Labor to provide an endless pool of fans that will throw themselves between yourself and a bullet every time the "needs" of the company demand it. > Sounds like it's a good litmus test. Yes, indeed!
• cwyers 11y ago
  > Are they committed to my company and the job or not? That's a giant red flag. Saying that sort of thing... no, I'm not committed to you if that's your attitude. Holy hell in a handcart.
• dragonwriter 11y ago
  > Are they committed to my company and the job or not? Unless they are heavily (to the point it provides the overwhelming majority of their material support) invested -- in equity terms -- in your company, why should they be committed to it? Certainly, someone holding -- much less seeking -- at-will employment has little rational reason to be particularly committed to the company, as the company has made relatively little commitment to them (essentially, none beyond paying them for work already done, and not dismissing them for any legally-prohibited reason.)