I was talking to the CEO of a startup whose customers are local governments. Me: What features do people in local government want most? What excites them? CEO: Going home at 5.
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You have such power, Paul. I wish you'd be more careful to get it right on views you spread. Maybe visit a City Hall at 8pm the night when they're crashing on an announcement?
You seem to be saying that it's bad if people only want to work till 5, and that this CEO's answer is thus a kind of slander. I disagree. Lots of people have something they care more about than work. E.g. children. Why shouldn't they leave at 5 if they want?
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Just shows maybe the value to create is enabling them to do good work AND go home at 5
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Ok I leave at 5, be online in 10 mins
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you should have clarified it up there, then. As it stands it's almost as if you're baiting the reaction to the opposite.
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Yep. It’s intellectually dishonest
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Well, first I think the CEO you spoke with is wrong, regardless of the judgment about whether it is good or bad to want to leave work at 5. And you have a huge megaphone so I wish you tried to avoid promoting things that are important and wrong.
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Sorry - I’m just jumping in but what’s the issue with people wanting to go home at five?
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Second, did I misunderstand you? I did think you were implying it was bad to want to leave at 5. (Were you?) I personally often say I think working fewer hours can be v. healthy and abhor hours-worked porn (and besides people should do what they want).https://mobile.twitter.com/roybahat/status/1159256223843344384 …
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I'd bet $10 you both agree on almost everything related to "the work ethic of local government workers" and "employees leaving work at 5pm" ... and yet somehow Twitter makes the conversation adversarial. Ugh.
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@paulg your comment was meant to be demeaning, own it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Exactly
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