Soulless and Hierarchical
Soulless and Hierarchical
- High pay
- Looks good on a résumé
- Decent benefits
- “Hunger Games” mentality: stack ranking and general focus on getting employees to compete with each other instead of cooperating as a team.
- No learning opportunities or budget.
- Pay goes down after 2 years (when RSUs replace sign-on bonus).
Start treating employees like long-term assets. Try to really live up to the “World’s Best Employer” leadership principle by being BETTER than competing companies.
For example:
- Do everything you can to avoid layoffs.
- Have better-than-average benefits and time off.
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