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Think about all the things at work that you are sooooo worried about, and seem soooo important. Probably for a company who literally wouldn't notice or even care if you just died at your desk.


One thing I’ve learned from working at startups which don’t exist anymore:

how liberally you used your vacation policy doesn’t matter

how long your breaks were doesn’t matter

I’ve travelled and tried to make meetings while my friends or lovers were around, and in hindsight it was not worth leveraging that discipline

Helping other coworkers is more useful for perception than performing in your own duties


This comment kind of reminds me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5ZmK08FY0


The interests of employees and employers (and investors) are indeed not aligned




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