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Most posters on Hacker News doesn't strike me as particularly happy, yet I know they are among the most brilliant hackers in the world. > Retain employees who
by bjourne 5y ago
Most posters on Hacker News doesn't strike me as particularly happy, yet I know they are among the most brilliant hackers in the world.
> Retain employees who are happy. The pandemic has reminded us of some tough realities, namely that organizations can contract in turbulent times just as fast as they expand when the economy is booming.
In other words, fire those that are unhappy. The bottom line is more important. Compassion is apparently not a useful trait among business executives. People say there is a stigma around depression. I wonder why...
- kfarr 5y agoAgreed with your first point, and to extend with some of my thoughts: I think there is a unique motivation from depression, anger, and other unhappy thoughts. It feels like (although I don't have hard data) that most of the famous and prolific artists (writers, painters, musicians, comedians) turn out to be the most depressed and mentally unstable of us all.