Says the man who has a maid, a butler, a staff waiting with a coffee and strudel for him at work. Every conference call is set up and waiting on him to start. Everyone is lined up to lick his boots at all time, to ensure the person who's time is "the most valuable" never has to spend an extra second listening to anyone or anything they don't want to. Give me a break.
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this belongs in linkedin lunatics
Dude wants to win at work. I win at life.
He doesn't understand the difference.
These narcissist CEOs cannot grasp the idea that "life" is employees working for themselves and pursuing their own interests instead of working for others.
What kind of commitment does Reid Hoffman have towards seeing his employees win?
What kind of profit sharing do LinkedIn employees enjoy? What's the salary / compensation disperancy look like between the average employee and the C-Suite executives? What's the medical insurance and parental leave packages look like? What about education reimbursement?
Seriously, who is "winning" in Reid Hoffman's ideal scenario?
"Hail corporate!"
Kings deserve the Guillotine!
If you think you're winning because you're a corporate slave in capitalism then actually you're losing at life.
Exactly the sort of vapid self destructive Corpo-Cap shittery you'd expect out of the LinkedIn cofounder. He's probably like that all the time.
I want work life imbalance. I want less work and more life.
Win what?
Win the expectation to do more work without proper compensation, in my experience.
That gave me the greatest laught yesterday.
It was so expected but still funny
"Visionary"
As LinkedIn begs for attention most days.
In the context of start-ups. Where workers presumably are also rewarded with stock options or similar. Takes a certain mentality and a definition of "winning" that I don't share, which is why I don't and wouldn't work at a start-up. And besides, the message is chiefly directed at founders. I don't find it -that- controversial.
He's right. I'm committed to getting paid and doing what I want.
Right? "Winning" what exactly? Reid Hoffman's trying to be the best at being the most miserable and unfulfilled. The most regrets on his death bed.
Until I have the same unlimited upside as a founder does, I’m committed to work life balance. If you’re a wage employee, there is not point in giving your life to your job.
To be fair, he's talking to the founders of startups, not employees. But still, he sounds like an ass.
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Fuck this guy. I say we guillotine him as an example to the others.
I worked at a couple of startups and every single one was a success with good exit strategies, and we had good work-life balance. His view is factually false.
“The people that think that’s toxic don’t understand the start-up game, and they’re just wrong,” he said. “The game is intense. And by the way, if you don’t do that, eventually, you’re out of a job.
For those who disagree, working at a startup is a choice, Hoffman insisted.
But the reward on the other side is second to none; the 100 or so first employees at LinkedIn don’t need to work anymore, he added. Microsoft purchased the professional networking platform for $26.2 billion in 2016.
That's good for the 100 or so first employees at LinkedIn, but I'm certain that the VAST majority of employees who bust their ass trying to help get a start-up off the ground don't have anywhere near that end result. I'm sure it isn't worth it for 99% of employees of start-ups.
But if you want to take on the challenge, hoping that maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones, go for it, but don't fucking drag a spouse/significant other, or children into that nightmare. If you want to commit your entire life to a start-up, then fucking commit.
This is what happens when you survey jackpot winners about the value of lottery tickets.
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Reid Hoffman can wake up at 4:30am and begin the important work of eating my entire arsehole.
I wouldn't give him the privilege of the entirety. He can just lap at the crusty bits.
Linkedin is a meat market for capitalist labor. It is very anti- worker, pro capitalist douchebaggery. Fuck Linkedin.
You will never be able to afford a two bedroom apartment with that kind of attitude, sir!
I want to live in a place where life isn’t a game with winner or losers, but a fun experience to share with those you love.
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Fuck off, Reid.
I mean that's fine for the guy or gal trying to start up their own business, which is what his talk was about, in the class he was addressing.
This should not apply to the workers though which is what way to many of business owners seem to forget once they start touring s profit and hiring people.
What they forget is that other people aren't going to be as comitted to their business as they themselves are. They're not going to care as much for the simple fact, that if the business takes off, they're not going to earn any of the profits. Why would I work 50 hour weeks like the founder, if I don't stand to actually reap the benefits?
not to mention a lot of US companies have "bonuses" to encourage you, but haven't the foresight to think that an unmet bonus - usually out of the person's hands, at least in my experience - is just a pay cut, and pay cuts are the worst thing you can do for morale and productivity.
Excuse me sir, we appear to have a different definition of "winning".
Does "winning" mean you ignore family, friends, and self-care to further enrich giant corporations...? Cuz if so, I suggest this dude jump up his own asshole.
He (and the exploitive class he is part of) want you to neglect your personal life and be productive so they can do the opposite.
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I mean he's definitely an asshole for many reasons, but the context is "if you are a start-up entrepreneur"
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Looking at him, he may need a bit of work-life balance.
It's also a good sign you're not mentally ill.
What a loser
Fuck this "you can't get anywhere without stepping on everyone else" attitude.
Cool, he might consider fucking off and dying.
might want to look at your linkedin site, what it has turned into
This guy reeks of chode energy.
I agree, it's not winning unless you're crying, exhausted and with barely any more money than any other average folk unable to use it properly hoping for early retirement just before the economic crash leads you to being fired and having nepotism replace you instead!
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