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I disagree that people work at companies because it's the best "deal" they can get. True, we live in a capitalist society, but money is not the only variable in
by edawerd 12y ago
I disagree that people work at companies because it's the best "deal" they can get. True, we live in a capitalist society, but money is not the only variable in the equation. A good culture is not the only other variable either.
- Mandatum 12y agoCulture is part of the deal. People will trade bad culture and more money for good culture and shit money. It's person dependant, but to deny that people do this is injudicious.
- greenyoda 12y agoAnd there are all sorts of other non-monetary things that are part of the overall deal: commute time, what city the company is in, what industry the company is in, etc. (In economic terms, the employee is maximizing their complicated utility function over a large number of variables, one of which is money.)
- Avshalom 12y agoI'm pretty sure that people work at companies because it was the first acceptable deal and a combination of momentum and fear of unemployment keeps them from leaving unless, or even when, they are aggressively miserable.
- Spooky23 12y agoI work for an awesome bunch of people, friends and colleagues. But I wouldn't ditch my family for them. If I could improve my family's fortunes in some meaningful way, I'd be out the door in a few days.