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"twelve months notice" is definitely just general advice, and certainly a long time in the startup world. However, I think it's just an illustrative example. Wh
by benmathes 17y ago
"twelve months notice" is definitely just general advice, and certainly a long time in the startup world. However, I think it's just an illustrative example. What the author appears to be saying is that in social circles where your reputation matters, don't be a dick. I think the author was just using "twelve months notice" as an explanatory example.
In summary: Don't screw people over unless you work in an anonymous, transactional industry, which startups aren't.
- raintrees 17y agoI agree. I think the time is arbitrary, it is the communication itself that is important. When I took a position with a small company way back when, I told them up front that I had a summer job working for my dad for 3 weeks each year. They were very accommodating. This does not address the lack of time off for a vacation, but that is another post...
- mmt 17y agounless you work in an anonymous, transactional industry, which startups aren't. I've found through both first- and (close) second-hand experience that this generalization doesn't hold. The OP's poing about assessing openness and honesty of the management is well taken.