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I worked for Zynga. It sucks. Pincus is a terrible leader and he screwed us all. All that said, why should a company have a "mission beyond profit"? Isn't p

I worked for Zynga. It sucks. Pincus is a terrible leader and he screwed us all. All that said, why should a company have a "mission beyond profit"? Isn't profit the point of being in business? Should a company really need to do more than provide a service that customers find valuable and make money for investors.

vecter 11y ago
Could you elaborate on why he was a terrible leader and how he screwed everyone? Genuinely curious.
- outside1234 11y ago
  Well, here's a start: http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-to-employees-give-back-our-stock-or-youll-be-fired/ http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-to-employees-give-back-our-st...
lifeformed 11y ago
Nothing has to be anything, but as long as humans are involved, shouldn't we try to maximize humanity? Maybe by attempting to make the world a bit more fun, interesting, and livable? Otherwise, what's the point of living, really. I mean, no one has to do that, but if being a profit-machine is one's goal, they shouldn't pretend that they are something else. Otherwise it starts to seem a bit sociopathic.
andrewingram 11y ago
In Pincus' letter: "I returned as CEO last spring to restore Zynga’s focus on our vision for social gaming. Zynga was founded with the belief that games could be a core daily activity for everyone. While mobile accessibility has made gaming a leading global industry, games are actually less social today than when they lived on Facebook web. Think about it. How often do you play mobile games with your friends, other than in Words With Friends? Our opportunity – the Zynga opportunity – is to deliver players innovative experiences that make it easy and fun to play together again." This is what I was referring to, a claim of wanting to achieve something other than make money, which rings utterly hollow. If this was a true vision of Zynga, I want to see evidence of it.

vecter 11y ago

Could you elaborate on why he was a terrible leader and how he screwed everyone? Genuinely curious.

outside1234 11y ago
Well, here's a start: http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-to-employees-give-back-our-stock-or-youll-be-fired/ http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-to-employees-give-back-our-st...

lifeformed 11y ago

Nothing has to be anything, but as long as humans are involved, shouldn't we try to maximize humanity? Maybe by attempting to make the world a bit more fun, interesting, and livable? Otherwise, what's the point of living, really. I mean, no one has to do that, but if being a profit-machine is one's goal, they shouldn't pretend that they are something else. Otherwise it starts to seem a bit sociopathic.

andrewingram 11y ago

In Pincus' letter: "I returned as CEO last spring to restore Zynga’s focus on our vision for social gaming. Zynga was founded with the belief that games could be a core daily activity for everyone. While mobile accessibility has made gaming a leading global industry, games are actually less social today than when they lived on Facebook web. Think about it. How often do you play mobile games with your friends, other than in Words With Friends? Our opportunity – the Zynga opportunity – is to deliver players innovative experiences that make it easy and fun to play together again." This is what I was referring to, a claim of wanting to achieve something other than make money, which rings utterly hollow. If this was a true vision of Zynga, I want to see evidence of it.