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> but then conversely, it also feels like companies are set up in a way that makes most people replaceable How else would you set up a business that's robust t
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> but then conversely, it also feels like companies are set up in a way that makes most people replaceable
How else would you set up a business that's robust to people moving on to new things?
- dustingetz 3y agostartups are not set up like that
- robertlagrant 3y agoThat seems: a) far too broad - if an HR assistant can't be replaced at a startup, why not? and b) a calculated risk - for certain things key people are just necessary to begin with, and if they leave it causes a massive issue. Startups aren't choosing that issue; they are just hoping it doesn't materialise until they have the normal way of doing things in place.
- Zelphyr 3y agoI believe that if a company treats their employees with respect (automatically give them cost-of-living raises without them having to ask for it, for example) and like humans instead of cogs in a machine, keep them intellectually challenged and fulfilled, and give them a sense of meaning and purpose, then they're likely to stay much longer. If you're doing that then they're giving your customers the same attention. So maybe you have a thriving business that employees will stay at for their entire career. Contrasting that with my experience I can name one company in 30 years that did that. As is so often the case in our society, everybody is doing it backwards and wondering why everything is broken.