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Well some people belong at a startup, and then there are some people like you who clearly don't. Life shouldn't be all about the money, sorry to break it to you
by james33 14y ago
Well some people belong at a startup, and then there are some people like you who clearly don't. Life shouldn't be all about the money, sorry to break it to you.
- chrisbroadfoot 14y agoValve is far from a startup. They're over 15 years old and something like 300 employees.
- tonecluster 14y agoLife shouldn't be all about the money, agreed, but it is reasonable for someone to require enough salary to not run into the red every month paying for basic living expenses. Also, while money isn't a good motivator (see D. Pink), not enough money can be a terrific de-motivator. Like anything, there's a reasonable-middle as to the salary requirements for an individual.
- ericd 14y agoGiven that Valve apparently makes >6 mill in revenue per employee yearly, I sincerely doubt that anyone they choose to hire is going into the red from normal living expenses.
- matwood 14y agoSo people should go be employees somewhere at 1/2 pay and bust their ass so the owners can sell and never have to worry about money again? Life can stop being about money, when everything required to live stop costing money. Food, shelter, education, healthcare all require money. Want to have kids, money. Want to travel and see the world, yep that also cost money. Startups are exciting and fun, but their success is gauged by a single metric - money. When startups get acquired there are endless congratulations on this very site. And rightly so, the owners should be rewarded for their work. In the end I guess you're right. I don't belong at a startup as an employee making 1/2 my salary. I either need adequate pay and/or an equity stake to work at one.
- CubicleNinjas 14y agoIf you're focused on the inequalities of a business' income structure, you'll surely be disappointed by them all.