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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Your tweet suggests that people in government are lazy and are only driven/inspired by indulging that laziness. I find that offensive — but more importantly — laughably dense and demonstrably untrue.
My example was a parent who wanted to leave work at 5 so they could spend time with their kids. Surely it's more offensive of you to call that an instance of laziness.
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Your tweet suggested that the thing that excited government workers most about work was the part where you get to leave. That’s certainly how I (and others) interpreted it.
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As a government worker who works among many, I find that offensive, given how many passionate people make extraordinary sacrifices to be in public service. Very few of us are just living for the weekend. I think it’s dangerous and unfair to seed hostility like that.
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Please bare in mind that having a family and life of his own is more than having kids. People want to live besides living just for work. Fortunately, startup world is becoming more aware of that too.
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You'll find people are sometimes very good at maximizing ROI. Going home at 5 can be an instance of this.
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Paul, there's a way of communicating that I learned about from two wonderful technical founders -- if you're OK with an unsolicited recommendation. IMHO, if you practiced, it'd give you even more impact on people. It's called "non-violent communication."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWb2B2uPfMo …
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Maybe you're solving for something other than impact -- obviously I don't know. This said, a person saying "I find X offensive" is a less "violent" thing to say, in that framework, than "what you said is more offensive than what I said."
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Lol Pauly Spinzone
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Funny, it sounded like a Silicon Valley startup leader dunking on government. Probably because you didn’t mention parenting, only that your CEO friend had an observation on government workers.
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So your underlying assumption is that the government working is a family person?
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I read this as "how can I get most of my work done by 5pm" and that is a good thing. Who doesn't want to be productive? I can see the other view, too, though. And... I sell to Government (hundreds+ customers at this point). Safely can say Gov workers are not lazy.
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