> Many totally rational worker ideals (keep comfy job) are often very opposed to a company's ideals (upgrade technology, take new risks, automate) The premise

> Many totally rational worker ideals (keep comfy job) are often very opposed to a company's ideals (upgrade technology, take new risks, automate) The premise trivializes worker's priorities and idealizes management's priorities. People's need for safety, money, job security, benefits, non-toxic environments, opportunity for advancement, reasonable hours and no off-the-clock work are not about 'comfy' - it's not a nicer office chair; these are their lives and careers; it's their kid's college tuition, their homes, and their health; it's their mental health and quality of life. Management also has plenty of self-interest and I don't find them so focused on efficiency. > Thiel He says plenty of outlandish things, and that quote fits his authoritarian bent. I don't take it at face value. Taking other people's ideas and priorities into account can be frustrating and it feels inefficient if you think you know everything. Too bad; that's your job as a leader.