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As a 50-something guy as well, I guess I see it much differently than this guy did. Firstly, IMO, there was nothing "hell"-ish about Hubspot's culture or busin
by cubano 11y ago
As a 50-something guy as well, I guess I see it much differently than this guy did.
Firstly, IMO, there was nothing "hell"-ish about Hubspot's culture or business model. It seems to me they were just playing the game-as-given, and doing it quite well frankly.
The proof of that is IPO.
Personally, I find it beyond refreshing that management is making a powerful effort to change up the typical gray-flannel corporate work/life thingy.
So old-school didn't get it, or even see beyond his own prejudices at the positive work culture meta-messages.
That's on him, not Hubspot.
- oriolid 11y agoELI5, "positive work culture meta-messages"
- cubano 11y agoTo me it means they are showing effort and interest in the workplace environment, and not just making it a drab cubicle farm, and messages something beyond just the actual stuff like dogs and music instruments. BTW, nothing personal but I hate trying to explain my writing as I am a big fan of metaphor and ambiguity.
- cballard 11y agoI have dogs in my office. They run around and bark all the time. Their presence shows to me that serious engineering work is not important, but the image of being a "startup" is. The idea of a musical instrument being played while I am trying to focus on engineering is horrifying. There's also a whole world of potential designs besides "drab cubicle farm" and "kindergarten mashed-up with ComicCon". For example, the 37signals[1] office. If they want to show effort and interest in the workplace environment, they should try providing private offices with doors that close. [1] https://37signals.com/office https://37signals.com/office