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You left out: >He previously has instructed staff to fire 20% of employees a year, bemoaning the number of “B” players hired amid rapid growth. Managers were u

by leesec 7y ago

You left out: >He previously has instructed staff to fire 20% of employees a year, bemoaning the number of “B” players hired amid rapid growth. Managers were unable to hit the target even when they included attrition.

cududa 7y ago
Also that when the tequila was served after the people got fired, Run DMC popped out and started singing It’s Tricky
- cpeterso 7y ago
  I downvoted you for making a non sequitur joke... but then I actually read the article! (I've removed my downvote.)
  - mrosett 7y ago
    Truth that you wouldn't believe if someone made it up...
- jonknee 7y ago
  That was in the second to last quote I had, but really the whole thing was quotable, what a mess of a company.
- randycupertino 7y ago
  This company is my cash cow, Let's have some shots and hash now We Work's my pitch, make me so rich I'm Sketchy is the title, here we go I'm Sketchy to buy a place, split up the space Rent it out to tech Co.s DJs, shots, parties w/ bros I'm Sketchy, I'm Sketchy (Sketchy) Sketchy (Sketchy) It's Sketchy to trademark "We" Sell it back to my company That's $6 mill in my bank account I'm sketchy sketchy Sketchy Sketchy I met this little girlie, her cuz Gwyneth was kinda Goopy Put her on my board The VCs forced her out, We had to transfer my voting shares real early These VCs are really sleazy, All they just say is please me with solid financials Or spend some time to actually make some profit, I said "It's not that easy"
tptacek 7y ago
Unfortunately, that's not actually an uncommon management practice (maybe with different numeric targets) for big companies.
rkho 7y ago
I'm absolutely baffled how the ghost of Jack Welch's stack ranking and forced distribution is still a thing in this day and age
- deleted 7y ago
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eschulz 7y ago
Maybe be saw this interview and thought himself the next Steve Jobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh7ikSQwKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh7ikSQwKg

by leesec 7y ago

cududa 7y ago

Also that when the tequila was served after the people got fired, Run DMC popped out and started singing It’s Tricky

cpeterso 7y ago
I downvoted you for making a non sequitur joke... but then I actually read the article! (I've removed my downvote.)
- mrosett 7y ago
  Truth that you wouldn't believe if someone made it up...
jonknee 7y ago
That was in the second to last quote I had, but really the whole thing was quotable, what a mess of a company.
randycupertino 7y ago
This company is my cash cow, Let's have some shots and hash now We Work's my pitch, make me so rich I'm Sketchy is the title, here we go I'm Sketchy to buy a place, split up the space Rent it out to tech Co.s DJs, shots, parties w/ bros I'm Sketchy, I'm Sketchy (Sketchy) Sketchy (Sketchy) It's Sketchy to trademark "We" Sell it back to my company That's $6 mill in my bank account I'm sketchy sketchy Sketchy Sketchy I met this little girlie, her cuz Gwyneth was kinda Goopy Put her on my board The VCs forced her out, We had to transfer my voting shares real early These VCs are really sleazy, All they just say is please me with solid financials Or spend some time to actually make some profit, I said "It's not that easy"

tptacek 7y ago

Unfortunately, that's not actually an uncommon management practice (maybe with different numeric targets) for big companies.

rkho 7y ago

I'm absolutely baffled how the ghost of Jack Welch's stack ranking and forced distribution is still a thing in this day and age

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eschulz 7y ago

Maybe be saw this interview and thought himself the next Steve Jobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh7ikSQwKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh7ikSQwKg