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There are a few reasons technical people go to work. 1. Interesting challenges 2. Exchange labor for money 3. Good working environment 4. As a nice to bull
by scarface74 4y ago
There are a few reasons technical people go to work.
1. Interesting challenges
2. Exchange labor for money
3. Good working environment
4. As a nice to bullet point on their resume
It would be a very naive thing to work for a for profit company owned by a billionaire to think that you have any other “mission” than to line the pockets of a reluctant owner.
- vanviegen 4y agoNo, I don't subscribe to your cynicism. This is actually a reason some people choose a certain job: 5. For the greater good Whether you think the 'reluctant billionaire owner' is in it for the greater good as well is not relevant. Now, with regard to Twitter, I have little notion of what 'for the greater good' means. But I'm sure some people do.
- scarface74 4y agoIt’s not cynical. Do you actually believe any for profit company cares about “ideals”?
- wewtyflakes 4y agoThis might fit the bill, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation.
- scarface74 4y agoAnd most people who “believe in their company’s mission” aren’t working for one. Mostly it’s naive employees with statistically worthless “equity” in a startup who believed the founders Ted Talk hype. Even if the founder sincerely believes that, once he takes VC money it doesn’t matter what he believes.
- vanviegen 4y agoCompanies don't care. (Some) people working for those companies may, though.