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2015: HN discovers golden handcuffs are for the employer, not the employee...

• samstave 11y ago
  Regardless of the snark in your comment, there are many many people who need this spelled out for them.
  • x0x0 11y ago
    Very true, but (imo obviously) employees here are generally deluded: your relationship with management and founders of your employer is an inherently adversarial relationship. Pretending otherwise benefits them and screws you.
    • samstave 11y ago
      Yet another thing employees really need spelled out. All the "we are a family" bs that any company pushes is generally crap. If you fuckup in your family, you're generally not disowned. In any company - you mess up and you can be cut... If you have big enough issues to complain a lot to HR or speak disparagingly about your employer... Then you need to start looking for a new position, silently. HR is not the friend of the employee, mostly.
      • leroy_masochist 11y ago
        > All the "we are a family" bs that any company pushes is generally crap. And don't forget the all-too-common practice of the hiring manager saying (or strongly implying) something to the effect of, "I'm a bit troubled by all the questions you seem to have about compensation, especially with regard to how much your options would be worth if you only worked here for a few years. I really got the impression that you were committed to our mission and a good cultural fit."