That 50-person breaking point for informal/humane treatment is what I have observed as well. By the time the company reaches that size you can’t help but hire a

That 50-person breaking point for informal/humane treatment is what I have observed as well. By the time the company reaches that size you can’t help but hire a couple “politicians”, and they begin to metastasize, and bring their mafia in. If I ever do a startup again, I will aim to stay fairly small, and politicking will be a fireable offense with very low tolerance threshold.