Perhaps he wrote this as a reminder to himself? Perhaps he had a problem like this at Fog Creek and wanted to share the lesson he learned? Perhaps the editors

Perhaps he wrote this as a reminder to himself? Perhaps he had a problem like this at Fog Creek and wanted to share the lesson he learned? Perhaps the editors thought the readers of Inc Magazine would appreciate this? Plus, he tries to limit hours/wk to 40, gives 6 weeks of vacation, free catered lunches, etc. He's hardly asking his employees to work like founders.