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This makes me think of the Silicon Valley scene where the guys are just sitting on the roof "resting and vesting". "Lunch? Arby's on El Camino I'll drive. Nah l

This makes me think of the Silicon Valley scene where the guys are just sitting on the roof "resting and vesting". "Lunch? Arby's on El Camino I'll drive. Nah let's walk it'll take longer."

sopooneo 4y ago
My question for that situation is: why even show up? Is there some token importance to you coming through the front door every morning where failing to do so will get you fired thus eliminating your stock options?
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  I expect it's a case of needing to be there in case the wrong person starts asking questions or snooping around. Like checking badge-swipe logs.
- VLM 4y ago
  A remarkable number of jobs are about putting fires out. Is someone responsible available for that revenue generating, or loss preventing, "thing", that has a high enough uptime to not attract anyone's wrath? OK then.
- shortstuffsushi 4y ago
  At least in the case of the scene from the show, it's likely just for the sake of having people to spend this "dead" time with rather than being alone. Possibly also the latter as well, though.
- JackFr 4y ago
  I knew the head of a trading desk at a Wall St. bank. The bank wanted to fire him but didn’t want to pay his deferred compensation. He was not interested in “negotiating” - the money was his and they had no cause for termination. (The ultimate reason was that a new divisional head had come in and the two of them hated each other.) He had no trading authority, had his direct reports taken away from him and he was forbidden to speak to customers. He was the most cheerful guy in the world. He’d read the newspaper and then play video golf on his computer. My boss asked him why he bothered still coming in. He said his lawyer advised him to continue to come in, do everything asked (within reasonable constraints of his job title) and not to be disruptive. After about six weeks, they caved and paid him out.

This makes me think of the Silicon Valley scene where the guys are just sitting on the roof "resting and vesting". "Lunch? Arby's on El Camino I'll drive. Nah let's walk it'll take longer."

sopooneo 4y ago

My question for that situation is: why even show up? Is there some token importance to you coming through the front door every morning where failing to do so will get you fired thus eliminating your stock options?

yamtaddle 4y ago
I expect it's a case of needing to be there in case the wrong person starts asking questions or snooping around. Like checking badge-swipe logs.
VLM 4y ago
A remarkable number of jobs are about putting fires out. Is someone responsible available for that revenue generating, or loss preventing, "thing", that has a high enough uptime to not attract anyone's wrath? OK then.
shortstuffsushi 4y ago
At least in the case of the scene from the show, it's likely just for the sake of having people to spend this "dead" time with rather than being alone. Possibly also the latter as well, though.
JackFr 4y ago
I knew the head of a trading desk at a Wall St. bank. The bank wanted to fire him but didn’t want to pay his deferred compensation. He was not interested in “negotiating” - the money was his and they had no cause for termination. (The ultimate reason was that a new divisional head had come in and the two of them hated each other.) He had no trading authority, had his direct reports taken away from him and he was forbidden to speak to customers. He was the most cheerful guy in the world. He’d read the newspaper and then play video golf on his computer. My boss asked him why he bothered still coming in. He said his lawyer advised him to continue to come in, do everything asked (within reasonable constraints of his job title) and not to be disruptive. After about six weeks, they caved and paid him out.