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There is a huge element of hubris at play. Founders are highly competitive and high achieving people, who imagine their teams to be like leading NFL football t
by foobarian 1y ago
There is a huge element of hubris at play. Founders are highly competitive and high achieving people, who imagine their teams to be like leading NFL football teams where there is no room for members who are not absolutely dedicated. Working a 40-hour work week is not compatible with that. As a result perhaps these kind of companies are self selecting, and it's rare to find a leader who is willing to say the equivalent of, "hey, you know, it's OK to be a loser team and not work 100 hour weeks"
- pydry 1y agoA lot of dysfunctional management behavior ive seen can be chalked up to simple projection by either the founder or management. They want you to feel invested enough to work 60 or 80 hour weeks coz they do. They want you to feel the need to be in the office putting in face time coz thats how they feel. Not every founder or CEO is egocentric enough to want a bunch of mini-mes orbiting around them but a lot of them are.
- dalyons 1y agoagreed, and they also miss the fundamental difference in compensation they're getting for those hours compared to regular workers.