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It really is on the manager and the top level. I've been at startups where 70hrs a week is the minimum "commitment" level because that's what the executives thi
by taurath 10y ago
It really is on the manager and the top level. I've been at startups where 70hrs a week is the minimum "commitment" level because that's what the executives think will get them their product fastest. It doesn't translate to faster shipping - only a culture of no balance and turnover rates start to creep in.
- shandor 10y ago> turnover rates start to creep in. This is the biggest thing baffling me on this whole thing. I mean, it is absolutely critical for a startup to get their product out ASAP, right? And everyone can probably agree that having a high turnover of engineers is absolutely devastating to that goal, since one leaver's knowledge is a hefty amount of the overall know-how in a small company, right? So,shouldn't these startups be holding on to their good hires like a drowning man to something floating, instead of whipping them to yet another death march?
- zubat 10y agoThe answer, I think, is that the majority aren't engineering firms but are led by sales.