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“Giving a shit” seems to be entirely focused on whether they are putting in hours. I notice that nowhere in the 6 questions is there anything that would assess
by MattGaiser 6y ago
“Giving a shit” seems to be entirely focused on whether they are putting in hours. I notice that nowhere in the 6 questions is there anything that would assess what was achieved.
So if I went to Scale, sat around for 12 hours and spent 7 on Hacker News, I would achieve as much as the Google employee but somehow be differentiated according to Scale.
- mnd999 6y agoIf that Google employee spends the same proportion of their time on Hacker News as you then you’re definitely achieving more. Agree with your point though, giving a shit is not about how many hours your work, it’s about how much you care.
- user5994461 6y ago>>> you’re definitely achieving more. Quite the opposite in fact. The google engineer could work few hours and make life better (or worse) for a billion people. The startup engineer has little impact in comparison. For this company specifically it's probably near zero, it's basically outsourcing like mechanical turk. I personally recall moving from a small startup to a Fortune 50. I could spend half the time in the office and achieve a hundred times the outcome, easily.