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I'm not sure you what you mean. If you're working somewhere like Netflix I'm assuming the median employee is quite good, so "scaling down" your output to match

I'm not sure you what you mean. If you're working somewhere like Netflix I'm assuming the median employee is quite good, so "scaling down" your output to match that doesn't really make sense to me.

lacksconfidence 5y ago
The implication is a 10x employee could work half a day a week at a "normal" (not netflix) job and from the outside it's the same amount of output as a 1x.
Judgmentality 5y ago
I'm guessing he means if you work somewhere that isn't "we only hire the best, and we'll fire you if you're not" like Netflix, the better employees realize they can work half as much for the same pay and just enjoy life more. These employees are optimizing for free time, not salary. As someone who thinks big tech pays ridiculously more than is necessary for a comfortable lifestyle, if I could work 1 day a week for 1/5 the pay I would (I understand why working so little would likely not make sense, I am just fantasizing).
- smabie 5y ago
  Instead of working one day a week, just accumulate enough capital and then quit and do whatever you want?
- ZephyrBlu 5y ago
  Ok that makes sense. But like you say, I'm not sure working so little makes sense. 10x more productive is probably a poor way to phrase what I really mean. 10x more impactful probably captures what I mean better.
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  Even if you do work at a place like that, you can just get a job elsewhere (with similar pay, if you're outside of the US). I used to work full time (50 hour week including commute) for a company with a really high-performing software culture full time, and quit to do my own thing just before COVID. I now work about 20 hours a week and pull in a slightly higher wage compared to before. Better yet, any productivity improvements go directly to the bottom line, so I experience more wage growth in a month now than I did in a year back in industry.

I'm not sure you what you mean. If you're working somewhere like Netflix I'm assuming the median employee is quite good, so "scaling down" your output to match that doesn't really make sense to me.

lacksconfidence 5y ago

The implication is a 10x employee could work half a day a week at a "normal" (not netflix) job and from the outside it's the same amount of output as a 1x.

Judgmentality 5y ago

I'm guessing he means if you work somewhere that isn't "we only hire the best, and we'll fire you if you're not" like Netflix, the better employees realize they can work half as much for the same pay and just enjoy life more. These employees are optimizing for free time, not salary. As someone who thinks big tech pays ridiculously more than is necessary for a comfortable lifestyle, if I could work 1 day a week for 1/5 the pay I would (I understand why working so little would likely not make sense, I am just fantasizing).

smabie 5y ago
Instead of working one day a week, just accumulate enough capital and then quit and do whatever you want?
ZephyrBlu 5y ago
Ok that makes sense. But like you say, I'm not sure working so little makes sense. 10x more productive is probably a poor way to phrase what I really mean. 10x more impactful probably captures what I mean better.
AussieWog93 5y ago
Even if you do work at a place like that, you can just get a job elsewhere (with similar pay, if you're outside of the US). I used to work full time (50 hour week including commute) for a company with a really high-performing software culture full time, and quit to do my own thing just before COVID. I now work about 20 hours a week and pull in a slightly higher wage compared to before. Better yet, any productivity improvements go directly to the bottom line, so I experience more wage growth in a month now than I did in a year back in industry.