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All of the negatives of running your own business without any of the upside.

• 1123581321 7y ago
  The article mentions that the upside is a quarterly bonus that can approach the value of the annual salary.
  • jodrellblank 7y ago
    So, if they get five times salary each year, are they all retiring after a fifth of a normal working lifetime?
    • 1123581321 7y ago
      I don’t believe they all achieve equally, and I don’t know what they do with the money other than the article mentions that some people who do well there buy nice cars. It sounds like their lifestyles might inflate to match their income, which would delay retirement, but I can’t think of a way to determine the extent.
• drieddust 7y ago
  > Colleagues who back a project with Will may, if it works out, earn a return one day. > There’s a penalty system for inefficient behavior, which includes piling up unnecessary inventory or even working late. Overtime hours have fallen 9% since penalties were implemented in 2015, aligning with the Japanese government’s goal to improve work-life balance. “Economic forces are doing all the things managers used to spend time on,” says Naito. Employees can earn extra Will by helping each other: A parent who wants to see a kid’s baseball game can pay a colleague in the currency to finish a report. A software engineer can earn extra by offering coding skills to another team. Creating Excel macros or translation work are typical requests. Not correct, employees also get a profit share if their idea makes money. These doesn't sound like downsides to me personally. Moreover in today's world every employee is a one person company with poor returns. The moment you lose your business value, company would fire you anyways.