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If you are the sole person responsible for the main feature of a startup, and it isn't completed, you know that the only thing you can do is put every hour you
by AndyNemmity 8y ago
If you are the sole person responsible for the main feature of a startup, and it isn't completed, you know that the only thing you can do is put every hour you have into it to try and make it work.
That is what is so hard.
- mmt 8y ago> you know that the only thing you can do is put every hour you have into it to try and make it work This, of course, illustrates, why it's difficult: when one knows something that happens to be false. That's why it's important to have these kinds of discussions here, even they appear to surface concepts that may seem obvious to some people. To other people, it's important to read/hear that perspective, lest "tunnel vision" or an "echo chamber" takes hold.
- a_imho 8y agoSure, if they are compensated for their extra work in some way. Otherwise it is just free work, one could even say it is unprofessional. Forcing someone to work overtime against their will is still a big no-no even in most hostile work environments.