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> Never once did it even matter - there was no material benefit to the company. I think that the idea of having people (at startups) working at a frenetic pace
by awesome_dude 2y ago
> Never once did it even matter - there was no material benefit to the company.
I think that the idea of having people (at startups) working at a frenetic pace is because
1. The VC money is running low
2. Being first to market used to be a major determining factor on whether the product would succeed or fail
- strangattractor 2y agoMy experience is that people tend to fill the time they give themselves to do things. Give yourself 12 you take 12 hours. But humans have a limit to the focused productive work they can do. Lets say it is 4 hours. So of that 12 hr - 4 was really productive and 8 not so much. When I was at my tiredest I often spent hours trying to debug issues that literally took me minutes when I was rested. One time I worked so many hours I lost vision (temporarily) in my eye - called cotton wool spots. I was a generally healthy younger guy. Working this way has health effects. If in fact there is such a thing as 10x engineer - how long do you think you will stay 10X once your health deteriorates. Just my 2 cents.
- unconed 2y ago3. There's always that one person whose only ability to contribute is to cheerlead the others... and some nerdy types take a long time to figure out you don't need to listen to them or tie your fate to them.