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Yeah, that's the calculation that bums me out too. It's one of the reasons I am somewhat loathe to ever put in too much "extra" time anymore. I enjoy being a
by superqd 10y ago
Yeah, that's the calculation that bums me out too. It's one of the reasons I am somewhat loathe to ever put in too much "extra" time anymore. I enjoy being a part of a startup for more than just the lottery ticket aspect, I enjoy creating things from scratch, etc. But the days of burning the candle at midnight are gone.
- pinewurst 10y agoIn startups, man exploits man. At other employers, it's the other way around.
- superqd 10y agoTrue words.
- asanwal 10y agoIsn't the other way around still man exploits man?
- pinewurst 10y agoThat's the point. :)
- e12e 10y agoTo expand, it's a play on: "Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." which seems to be attributed (without any sources) to John Kenneth Galbraith: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/810.html http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/810.html I've also seen it as "Under capitalism, man exploits man - under communism it's the other way around." I always assumed it was a translated Russian proverb, along the lines of: "No truth in the news and no news in the truth" (Major Soviet papers were "Pravda" (the truth) and "Izvestia" (the news).
- conjectures 10y agoEnjoyed the sovietology fact :)