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> Why does he feel the need to be 'productive' for 16 hours a day? Yeah after reading the post I’m like this guy must be a founder to value productivity so hig
by granshaw 4y ago
> Why does he feel the need to be 'productive' for 16 hours a day?
Yeah after reading the post I’m like this guy must be a founder to value productivity so highly… NOPE, just works at Meta!
EDIT: Oh wait, he DID also start a company, during the experiment in fact, but of course it’s in stealth mode!
Can’t make this stuff up…
- pcthrowaway 4y agoWouldn't hiring people to sit behind you and watch you work be a breach of contract?
- granshaw 4y agoI have a feeling this guy doesn’t really care…
- mtnGoat 4y agoI would think so. Also doesn’t Meta own everything you create when you work there? I know other companies of that size do. And if so, then creating a company is breach and technically the IP of that company now belongs to Meta too.
- humanizersequel 4y ago>Also doesn’t Meta own everything you create when you work there? I've heard stories like this but I can't imagine this would be enforceable unless the "IP" was very obviously related to his work at Meta. What other companies are you thinking of, and do you have any stories of this happening to someone?
- twelve40 4y agothey don't, because stuff like this does not exist. Unless you are outright stealing like that convicted uber/google guy, or building a direct competitor, nobody cares what you do, at least in the location of the TFA.
- mtnGoat 4y agoThey do exist, as I said above, I’ve signed one. Derp.
- mtnGoat 4y agoI’ve heard examples of it happening, but can not point to any. I know my cousin was sued for changing employers, they tried to block her taking a job at a competitor(broad use of the term, but I guess fang’s think everyone is a competitor), but lost in Delaware court. So I do know they will attempt to enforce these contracts if they want to. Many top companies do have these clauses, I’ve signed them and seen others. How enforceable they are, I’m not sure, but billionaires with armies of bored lawyers, don’t make for great opponents in legal battles.
- greenrd 4y agoThe US federal government is going to ban anti-compete clauses, which is great news: https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/banning-noncompete-agreements-would?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1047812&post_id=95096176&isFreemail=true https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/banning-noncompete-agre...
- mtnGoat 4y agoI think you mean to say, some parties in government have discussed the idea. It’s not set in stone that it will happen.
- humanizersequel 4y agoA noncompete (itself a dicy legal/moral proposition) is very different than a claim on arbitrary work/invention for the duration of employment.
- mtnGoat 4y agoI did find this thread interesting and informative about the matter, tho it is a little dated. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2208056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2208056
- greenrd 4y agoNot necessarily. It depends how much your employer cares about confidentiality. If you work at a bank like I do, then 100% yes. But if you work at some social networking site like Facebook, as this guy apparently does... realistically is some rando woman off Craigslist going to try to steal code? No. Not gonna happen.
- iamleppert 4y agoFacebook will catch wind of this and add him to the next layoffs spreadsheet, for sure.
- hutzlibu 4y agoI am not sure. Zuckerberg might align with his personality and keep him. The question is, how good is his actual work and would it be bad or good PR for Meta to keep him around.
- twelve40 4y agoindeed... Zuckerberg will read this post and order him a Metaverse avatar that watches porn and trash-talks him while he works : )