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Perhaps this is how Foxconn might be like for Chinese factory workers. Working in a shitty place, but working hard towards a better future.
by chatman 13y ago
Perhaps this is how Foxconn might be like for Chinese factory workers. Working in a shitty place, but working hard towards a better future.
- rfnslyr 13y agoWorking in a shitty place? That place looks awesome! I would love to work in a place like this.
- macspoofing 13y agoI think if you're over 25, this type of environment loses quite a bit of appeal.
- tlb 13y agoDefinitely if you're a slacks-wearing corporate stooge middle manager, you'd rather work in an office park with a linoleum cafeteria and acres of parking. To remind yourself every day that you're not exceptional.
- dmamills 13y agoOr maybe you are just a person who enjoys having personal space? (That isn't a mattress in a closet)
- jimwalsh 13y agoOr if you have a family, or a significant other, or just want a space to get away from work.
- bbwharris 13y agoThis is why I love Hacker News. Positive, non-judgemental, and unbiased attitudes everywhere. Truly evolutionary and the wave of the future!
- auctiontheory 13y ago"Corporate-stooge," as an adjective, should be hyphenated.
- macspoofing 13y ago> slacks-wearing corporate stooge middle manager What does that even mean? Do you really find it surprising that there at people that wouldn't like to work in somebody's one-bedroom basement apartment? Are all those people necessarily "corporate stooges"? Really?
- angersock 13y agoSo, some things to consider when doing this: Who am I working with? Am I comfortable with those same people having free access to my person and belongings while I sleep? Do I trust these folks not to do something stupid that could damage the capital while partying? (I once had somebody spill a beer into an SGI workstation because we were using an apartment as an office, and one of our dudes threw a party.) Can we deal with the weird interpersonal dynamics that spring up in a group of mixed sexes that is also collaborating on a business--presumably the same one paying rent? Do I have a place I can go to to get away from work/home if needed on a reliable basis? Is it going to cost me all my money?
- auctiontheory 13y agoCan we deal with the weird interpersonal dynamics that spring up in a group of mixed sexes that is also collaborating on a business What's "weird" about a nightly orgy?
- what_the_pho 13y agoMicroryza employee here. The majority of us were friends from before Microryza, so there was a lot of trust already going into it.
- angersock 13y agoSimilar story with our current living situation. I think that having a community is very important in making any business venture--I would be unsurprised to see this emerge as a pattern in entrepreneurial ventures for folks our age.