When someone came into my office and said they wanna be a manager, I asked them, “How did you sleep last night?” And they said, “Oh, fairly well”. and I said, “

When someone came into my office and said they wanna be a manager, I asked them, “How did you sleep last night?” And they said, “Oh, fairly well”. and I said, “Good, ’cause that’s the last good night’s sleep you’re gonna get.” Having your underlings work to the point of sleep deprivation and estrangement from their families so that you can get the acclaim, the adrenaline rush, and outsize stock market payouts isn't "brilliant", or "intense." And it certainly isn't necessary to create good products. It's just egomaniacal bullshit, period.