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Couldn't disagree more, and I would have thought HN would be one of the few places not to see that view. With startups the founders and early employees often (n
by corin_ 15y ago
Couldn't disagree more, and I would have thought HN would be one of the few places not to see that view. With startups the founders and early employees often (not always) see their company/product(s) very fondly, the natural response to having created something yourself if you care about it.
And it doesn't have to be a startup, it can be any job that you become attached to. I assume it's a mix of pride in what you have achieved and the parenting instinct.
Your suggestion is insulting to many, many people who really do care about what they are working on.
- rpwilcox 15y agoIt's great that you're caring about the things that you do, but what's a corporation's primary goal? increase shareholder equity Especially, I would think, in companies that received millions of dollars of investment from outside sources (VCs). (In exchange for amounts of control by those same investors) Pride of creation is one thing, but I would caution you against using this as a blinder: the corporation is not (and can not legally be) loyal to you. [Edit: unless you provide more shareholder equity then the next person... and then only until the person who increases shareholder equity more than you comes along]
- nknight 15y agoWhat you are describing has absolutely nothing to do with loyalty to any one or any thing. You are confusing a lot of different concepts, like pride, emotional investment, and personal loyalty with "loyalty" to a company. They are unrelated. Ironically, this is precisely what those who seek to instill a misplaced sense of "loyalty" to a corporation want.